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Four-laning Trans-Canada Highway closer to reality

Four-laning Trans-Canada Highway closer to reality

Fatigue kills, take a break. Kenora Mayor Len Compton has viewed those highway signs that greet motorists entering northwestern Ontario from Manitoba.
Province should get on short-line express: teamsters' union

Province should get on short-line express: teamsters' union

William Brehl, president of the Teamster's Canada Rail Conference, Maintenance of Way Employees Division, said the demise of the Huron Central Railway (HCRY) could signal a domino effect for other rail operations that serve the North.
Short line railway will cease Sault-Sudbury operations

Short line railway will cease Sault-Sudbury operations

Canadian Pacific Railway would consider abandoning a 305-km long track between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury if an answer can't be found to replace a short line railway that is discontinuing service this summer.
TTC selects Bombardier for new streetcars

TTC selects Bombardier for new streetcars

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has chosen Bombardier and Thunder Bay to supply 204 new streetcars in a spending program worth more than $1.29 billion. Bombardier beat out Germany's Siemens in the two-company bidding race.
Log Hauler, an independent breed

Log Hauler, an independent breed

In northern Ontario’s forests, getting the logs to the mill can sometimes be a one-man show. We talked with one of the province’s long-term self-loading truckers who has been at it for over three decades.
GO Transit coaches could be built in Thunder Bay

GO Transit coaches could be built in Thunder Bay

Bombardier Thunder Bay could benefit from building new GO Transit coaches if the federal government comes to the table with infrastructure funding.
Short-line railroader hunts for investment

Short-line railroader hunts for investment

A sagging northeastern Ontario short-line railway operation with deteriorating infrastructure hopes to tap into government stimulus funds to stay on track.
Thunder Bay lands Porter Airlines

Thunder Bay lands Porter Airlines

A new gold standard of business travel has landed in Thunder Bay. Porter Airlines selected the Lakehead city as its first foray into Northern Ontario, beginning with direct flights between Thunder Bay International Airport and Toronto Island airport.
Sudbury airport seeks to land Porter

Sudbury airport seeks to land Porter

The Greater Sudbury Airport Authority is looking to build a case to actively recruit Porter Airlines to the Nickel City.
A repaved North Bay runway and maybe an Obama sighting

A repaved North Bay runway and maybe an Obama sighting

After his five-year battle with Ottawa to secure money to repave the city's super-sized 10,000-foot runway at Jack Garland Airport, two federal agencies are investing $10.