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Petawawa receives $3M for food-waste conversion project
The town will use $2.7 million in funding from the federal government to upgrade digesters at its wastewater treatment plant to turn food waste into clean energy.
QEW-Glendale project to become Ontario’s first DDI
A DDI is a traffic-management solution that enables vehicles to merge on and off highways without crossing oncoming lanes of traffic. Construction of Ontario’s first is expected to begin this spring.
January sets building permit record
The $9.9 billion worth of permits issued in the month was a jump of more than 8 percent from December, and surpasses the previous record of $9.6 billion set in April 2019.
Capital spending intentions poised to grow in ‘21
After a drop of more than 9 percent created by the COVID-19 pandemic, spending on non-residential capital and repair expenditures is expected to grow by 7 percent to $266.2 billion in 2021.
Bird Construction to build Markdale Hospital
The Ontario government announced the contract award—and a further contribution of $53 million to the project—on February 26. Work on site begins this week and is expected to carry through 2023.