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Housing supply, public works, transit, transportation, and community infrastructure.
The federal and Alberta governments announced the Canada-Alberta Housing Infrastructure Fund Agreement, enabling municipalities across Alberta to access hundreds of millions of dollars for water, wastewater, and housing-enabling infrastructure projects over eight years. The agreement provides a $510 million federal allocation, with Alberta contributing…
Open recordOntario is expanding nearly seven kilometers of Highway 3 in St. Thomas between Centennial Avenue and Ron McNeil Line, connecting to the future Talbotville Bypass to improve traffic flow and access to the St. Thomas Industrial Park and the PowerCo EV battery gigafactory site. The project, part of a broader $31 billion provincial highway program, aims to…
Open recordThe article reports a new partnership between the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta to invest more than $510 million in Alberta’s local infrastructure over eight years through the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF), aimed at building or upgrading drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste infrastructure to accelerate…
The Government of Canada announced that North Grenville has endorsed the Housing Design Catalogue, becoming an official Local Partner to support standardized, pre-approved low-rise housing designs and streamlined approvals. North Grenville has already implemented related initiatives such as a pre-approved Accessory Dwelling Unit plan, an incentive…
Open recordTwo sentences: The article reports that construction on the Yonge North Subway Extension (YNSE) is underway, with the excavation of a tunnel launch shaft completed south of Langstaff Road East in Markham’s Thornhill area to enable twin TBMs to dig over 6 kilometres of tunnels to Finch station. It notes that after years of planning delays, Ontario…
Open recordThe article reports that a project named House of Merritt in Waterloo Village, Saint John, is near completion with 12 affordable housing units and is supported by government funding: more than $2.3 million from the federal government and about $840,000 from the province. It also notes the development will provide on-site support services through Fresh…
Open recordThe government announced that Saint John, New Brunswick, will receive new affordable housing units as part of an ongoing development nearing completion. Officials described the current housing situation as unacceptable and said the initiative aims to address the housing crisis.
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