Transportation

The Ontario Northland Transportation Commission is closing its Englehart and Matheson bus stations in May, and reducing operating hours in three others.

Stakeholders seeking the continued operation of the Algoma Central Railway passenger line between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst have entered into formal discussions with Transport Canada.

The Mushkegowuk Council’s conceptual plan for a Ring of Fire railway, power corridor and James Bay port took a strange twist with talk of a possible partnership talk a private railway company with a keen eye on buying the Ontario Northland Railway.

As of Feb. 1, the Federal Bridge Corporation Ltd. has amalgamated with the St. Mary’s River Bridge Company and the Blue Water Bridge Authority to create a parent Crown corporation. The St.

Porter Aviation Holdings Inc. has sold its passenger terminal at Billy Bishop airport in Toronto, but the sale is not expected to affect passenger service.

The Ontario government is shooting down a joint venture acquisition proposal being floated by Mushkegowuk Council and a Toronto rail provider that the rail arm of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) is available for sale.

Manitoulin Transport has purchased the less-than-truckload (LTL) division of Hi-Way 13 of Camrose, Alta.

The Sault Ste. Marie Airport saw a record number of passengers travel in 2014, increasing 4.4 percent from the 2013 level to reach the new record level of 195,080 passengers. This historical record since the Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corp.

In the Smith family, the “r” word is verboten. Patriarch Doug Smith, founder of Manitoulin Transport, is in his 80s, but retirement is nowhere near his radar.

Stakeholders vying to retain the CN-owned Algoma Central Railway passenger service between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst have sent a funding proposal to the federal government.