Transportation

Aecon Construction and Materials has been awarded a $19.4-million contract for a Highway 69-related project in the Henvey Inlet area. The Toronto contractor will begin work shortly to realign 2.

Changes are continuing at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport , including promotions for key staff members and an expansion of the facility.

Ontario government is taking a glance at infrastructure needs beyond the Golden Horseshoe. The province announced May 21 that consultations will begin to prioritize community needs outside the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area.

Thunder Bay-based Wasaya Airways have snagged a 25-year aviation management veteran as its new president-CEO. Michael Rodyniuk took the controls of the First Nation-owned air carrier on June 8. He succeeds Tom Morris who retired after 21 years.

Manitoulin Group of Companies has purchased another transportation company, this time Ridsdale Transport Ltd. of Saskatchewan.

The use of recycled motor oil in asphalt cement is reducing Ontario roads to rubble, said a forensic researcher at Queen’s University who’s been studying the performance of highway pavement for two decades.

Poplar Hill and Kashechewan First Nations announced April 30 that it’s entered into a “strategic business agreement” with North Star Air and its affiliate Cargo North.

Wisk Air Helicopters has added a lighter, faster and more durable utility bird to its fleet. The Thunder Bay aviation company showcased its new Bell 412 helicopter to the local media on April 24.

The International Bridge, which joins Sault Ste. Marie with its counterpart U.S. city, will get an underwater inspection next week.

Finding ways to carve the costs of air freighting fresh food to remote First Nation communities is the focus of a feasibility study underway between three northwestern Ontario communities.