Transportation

The Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport came away a big winner at the Ontario Association of Community Futures Development Corporations’ annual conference in early September.

Manitoulin Transport has acquired the less-than-truckload (LTL) and freight divisions of Westcan Freight Systems .

The working group that secured a one-year reprieve for Algoma Central Railway’s Hearst-to-Sault Ste. Marie passenger line is now seeking interest from third-party firms to operate the service. A request for expressions of interest was issued Sept.

Porter Aviation Holdings Inc. (PAHI), the parent company of Porter Airlines , is looking to sell its passenger terminal at Billy Bishop airport in Toronto.

Kenora MP and federal Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford delivered a $549,112 cheque for a new lighting system at the Red Lake Airport.

The Ontario government announced $527 million is being earmarked for highway construction in the North. Some of the key construction projects include the ongoing four-laning of Highway 11-17 between Thunder Bay and Nipigon.

The airports in Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury have received federal funding to make some upgrades to the facilities.

The Greater Sudbury Airport will need to see significant growth in passenger traffic before WestJet Airlines considers expanding flights to Sudbury , says airport CEO Robert Johnston. “Passenger growth drives everything in our business,” he said.

Canadore College and the City of North Bay are entering a bold new frontier in aviation and aeronautics.

Manitoulin Transport will become the first trucking company in Canada to receive ISO certification for its environmental management system.