Transportation

After a brief and unsatisfactory run with a Michigan rail company, the search is on again to find a new operator to revive the Algoma Central passenger rail (ACR) service between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst.

The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) is sounding off about Greyhound Canada’s decision to cut bus service in Northern Ontario in half by Sept. 25.

Effective Sept. 28, Bearskin Airlines will add up to 23 new nonstop flights weekly between its Sudbury Airport hub and Timmins, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay.

Grain volumes through the Port of Thunder Bay have gone from a record-setting monthly pace back to merely average levels.

Proponents hoping to save the Abitibi River trestle bridge from dereliction now have some numbers to bolster their argument that the span significantly contributes to the lifeblood of the community.

The fact that some roads are cracking prematurely in Ontario isn’t news to anyone, but problems are emerging with roads that have been built using new specifications designed to make them last longer.

Porter Airlines will soon be flying into North Bay. The company announced July 21 it would start offering daily flights between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and North Bay’s Jack Garland Airport in October.

The search is on for a new operator to take over a Sault Ste. Marie-to-Heart passenger train service after Canadian National Railway (CN) announced it will cease operations on July 15.

Pioneer Construction has been awarded an $8.4-million contract for highway work on Highway 71 near Sioux Narrows. The road will be resurfaced and drainage will be improved along 26 kilometres of highway. Work is expected to be completed in the fall.

Construction will begin this summer on the next portion of four-laning on Highway 69 between Sudbury and Parry Sound. The province has announced it will provide $19.4 million for this next stage of the ongoing, multi-year construction project.