Transportation

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.

“Transformation” is the Ontario government's new watchword when discussing the future of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC). In a Dec.

Ontario's auditor general said the provincial government misled Ontarians in its attempt to sell off the assets of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC). In her Dec.

Manitoulin Transport will acquire Vitran Corp. , a less-than-load (LTL) firm headquartered in Concord, Ont. The deal, including the assumption of Vitran’s outstanding net debt of about US$29 million, is worth about US$128 million.

Greater Sudbury Airport is building a hangar for Discovery Air with the aid of $1 million from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund. Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci made the announcement on Dec. 6.

The unions at the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) say they've won a small victory in being asked to participate in the provincial process to determine the future of the Crown-owned agency.