Transportation

By Ian Ross A joint senior management and labour group trying to save the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) and passenger rail service from privatization are putting the final touches on a plan to re-invigorate the money-losing Crown

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada blames poor track maintenance and untrained inspectors at Ontario Northland Railway for last year's 29-car derailment in Temagami that spilled sulphuric acid into a nearby river.

Northerners are still going strong in their fight to save the Northlander passenger rail service.

Bombardier Aerospace has temporarily suspended production of fire-fighting aircraft at its North Bay assembly plant.

By Michael Lynch Business leaders and airport officials across Northern Ontario are expressing dissatisfaction with the new air traveller's security charge that came into effect on April 1.

By Pauline Clark It is just his first year as president of North Bay and District Chamber of Commerce, but it has been a busy one for Dave Mendicino. "We've got a lot on the go and we have had all year," he says .

By Ken Sitter Though somewhat distant geographically from New York and Washington, Northern Ontario businesses felt the commercial and economics tremors of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.

Bearskin Airlines launched a new shuttle service between Ottawa and Toronto on Sept. 10.

Flouting program risks more stringent security checks, says industry rep

By COLLEEN KLEVEN Callander Bay - In the business world, few events are as highly anticipated as the corporate retreat.