Latest News from NorthernOntarioBusiness.com http://www.northernontariobusiness.comTue, 21 May 2013 08:29:16 EDT30en-usCopyright 2009, NorthernOntarioBusiness.com Northeastern Ontario municipal leaders were hoping to pin down Premier Kathleen Wynne in Parry Sound this week to make a firm commitment to keep the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) in public hands.Mayors, including Kapuskasing's Al Spacek, were scheduled to meet the premier at a Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/05/Northeast-politicians-press-Wynne-on-ONTC.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/05/Northeast-politicians-press-Wynne-on-ONTC.aspx10 May 2013 2:33:28 EDT Discovery Aviation Academy has been awarded a contract to provide training for the Air Cadet Power Pilot Scholarship Program. The contract includes providing flight training for 10 Air Cadets toward their private pilot licence during a seven-week period this summer.Based at the Greater Sudbury Airport, Discovery Aviation Academy is one of a number of schools providing... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/05/Sudbury-aviation-academy-awarded-contract.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/05/Sudbury-aviation-academy-awarded-contract.aspx9 May 2013 11:24:19 EDT Low water levels in Lake Huron are being blamed for a delay in service of the Chi-Cheemaun ferry.The ferry, which runs between South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island and Tobermory in Bruce County, is one of two links to the island, and is a vital component of the area’s tourism industry.Service, which was scheduled to... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/05/Water-levels-delay-ferry-service.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/05/Water-levels-delay-ferry-service.aspx1 May 2013 3:54:50 EDT Porter Airlines is purchasing 12 CS100 airliners from Bombardier Aerospace, with options for an additional 18 aircraft. The agreement also includes purchase rights on six Q400 NextGen aircraft.The agreement is worth US$870 million, but could increase to US$2.08 billion if Porter follows through on its intention to purchase the additional 18 aircraft, or $2.29 billion if... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/04/Porter-to-purchase-Bombardier-airliners.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/04/Porter-to-purchase-Bombardier-airliners.aspx11 Apr 2013 12:22:53 EDT The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) said the new Fair Rail Freight Service Act is a step in the right direction in delivering reliability to shippers and imposing a performance standard on the railways.The federal legislation was tabled in December after years of complaints by rail customers – including those in the forest... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/04/Rail-legislation-ensures-customer-reliability.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/04/Rail-legislation-ensures-customer-reliability.aspx5 Apr 2013 11:14:21 EDT Since WestJet announced its intention to enhance its services through its new regional carrier, Encore, Sault Ste. Marie has made it known it wants in on the action.Encore will operate a fleet of Bombardier Q400 78-seat turboprop aircraft, the first two of which will be delivered to WestJet in June, with five more added... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/04/Sault-airport-logging-record-passenger-numbers.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/04/Sault-airport-logging-record-passenger-numbers.aspx5 Apr 2013 11:05:26 EDT New Liskeard lawyer Owen Smith doesn’t like the state of winter road conditions in the North on Highways 17 and 11. But instead of complaining, he has given notice that the Ministry of Transportation may be held liable in future lawsuits.“I have been here since the early 1970s and I am used to a... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/04/Winter-road-conditions-concern-lawyer.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/04/Winter-road-conditions-concern-lawyer.aspx5 Apr 2013 10:58:39 EDT Optimism abounds at the port of Thunder Bay heading into the 2013-14 navigation season.Marine operators on the Great Lakes are forecasting a big swell in traffic along the length of the St. Lawrence Seaway and those waves of good vibes are stretching all to the Lakehead as the new shipping season got... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/04/End-of-wheat-board-monopoly-helps-Thunder-Bay.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/04/End-of-wheat-board-monopoly-helps-Thunder-Bay.aspx5 Apr 2013 9:58:14 EDT A year and two days later after the provincial government's controversial decision to sell off the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC), regional stakeholders were finally given a chance to provide input.Northern Development and Mines Minister Michael Gravelle met with a new ONTC advisory committee of political, industry and First Nations representatives in North Bay, March... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/03/Stakeholder-talks-open-on-ONTC.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/03/Stakeholder-talks-open-on-ONTC.aspx26 Mar 2013 11:24:09 EDT With the Ontario government showing no signs of stopping the divestment of the Ontario Northland Transportation Corporation (ONTC), it is forming an advisory committee to make the medicine go down easier.The committee, which meets for the first time in North Bay on March 25, consists of Metis Nation of Ontario Chair France Picotte, Timmins... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/03/Can-t-stop-the-divestment--Join-a-committee.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/transportation/2013/03/Can-t-stop-the-divestment--Join-a-committee.aspx22 Mar 2013 3:34:45 EDT