Ontario Construction News staff writer
Avery Construction Ltd. in Sault Ste. Marie will receive $1 million from the Ontario government to purchase a portable asphalt plant. Money will come from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC).
“We at Avery Construction are grateful for NOHFC’s partnership in seeing this expansion through,โ said Amanda Williams, Avery Construction. โWelcoming asphalting as another facet of our company was a critical next step for us and has allowed our construction division to become a start-to-finish heavy civil solution.
โWe are pleased that the resulting job creation exceeded our expectations following this investment and we look forward to maximizing the environmentally sustainable capabilities this asphalt plant has to offer.”
The NOHFC promotes economic prosperity across Northern Ontario by providing financial assistance to projectsโbig and small, rural and urbanโthat stimulate growth, job creation and skills development.
โBy helping local businesses to innovate and expand their operations, we are strengthening our local economy and providing new products and services to people throughout Northern Ontario,โ said Ross Romano, Sault Ste. Marie MPP.
โWe are also creating great employment opportunities through this $1 million investment that will create four full-time jobs and an additional twelve seasonal full-time jobs.โ
With new equipment Avery will provide a more environmentally sound asphalt for use on local road projects, as well as for paving parking lots, pathways and driveways.
Since June 2018, the NOHFC has invested more than $432 million in 4,025 projects in Northern Ontario, leveraging more than $1.4 billion in investment and creating or sustaining over 6,200 jobs.