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Feds, province announce funding for 144 water-infrastructure projects
The funding will be complemented by $108 million in investments from recipient communities.
Sudbury updates Event Centre procurement to progressive design-build model
Soaring material prices and rising labour costs caused the city to reconsider the procurement model it intends to use for the construction of a downtown event centre.
First Nations start process to build Ring of Fire road
If constructed, the road would provide year-round access to mining sites in the province’s Ring of Fire, and connect the Marten Falls and Webequie First Nations to Ontario’s highway network.
Ford pledges support for $1B worth of work at Scarborough Health Network
Provincial investments will support a series of expansion and renovation projects among the network’s main campuses. The showpiece project calls for a new, 450-bed Birchmount Hospital.
Province, WSIB launch occupational illness system review
The review will be conducted by the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. Its aim is to assess how occupational illnesses in Ontario are identified, monitored and prevented.