Transportation

Canadian National Railway (CN) is cutting passenger service between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst. The rail carrier blames Ottawa for cutting a subsidy needed to keep the service operating. The service will no longer operate after March 30.

Calgary-based WestJet announced Jan. 20 it will launch its Encore service of Q400 flights between Toronto and Thunder Bay , and Thunder Bay and Winnipeg this summer.

Manitoulin Transport , which is headquartered in Gore Bay on Manitoulin Island, has opened a new terminal in Saskatchewan to enable greater shipping capacity. Located on an 8.

Almost a half-million dollars from Ottawa landed at the Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport, Jan. 15. FedNor funding of $496,650 will be used to extend airport road, water, sewer, hydro and fire suppression services.

While the battle over the mode and route of a fixed transportation link to Northern Ontario’s mineral-rich Ring of Fire drags on, a novel means of transporting construction material and equipment into the remote, waterlogged James Bay lowlands is bei

Funding from the province will allow for upgrades at the Sault Ste. Marie airport. The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. announced it was providing the Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corp.

Manitoulin Transport has added to its fleet once again, acquiring Smooth Freight Ltd. of Brandon, Manitoba.

A provincial plan to access the Ring of Fire may be lacking, but for almost three years the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has been quietly working on a major pan-northern planning exercise to support future regional economic development.

Manitoulin Transport will no longer acquire less-than-load transportation company Vitran, after the agreement to purchase was terminated. Vitran will now be acquired by TransForce instead.

Aecon Construction has been awarded the $10.5 million contract to repave a 27-km section of Highway 11 between Geraldton and Jellicoe. Work on the project will begin in spring 2014.