His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will host the second annual Rideau Hall Movie Nights, on the evenings of August 21 and 22, 2015. This special event in Ottawa will feature acclaimed English- and French-Canadian films, on alternate nights, screened outdoors on the grounds of Rideau Hall. The film selection will be announced at a later date. “Throughout the years, […]
Piers Handling, Director & CEO of TIFF, has announced special programming taking place during the 2015 summer and fall seasons in celebration of the organization’s 40th anniversary. The announcements were made at a free community party held in David Pecaut Square in downtown Toronto, prior to this season’s first TIFF in the Park event, a […]
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) have issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for interested parties to design, build, finance and maintain the Highway 427 expansion project. The Highway 427 expansion project includes: A new 6.6-kilometre extension from Highway 7 to Major Mackenzie Drive with six lanes from Highway 7 to Rutherford […]
Ontario has released the Winter Highway Maintenance Action Plan in response to the Auditor General of Ontario’s report on winter highway maintenance. The plan lays out how the province will continue to improve winter road conditions, keep drivers better informed and increase oversight of winter maintenance contractor performance. In time for Winter 2015-16, Ontario will: Add more […]
Ontario travellers now have access to state-of-the-art amenities when travelling on Highway 400 southbound, with the official opening of the Innisfil Service Centre. The new site is located 5 km north of the previous Cookstown facility which has been closed permanently. This is ONroute’s 20th and last new build in a world-class system focused on […]
Peterbilt’s new 58-inch sleeper – ideal for weight conscious short- and regional-haul applications – is now available for order through the company’s dealer network, Peterbilt Motors Company recently announced. The new sleeper is available for Peterbilt’s flagship on-highway Model 579 and vocational Model 567. It reduces weight as much as 100 pounds (versus an 80-inch […]
Kenworth Truck Company and PACCAR Financial are offering a $3,000 rebate for qualifying U.S. and Canadian fleets and truck operators who purchase new Kenworth ICON 900 trucks financed through PACCAR Financial by Dec. 31, 2015. The ICON 900 is a customized limited edition, premium truck introduced at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show. The Kenworth ICON […]
The Manitoba Trucking Association and Volvo Trucks Canada have announced Murray Slack of the TransX Group of Companies as this year’s Manitoba Driver of the Year. The Driver of the Year is presented annually, and is selected from the Industry Excellence Award recipients from the previous year. The recipient is chosen based on commitment to the […]
Ontario is making it easier for Canadian military personnel and veterans to exchange their military driver’s licence for a number of Ontario driver’s licences. Starting July 1, Department of National Defence (DND) 404 military driver’s permits will become recognized equivalents for a number of Ontario commercial and passenger licences. The change comes after the province […]
The Truck Training Schools of Ontario (TTSAO) has announced the hiring of long-time industry veteran, Kim Richardson, as their Chairman of the Board. Yvette Lagrois, President of the TTSAO says, “Our Board of Directors see this as the next step in our positive growth as an industry association. Entry-level commercial driver training and a healthy […]