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Province to spend $150 million on cell service for rural communities
The funding will be used to stimulate investment of up to $500 million to close gaps in cellular and broadband service in rural and remote communities.
Durham Region moves forward with mixed-waste facility
Council gave the green light to continue negotiations with Epcor Utilities to build a mixed-waste pre-sort and anaerobic digestion facility in Durham, likely in 2022.
Dutch developers propose 87-storey tower in Yorkville
The building would be Canada’s tallest—if it were completed today.
Ontario Line project to be tendered as three RFQs
The RFQs for the rolling stock, systems and operations, and for southern civil work, stations and tunnels are now available. A third, for the northern civil, stations and tunnel contract, is expected to be issued in 2022.
York Region, province sign subway-extension agreement
The agreement defines key roles in funding, planning and delivering the $5.6-billion Yonge North Subway Extension.