Transportation Vancouver heading toward a traffic crisis October 15, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- A TransLink traffic study indicates that the Greater Vancouver Area may be on its way to a traff...
Police crack huge cargo theft ring October 9, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. -- Police say they've taken down the group responsible for a large percentage of the truck hijackings...
Transportation Award created for CB heroes October 1, 2001 MONTREAL, Que. A new "Radio Hero Award" has been developed by Cobra Electronics Corp., Popular Communications magazine and React International Inc. in an effort to honor two-way radio users for courag...
Transportation Draft two of Hwy. 7 expansion causes another stir September 10, 2001 KITCHENER, Ont. -- A new plan to build a four-lane highway just north of Hwy. 7 is causing a stir, as the planned r...
Transportation Millennium Pipeline just a pipe dream according to U.S. official September 5, 2001 MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The much-anticipated Millennium Pipeline, which is expected to carry Canadian natural gas to...
Transportation Private or not, logging roads need controls (September 01, 2001) September 1, 2001 KAPUSKASING, Ont. - A coroner's inquest in this northeastern Ontario town has suggested establishing speed limits and roving police patrols for logging roads.In addition, the jury ruled truckers must ...
Transportation B.C. Ministry to sell weigh scales to help pay for roadwork August 31, 2001 ABBOTSFORD, B.C. -- The City of Abbotsford and B.C. Ministry of Transportation are exploring a number of ways to fu...
Transportation Gas taxes may be raised to help bail out TransLink August 16, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Gas taxes on Canada's left coast could soon be on the rise to help improve road maintenance and...
Regulations Private or not, logging roads need controls (August 15, 2001) August 15, 2001 KAPUSKASING, Ont. -- A coroner's inquest in this northeastern Ontario town has suggested establishing speed limits...
Transportation Carbis releases new safety system July 24, 2001 FLORENCE, S.C. -- Carbis has unveiled its new flatbed fall protection system, which the company claims protects wor...
Transportation Crashes can be costly: FMCSA June 13, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A recent study by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) pegs the cost of each...
Transportation Residents reject ring road proposal June 8, 2001 SASKATOON, Sask. -- A proposed massive ring road around Saskatoon will improve access to the city for truckers, but...
Transportation Bypass faces tough opposition May 15, 2001 HYTHE, Alta. -- Plans to construct a Hwy. 43 bypass in this northern Alberta city are coming under criticism from n...
Transportation POLITICS KILLS HOPE HWY. WORK April 17, 2001 HOPE, B.C. -- A political spat may be behind a funding denial that could cost Hope, B.C. residents a highway recons...
Transportation RAILWAYS NEED A TAX BREAK: RAIL GROUP April 11, 2001 VICTORIA, B.C. -- Arguing that trucking gets a free ride when it comes to using infrastructure, a railway group is...
