On August 11, 2017, Transport Canada took action to help ensure navigational safety and to protect the marine environment, due to the increased presence of whales in the area, by implementing a temporary mandatory slow down of vessels 20 metres or more to a maximum of 10 knots. Transport Canada issued a $6,000 penalty to … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced the government’s $384,500 investment to purchase a grader at the Dawson Creek Regional Airport. This is in addition to $621,875 announced earlier this year for the purchase of a runway condition reporting system, a runway sweeper and a plow truck. The funding comes from Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program The … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced two separate appointments of individuals to chair the board of directors at the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, and Ridley Terminals Inc.: Marguerite Nadeau, is appointed Chairperson of the board of directors at CATSA for a term of five years; and Michael Robert John McPhie, is appointed Chairperson of Ridley Terminals … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) released the following statement concerning the accident involving a Canadian National train at a railway crossing in Ste. Anne, Manitoba: “It is with great sadness that I learned of the accident involving a young person at a railway crossing in Ste. Anne, southeast of Winnipeg. I would like to offer … Read more
Transport Canada took action to help ensure navigational safety and to protect the marine environment, due to the increased presence of whales in the area, by implementing a temporary mandatory slow down of vessels 20 metres or more to a maximum of 10 knots. The speed restriction applies to vessels travelling in the western Gulf … Read more
The Government of Canada is concerned about the deaths of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. On August 11, 2017, Transport Canada took action to protect whales by implementing a temporary mandatory slow down of vessels 20 metres or more to a maximum of 10 knots. In an effort to ensure compliance, Transport … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced that the Government of Canada has approved the Canadian Transit Company’s application for the proposed Ambassador Bridge Enhancement Project spanning the Detroit River between Windsor, Ont. and Detroit, Michigan to replace the existing bridge. In addition to approving the Canadian Transit Company’s application, the Government is moving forward expeditiously with … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business and Tourism Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, Nfld.) announced the government’s $997,880 investment to purchase an aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle and associated equipment at the Deer Lake Regional Airport. The funding comes through Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700.
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced a total investment of over $175 million in seven measures to help protect Arctic waters as part of the Oceans Protection Plan. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700. Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) highlighted the importance of transportation for people living in the North. The National Trade Corridors Fund was recently … Read more
The Government of Canada announced a federal contribution of $250,000 to the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority towards a project to assess real-time information on the supply chain performance for all rail cargo moving to and from the Port of Vancouver. This contribution will fund a concept phase that will focus on measuring the performance of the grain … Read more
