The contract, which is worth nearly $2 million, calls for the company to design a new structure to replace the 60-year old lift bridge on the western shore of Lake Ontario.

Ontario should consider additional penalties for supervisors who break construction rules, jurors at an inquest recommended Friday after examining the circumstances of a scaffolding collapse that killed four men in Toronto more than a decade ago.

Kevin Ellerby pled guilty to altering documents that bore a professional engineer’s seal and submitting them to a municipal authority without that engineer’s knowledge or consent.

The investment includes $15 million over two years to help 18 municipalities improve aging and outdated storm and wastewater infrastructure.

Ontario intends to develop a "portable benefits" system for workers who don't have health, dental or vision coverage, with the package intended to move with the individuals if they change jobs.