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Sault Ste. Marie received $500,000 for civic plaza
The funding from federal agency FedNor will be used to design and build a $6.6-million plaza and social space in the city’s downtown core. Construction is expected to create 46 jobs.
Building permit values drop 4% in December, close 2020 down 2.3%
Permit activity in Ontario in December dropped more than 13 percent, due in large part to a drop of more than 30 percent in non-residential activity. The province finished the year with an increase of 41 percent in the residential sector, and a drop of 37 percent in non-residential activity.
IBI Group to design Line 1 subway project
The downtown Toronto line is the busiest rapid transit line in the country, and often exceeds capacity. IBI Group will work with prime consultant WSP to upgrade capacity.
$11M invested in broadband infrastructure
The investment is part of the province’s broadband and cellular action plan which aims to bring faster internet to more than 7,000 households and businesses across the North.
Will a federal election disrupt critical municipal COVID-19 projects?
The worst-kept secret of Canadian politics right now is that there’s likely to be a federal election this year. Could that derail the COVID-19 funding that municipalities are waiting for?