Minister of State (Transport) Steven Fletcher (Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia, Man.) addressed Canadian and international delegates and exhibitors at the Intelligent Transportation Systems Society of Canada’s (ITS Canada) 16th Annual Conference and General Meeting, May 26-29. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700.
Transport Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) promoted Montreal as the best city in the world to host the International Civil Aviation Organization at the International Transport Forum's (ITF's) 2013 Summit in Leipzig, Germany. He emphasized the importance of keeping Montreal as the head office of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). "Canada has been proud … Read more
On behalf of Transport Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.), Conservative MP Greg Rickford (Kenora, Ont.) announced funding for an important safety improvement project at the Moosonee, Ont., Airport. The Moosonee Airport is receiving $37,517 through the Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP) to purchase an electronic runway condition reporting system. This new system will provide timely, … Read more
Conservative MP Ron Cannan (Kelowna-Lake Country, B.C.) joined City of Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin and Sean Brock, vice president and district manager of PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc., to officially kick off the start of construction at the Johnson Street Bridge site in downtown Victoria. The overall budget for the replacement of the Johnson Street Bridge … Read more
Minister of State (Transport) Steven Fletcher (Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia, Man.) announced an investment of $666,819 for important safety improvements at the St. Andrews Airport, The Pas Airport, and the Thompson Regional Airport through the Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP). The St. Andrews Airport is receiving $35,867 to purchase a runway condition reporting system which will provide … Read more
Transport Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) announced more than $1.8 million in funding over the next three years for eleven boating safety awareness projects under Transport Canada's Boating Safety Contribution Program. The program aims to increase the number of pleasure craft operators who follow safe boating practices, improve the availability of national boating incident data … Read more
Transport Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) announced that the Government of Canada is working with the City of Montreal to ensure the new bridge for the St. Lawrence has architectural quality. "Our government took note of the participants' comments during the roundtable on the architectural quality of the new bridge held on February 18," said … Read more
Government House Leader Peter Van Loan (York-Simcoe, Ont.) Kevin Flynn, parliamentary assistant to Ontario's Minister of Transportation; and Gary McNeil, GO Transit president, marked the start of construction of a new GO bus storage and maintenance facility in East Gwillimbury, Ont. The new bus storage and maintenance facility will allow easy access to Highway 404 … Read more
Transport Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) announced that the Government of Canada is adopting strict environmental standards to reduce air emissions from ships navigating in Canadian waters. These changes further align Canada's air emission standards with the United States. Lebel also announced further measures to prevent other ship-source pollution in Canadian waters. More information is available online. … Read more
Transport Canada granted permission for WestJet to employ a ratio of one flight attendant for every 50 passenger seats onboard an aircraft. "The department has considered WestJet's request carefully and is confident that the same levels of safety will be maintained," said Transport Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.). The Canadian Aviation Regulations currently require one … Read more
