Transportation

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.

Despite a decrease in passenger traffic for 2014, Sudbury Airport CEO Robert Johnston says he's optimistic about 2015. “I think the future is going to be very bright for our airport,” Johnston said.

The City of Sault Ste. Marie should know in the new year if it can move forward with a plan to salvage the Algoma Central Rail passenger line that runs between the Sault and Hearst.

Too many fatal crashes and road closures have spurred the Temiskaming and Area Chamber of Commerce to champion the cause of four-laning the northern stretch of Highway 11.