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After a summer of heavy rains, one of Toronto’s most flood-prone neighbourhoods is getting some help against future storms. The city of Toronto and the federal government are spending a combined $323 million to bolster the Rockcliffe-Smythe area against the risk of flooding. Homes, businesses and infrastructure in the west-end community were hit hard by a…
A new video of a tornado that touched down in Ayr, Ont., nearly two weeks ago was released by the Township of North Dumfries. The video is security camera footage from the North Dumfries Community Complex of the EF1 tornado tearing through Cowan Park, which the township says has been indefinitely closed due to the damage. “We are sharing…
Major contracts have been awarded, a hiring blitz is underway, demand for accommodations has soared, and optimism is slowly returning to a small Burin Peninsula town as a troubled mine prepares for a restart. “There is nothing in St. Lawrence you can rent right now. Everybody who has a rental property, it’s rented,” said an…
A new breakwater at the Pointe-du-Chêne wharf in Shediac will be constructed using continued funding from the federal and provincial governments. Dominic LeBlanc, federal minister of public safety, democratic institutions and intergovernmental affairs and MP for the riding of Beauséjour, announced Thursday the wharf is on track to receive $8.2 million from the Hurricane Fiona recovery fund. Réjean…
The owner of an Essex County concrete company says his decision to invest millions in a new concrete plant reflects his optimism about the region’s economy. John Vanderwerf says Lakeshore Concrete’s new facility, set to open in early 2025, will produce up to 200 cubic metres of concrete per hour at peak times, doubling the…
