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Equiton investment fund acquires Ottawa development project
The Riverain District will consist of three proposed high-rise towers with over 790,000 square feet of residential area. Equiton recently bought a controlling stake in the project for $30 million.
Brookfield Renewable buys Urban Grid for US$650M, tripling U.S. development pipeline
The company says the addition of Urban Grid’s projects roughly triples its U.S. development pipeline to about 31,000 megawatts of capacity.
CanLift becomes Ontario’s exclusive distributor for XCMG equipment
A partnership between the two companies sees the Ontario lift-equipment rental and sales business become the province’s exclusive seller of XCMG’s earthmoving machinery.
CPL Interiors fined $761K for its role in GTA bid-rigging scheme
The company was one of four charged last spring, and pled guilty to the charges in Ontario Superior Court. Court proceedings are ongoing against the remaining accused.
Province launches Skilled Trades Ontario
The Ontario government has finally launched its replacement for the Ontario College of Trades. Skilled Trades Ontario aims to improve training and simplify services for workers across Ontario’s 144 trades.