Work on the second phase of the four-phase project in Windsor wrapped up this fall. Once the project is fully complete in 2025, it will relieve congestion on a busy commercial/industrial corridor.

With two months of permit data yet to be collected and reported, the city has already surpassed its best-every year for construction—at $105 million. The previous record of $101 million was set over 12 months in 2006.

The city has awarded the contract for the development of the Phase One Housing Now site at 777 Victoria Park Avenue to Alterra Group of Companies and Mahogany Management.

The companies put Spot, the robot dog, to work on PCL’s build at 160 Front Street in Toronto. The robot is equipped with a host of sensors and technologies to collect and present valuable job-site data in real time.

A series of measures announced on November 24 see more funding injected into programs like OYAP, and new efforts to break down the barriers faced by young people who are considering jobs in the skilled trades.