The monthly total of just over $19 million is down from July’s total of $29 million and a huge drop from June’s recorded $66 million worth of activity.

All three of the bids the city received for its hot-in-place asphalt recycling project came in over budget. To get the work done, and complete the pilot by year’s end, staff is recommending scaling back the project scope.

The Kingston ferry service transports about 900,000 passengers between Wolfe Island and Kingston annually. Both docks are being renovated to improve efficiency.

The full list of partner organizations supported under the funding will be released on September 25, but it includes the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario.

In separate announcements, the federal and provincial governments announced nearly $4 million in funding for two affordable housing projects in Sault Ste. Marie on September 3.