Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport Terry Beech (Burnaby North–Seymour, B.C.) announced a major investment of $21.9 million for three projects at the Port of Prince Rupert. With an investment of $3.2 million, the first project consists of designing tracks and bridges to replace the existing single-track Zanardi Rail Bridge. With an investment of $3.7 million, … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.), Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) and Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) welcomed the interest voiced by private sector transportation providers in taking over many of the routes in Western Canada and Northern Ontario which Greyhound Canada will discontinue serving effective October 31, 2018. The Government of … Read more
The Government introduced the Budget Implementation Act, which includes proposed legislative changes to the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 and the Marine Liability Act. These changes deliver on commitments made under the Oceans Protection Plan to enable the Government to respond to marine pollution incidents faster and more effectively, and to better protect marine ecosystems and habitats.The full release is available online. … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) issued the following statement on the publication of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s updated Watchlist which outlines its safety recommendations for air, marine and rail transportation: “The Transportation Safety Board plays a very important role in ensuring that Canada’s transportation sector remains one of the safest in the world, … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport Terry Beech (Burnaby North–Seymour, B.C.) visited the Nanaimo Airport to tour the recently completed shelter for an aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle. Beech also announced Government of Canada investments for safety improvements at four other British Columbia airports. The Masset Municipal Airport is receiving $157,241 to purchase a friction … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport Terry Beech (Burnaby North–Seymour, B.C.) announced measures to support the recovery of endangered whale populations. Transport Canada will be working with multiple partners on the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation program which is looking at ways to reduce underwater noise in key areas where … Read more
Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories) announced an investment of $19.5 million, under the Oceans Protection Plan, to construct four double-hulled barges that will deliver fuel safely to Northern communities and opened the Hay River Training Facility, which will provide marine safety training to Northern communities. The four new double-hulled barges will be commissioned by the Government of … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced that the Government of Canada has delivered on its commitment to permanently remove the abandoned and derelict vessel Kathryn Spirit from the shores of Beauharnois, Que. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700.
The Government of Canada and the Government of Yukon are investing in two important climate change adaptation research projects under the Northern Transportation Adaptation Initiative: The first project is for the design and construction of an adaptation technique to stabilize permafrost thaw at Dry Creek (km 1841) on the Alaska Highway. Over the next three years, Transport … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) issued the following statement: “In Canada, car seat safety is a shared responsibility. While the federal government is responsible for child car seat safety standards, the use of child car seats is regulated by the provinces and territories. We know the proper use of child car seats can save … Read more
