Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced the appointment of Michael Saunders as President and Chief Executive Officer of the the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority or a one-year interim term. The Government of Canada will soon launch a public selection process for a permanent President and Chief Executive Officer. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700.
On February 25-26, 2017, Transport Canada, and Defence Research and Development Canada’s Centre for Security Science will conduct Exercise Athéna, an exercise to improve the response capabilities of first responders to incidents involving a train carrying flammable liquids. Volunteer firefighters from rural Québec, particularly the region around Lévis, will participate in this full-scale exercise. The exercise, … Read more
During an event to mark 100 years of aviation history, Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) stressed the importance of a serious safety concern that we must address collectively: laser strikes. Garneau urged Canadians who witness someone pointing a laser at an aircraft to report it to law enforcement immediately. He was joined by Parliamentary Secretary to the … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced three appointments to the board of directors of the Buffalo-Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority: Debbie Zimmerman, CEO, Grape Growers of Ontario and former Regional Chair and CEO, Regional Municipality of Niagara from St-Catharines, Ontario (effective February 16, 2017); Tim Clutterbuck, President and CEO of ASW Steel Inc. from Welland, … Read more
On Jan. 5, 2017, Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) asked all airlines operating in Canada to confirm their safety protocols are up-to-date, including measures designed to confirm pilots’ fitness to fly. Transport Canada is tracking the information requested by Garneau to guide discussions at the Fit to Fly Workshop in June 2017. The full release is available … Read more
Transport Canada is encouraging all owners of Toyo Open Country H/T tires and Nitto Dura Grappler Highway Terrain tires to check if they have been recalled. The recalled tires are prone to separation on the tread belts. This can cause vibration and irregular wear initially, progressing to rapid loss of inflation pressure if not addressed. This … Read more
Liberal MP Francesco Sorbara (Vaughan-Woodbridge, Ont.); Steven Del Duca Ontario Minister of Transportation; Wayne Emmerson, Chairman and CEO of York Region, and Maurizio Bevilacqua, Mayor of the City of Vaughan, marked the start of construction of a new inter-regional transit terminal in the City of Vaughan. The new inter-regional terminal will have nine bus bays, and a … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport Kate Young (London West, Ont.) outlined concrete steps that have been taken to improve safety and support innovation in one of Canada’s fastest growing industries: drones. This includes launching a new incident-reporting tool to keep Canadians safe from reckless drone use and issuing new exemptions for non-recreational operators that … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) and Todd Stone, British Columbia Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, announced that the second phase of the Pritchard to Hoffman’s Bluff project has been completed. Work involved straightening and four-laning the highway, improving accesses, and adding median barriers, wider paved shoulders and rumble strips. The Province worked closely … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced the transfer of three parcels of land totalling 1.707 hectares in Rock Bay, British Columbia, from Canada to a partnership of the Esquimalt Nation and the Songhees Nation. With the transfer, the Esquimalt Nation and Songhees Nation will have a significant presence in Victoria Harbour. The full … Read more
