Construction is officially underway on the new Woodbine GO Station following a Thursday ground breaking for the long-awaited new stop on GO's Kitchener Line. Ontario Premier Doug Ford was joined on Thursday by Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and Michael Copeland, CEO of Woodbine Entertainment, to celebrate the start of construction for the station. In addition to modernizing regional transit access in this pocket of Etobicoke, the project is expected to be a significant boon for the nearby Woodbine Racetrack. "Bringing mass transit to Woodbine is a transformative step for our racetrack and the broader North Etobicoke community," said Woodbine Entertainment CEO Michael Copeland. "This new transit connection unlocks the potential of our property to become a vibrant, inclusive, and transit-connected urban centre — with Woodbine Racetrack at its heart."