HAMILTON – The Ontario government is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT), bringing the province one step closer to getting shovels in the ground on major construction for a key transit project that will carry 50,000 daily riders across one of Ontario’s fastest-growing cities. “Our government is making real progress on our historic plan …
Hamilton gets over $17.5m for exceeding 2023 housing targets
Funding can be used to invest in housing- or community-enabling infrastructure HAMILTON — Today, Premier Doug Ford announced that Ontario will be providing Hamilton with $17,587,390 in funding through the Building Faster Fund as the city has exceeded its 2023 housing target, breaking ground on a total of 4,142 new housing units last year. “Hamilton is getting it done on housing and …
Unacceptable in country like Canada asylum-seekers sleep on Toronto streets: Trudeau
Hamilton – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it was “unacceptable” that asylum-seekers were forced to live on Toronto streets when they were turned away from the city’s overwhelmed shelter system last month. Speaking to reporters in Hamilton, he said the federal government will “continue to work together” with the city in “constructive ways” to address the issue. He was joined …