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First Cobalt awards refinery contract to Metso Outotec
The Finnish company will perform design and manufacturing work for the First Cobalt plant’s solvent-extraction cells, and technical support for the layout of the new solvent-extraction plant.
Canadian Canoe Museum signs IPD contract for museum construction
The museum completed the purchase of a five-acre parcel of land in Peterborough, and signed an Integrated Project Delivery Contract with Chandos Construction and Lett Architects.
OPG to lead construction of electric ferry infrastructure
The utility will lead the project to design, build, operate and maintain an on-shore battery storage system and charging infrastructure for the province’s first two hybrid electric passenger and vehicle ferries.
Building permit totals fall in August
Municipalities issued $9.7 billion worth of permits for the month – down 2.1 percent from July. Significant declines in Ontario and British Columbia pulled the national results lower.
Algonquin-owned Decontie Construction to remediate Victoria Island lands
The contract with the National Capital Commission sees the contractor responsible for remediation work at the 5.6-hectare island in the Ottawa River between Ottawa and Gatineau.