The agreement sees the city adopt a series of measures to spur the construction of 128 new homes in three years and nearly 1,200 in the next 10.

Tuesday's escalation and retreat in the ongoing trade war between the United States and Canada only compounded a rising sense of uncertainty.

Ford said he did not secure an agreement to stop the steel and aluminum tariffs set to take effect Wednesday, but he is "pretty confident (Trump) will pull back."

The Mattagami, Matachewan and Flying Post First Nations will be given preferential access to bid on and negotiate contracts for the estimated US$2.5-billion development.

The 160-bed facility will be run by peopleCare Tillsonburg, and the project received funding through the province’s Construction Funding Subsidy top-up.