Transportation

"When we laid our rail in 1902 In a land so bright and new It brought prosperity to people near and far . . . Something to sing about This line of ours." -- Something to Sing About, a song about the ONR written by R. Gervais, circa 1965.

Barry Prentice really, really wants to fly his airship.

A new aviation entity with heavy-lift cargo capability is taking to the skies of Northern Ontario this fall. And the man behind the stick is a familiar face.

While Timmins marks its 100th anniversary this year and celebrates its past, its future is being guided by current needs and challenges.

A couch reserved for Premier Dalton McGuinty and Minister of Northern Development and Mines Rick Bartolucci was set up at a June 23 rally in Sudbury protesting the sale of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC).

The province's plan to divest the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission has rallied Northerners to decry the decision.

S ault Ste. Marie is trying to make headway with another study for a potential Great Lakes port. A report is expected back from KPMG consultants by late April outlining the feasibility of an expanded facility on the St. Mary's River.

Northern community leaders used the annual Ontario Good Roads convention to do some heavy arm-twisting with provincial cabinet ministers.

For more than five years, the Town of Kapuskasing has spent millions in road repairs. This year, the municipality will complete its 600-metre sidewalk project on St.

Whenever someone engages Stephen Newton in a discussion about airships, the conversation takes an inevitable turn.