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Lockheed Martin teams with Sudbury helo maintenance firm

Lockheed Martin teams with Sudbury helo maintenance firm

Aviation and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin selected Skyline Helicopter Technologies of Sudbury as a customer support centre for its Sikorsky S-76 helicopter. The agreement was made public in Sudbury, April 15.
City imposes five-year bid ban on road paver

City imposes five-year bid ban on road paver

Interpaving, one of the most prominent companies when it comes to road repair and construction in Greater Sudbury, has been barred from bidding on city contracts for five years.
Gin-Cor acquires southern Ontario trailer manufacturer

Gin-Cor acquires southern Ontario trailer manufacturer

Gin-Cor Industries of Mattawa has added J.C. Trailers Design & Fabrication of Keswick to the fold. The northeastern Ontario heavy truck upgrader expects this latest acquisition to benefit employees, customers, suppliers and dealers.
North Star Air extends northern network

North Star Air extends northern network

Thunder Bay’s North Star Air announced April 12 that it has connected with Eabametoong First Nation (Fort Hope). The new services will connect Thunder Bay, Fort Hope, Neskantaga and Webequie.
Canada to mandate ELDs, industry says benefits outweigh costs

Canada to mandate ELDs, industry says benefits outweigh costs

Canadian truck drivers can start throwing away their pens and pencils over the next few months. Traditional paper logs used to track hours will be phased out in favour of electronic logging devices (ELDs).
Cleaning up after ONR derailment

Cleaning up after ONR derailment

Thirty six of 58 Ontario Northland Railway (ONR) cars were removed from the scene of a derailment near North Bay, March 5.
Airship manufacturer courts first commercial sale

Airship manufacturer courts first commercial sale

U.S. company Lockheed Martin is reporting it’s received its first letter of intent from Straightline Aviation to purchase up to 12 of its Hybrid Airships with a potential value of $480 million.
Greyhound cuts prompt northwest to lobby for bus subsidies

Greyhound cuts prompt northwest to lobby for bus subsidies

If you live in a small northwestern Ontario community without a vehicle and without bus service, you could be out of luck in getting to a scheduled medical appointment, or an upcoming court date, on time.
Poor track conditions caused Fort Frances derailment

Poor track conditions caused Fort Frances derailment

Canadian National Railway (CN) is being called out by federal investigators for poor track maintenance that resulted in the derailment of a freight train in northwestern Ontario in May 2014.
First Nation leads campaign to save passenger rail

First Nation leads campaign to save passenger rail

The Missanabie Cree First Nation has taken the lead in trying to restore passenger rail service between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst. According to a SooToday.