Transportation

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Construction upgrades are continuing on the Dryden Regional Airport as Miller Northwest Ltd. enters into stage two and three of runway upgrades.

BY KELLY LOUISEIZE A number of variables have made it difficult for officials to pinpoint the reason why the Thunder Bay Port Authority's shipment of grain cargo has been declining over the years.

By IAN ROSS Three years after the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal program designed to tighten up security at Great Lakes ports still remains unclear on how millions will be spent to make Canada's ports more secure.

By ANDREW WAREING Air passenger service came to a standstill this spring at Earlton Airport following a massive decline in passengers, but efforts are underway to re-introduce the service.

By IAN ROSS This year is a much-anticipated time at Thunder Bay International Airport.

By SCOTT HUNTER HADDOW The Timmins Airport has continued to supply its usual services and has expanded its business.

By Ian Ross Recognizable for 87 years for the distinctive 'P' affixed to their black smoke stacks, the bulk freighter fleet of N. M. Paterson and Sons Ltd. of Thunder Bay has sailed into history.

By Kelly Louiseize The air terminal building at Greater Sudbury Airport will undergo a $6.34-million expansion and renovation project with the intent to encourage economic development in Northern Ontario.

By Ian Ross Canada's rail industry workforce is graying faster and rail companies expect to be scrambling in the coming years to infuse young talent into the ranks.

Wasaya Ma Mow Ltd., a subsidiary of Wasaya Corp., received a funding boost of $151,400 from the Ministry of Indian Affairs to improve service in the North.