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Bombardier to provide maintenance services on Finch West LRT
The company signed a 30-year agreement to maintain the line’s rolling stock as well as its wayside track and overhead catenary system. The firm will work as a subcontractor to PPP entity Mosaic Transit Partners Maintenance.
Province commits $6M to Niagara College, Brock University
The funding will be used by the institutions to help address their deferred maintenance backlog, and undertake critical repairs and upgrades.
Oxford submits rezoning application for Canada Square
The project calls for three million square feet of redevelopment on the nine-acre Midtown Toronto site, including office and residential towers, retail spaces, community amenities, landscaped open spaces, and improved transit infrastructure.
Skills Ontario appoints eight to board
The 17-member board now includes three representatives from the construction sector.
Building permits reach third-highest level on record
Construction is racing toward a strong close to 2020. Statistics Canada reports $9.4 billion worth of permits issued in November, including a record high of $6.4 billion in the residential sector.