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Second tunnel boring machine launches at Eglinton subway extension
Metrolinx announced the launch of Rexy, the second tunnel boring machine being used to build the Eglinton Crosstown Subway Extension.
EllisDon hands over ownership of Thomson Centre at MGH
The EllisDon-led construction team reached interim completion on the Thomson Centre last month, and has officially transferred ownership of the facility to Michael Garron Hospital.
Ontario introduces 'strong mayor' legislation to speed up housing development
Ontario is proposing to give the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa veto powers over bylaws that conflict with provincial priorities, such as building housing.
Use of unregulated drugs contributing to opioid toxicity deaths among construction workers
Construction workers died from opioid toxicity in disproportionate numbers between 2018 and 2020, and often with other unregulated drugs such as alcohol and cocaine in their systems.
Ottawa’s Ronald McDonald House earns $9M from feds
The federal funding supports the charity’s plans to expand its facility with a net-zero carbon building on the campus of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.