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2009 Annual Conference of the Transportation Association of Canada: Transportation in a Climate of Change

Vancouver, October 18-21, 2009

Representatives of the Ontario-Quebec Continental Gateway and Trade Corridor attended the 2009 conference of the Transportation Association of Canada, which was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from October 18 to 21.
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Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (GLSLCI) – Annual Meeting and Conference

Trois-Rivières, June 17-19, 2009

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative is a binational coalition of mayors and other local officials who work actively with federal, state, and provincial governments to advance the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River.
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North America’s Super Corridor Coalition (NASCO) Conference 2009

Québec City, June 2-4, 2009

SuperCorridor Coalition (NASCO)

A member of North America’s SuperCorridor Coalition (NASCO) since December 2007, the Government of Quebec was proud to host the 5th NASCO conference, held in Québec City from June 2 to 4, 2009. NASCO is dedicated to increasing economic development while supporting efforts to improve intermodal transportation infrastructure, technology and security innovations and environmental initiatives.
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Ontario Joins NASCO

May, 2009

Ontario recently joined Quebec as a member of North America’s SuperCorridor Coalition (NASCO), a tri-national trade and transportation coalition working to make international and domestic trade more efficient and secure. To continue click here

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Windsor-Essex HUB’09 International Multimodal Conference

Windsor, May 6, 2009

John Baird, Canada’s Minister of Transport

On May 6, 2009, Canada’s Minister of Transport John Baird was the keynote speaker at HUB ’09 International Multimodal conference in Windsor, Ontario. In his address, the Minister spoke of the importance of the Windsor-Detroit Trade Corridor to the economies of both Canada and the United States and how the new Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) is essential to 21st century trade needs. To continue click here

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Second Joint Meeting of the Public and Private Sector Advisory Committees

Ottawa, April 30, 2009

The Private and Public Sector Advisory Committees met for a second time in Ottawa on April 30, 2009. Committee Members discussed Continental Gateway Strategy development, the first phase of which includes the vision and strategic objectives. To continue click here

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Long-Combination Vehicle (LCV) Pilot Program in Ontario

Ontario, April, 2009

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation announced in April 2009 a pilot program to allow a limited number of commercial operators to pull two full-sized trailers on designated Ontario highways. Known as Long Combination Vehicles (LCV), these vehicles transport light, bulky goods more safely, more economically, with less greenhouse gas emissions for a certain volume of goods.
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