Transportation

By NICK STEWART For outsiders, the Far North winter road program may be little more than a point of interest as an item on which the provincial government spends more than $3 million every year.

By IAN ROSS All of Northern Ontario’s economy hinges on moving freight great distances from one place to another. No one knows that better than the Smith family of Manitoulin Transport.

Canadian National Railway (CN) says "no formal proposal" was ever made by Sault Ste. Marie waterfront developer Philip Garforth to purchase all or portion of the former Algoma Central Railway.

By NICK STEWART Four years after going global, Rob Flindell is now going local.

By IAN ROSS Sudbury’s Mansour Group of Companies are expanding into the global logistics business with a $10-million intermodal freight-handling facility and an extended rail spur.

By IAN ROSS Tom Morris takes great pride that his regional airline has survived on “good decision-making.

Whether it's delivering heavy equipment and workers to Attawapiskat, or transporting passengers to Sandy Lake near the Manitoba border, air carriers have made a name for themselves by spreading their wings to the far reaching regions of teh North.

By IAN ROSS Air Creebec has come a long way since their first twin-engine Otter used to land on remote airstrips with the aid of snowmobile lights and flare pots.

By Kelly Louiseize Time is of the essence in the corporate world. When people need to be in Timmins in the morning, then Thunder Bay in the afternoon, they look to Voyageur Airways for their air taxi services.

By NICK STEWART Competition grows fierce for talented in the aviation industry as larger carriers snap up pilots and maintenance workers. However, Bearskin Airlines has a plan to retain employees and grow their fleet.