Transportation

Progressive Conservative Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli claims Ontario taxpayers will be on the hook for “hundreds of millions” if the Liberal government follows through on its divestment of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC).

Northeastern Ontario municipal leaders were hoping to pin down Premier Kathleen Wynne in Parry Sound this week to make a firm commitment to keep the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) in public hands.

Discovery Aviation Academy has been awarded a contract to provide training for the Air Cadet Power Pilot Scholarship Program.

Low water levels in Lake Huron are being blamed for a delay in service of the Chi-Cheemaun ferry.

Porter Airlines is purchasing 12 CS100 airliners from Bombardier Aerospace , with options for an additional 18 aircraft. The agreement also includes purchase rights on six Q400 NextGen aircraft.

The Forest Products Association of Canada ( FPAC ) said the new Fair Rail Freight Service Act is a step in the right direction in delivering reliability to shippers and imposing a performance standard on the railways.

Since WestJet announced its intention to enhance its services through its new regional carrier, Encore, Sault Ste. Marie has made it known it wants in on the action.

New Liskeard lawyer Owen Smith doesn’t like the state of winter road conditions in the North on Highways 17 and 11. But instead of complaining, he has given notice that the Ministry of Transportation may be held liable in future lawsuits.

Optimism abounds at the port of Thunder Bay heading into the 2013-14 navigation season. Marine operators on the Great Lakes are forecasting a big swell in traffic along the length of the St.

A year and two days later after the provincial government's controversial decision to sell off the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC), regional stakeholders were finally given a chance to provide input.