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Infrastructure Ontario releases spring P3 Market Update
Of the 41 projects listed in the document, only three are new. Two more have shifted further along in the procurement process. The combined value of the works listed in the document exceeds $60 billion.
Choice Properties REIT, Daniels Corporation move forward with Golden Mile development
The companies will transform the 67-year-old Golden Mile shopping centre on Eglinton Avenue in Toronto into a mixed-use, mixed-income transit-oriented community. Phase one of the work will include two condominium towers, and a purpose-built market rental building.
CCA paper calls for focus on sustainable infrastructure
The association says now is the time for the federal government to change the way in which public infrastructure projects are determined and funded.
Budget includes funding for two-way, all-day GO service
A significant package of infrastructure works announced in the province’s 2021 budget will increase capacity on GO Train line along the Guelph subdivision, and allow more trains to travel both ways between Kitchener and Toronto.
Rural areas hope to get some of $2.8 billion broadband funds in Ontario budget
Rural parts of Ontario could benefit from a provincial pledge to spend an additional $2.8 billion over five years for improved cellular phone service and broadband internet in underserved areas.