Major problems #Hwy400 SB left lane blocked due to a sink hole. NB left will also be blocked shortly. Expect delays in both directions for several days while repairs are completed. @ONtransport pic.twitter.com/74WoX4sHvN — OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) August
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Your name could be printed in Tom Marazzo’s new book, “The People’s Emergency Act: Freedom Convoy 2022.”
Freedom Convoy organizer Tom Marazzo’s new book is getting ready to go to print. His team has committed to print in the book a list of the names of the donors making the print edition possible; there is still time to have your name included in the book.
“We’re planning to print a list of donors in the book,” Marazzo says. “If you’d like to see your name in print and have not donated as yet, you still have until Friday, August 11th. We would be most grateful for your contribution. There’s a ‘donate button’ on the website.”
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“It is never boring. Every day is different; it’s amazing how much I am learning every day,” says Darrien Trombley.
Trombley is the first apprentice mechanic sponsored by Coventry Connections in its 2023 program to build its automotive maintenance team through recruitment, apprenticeship and outreach including co-op programs.
Read MoreThe Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa court case has been delayed yet again, as Justice Smith has pushed back the date for closing submissions to November 28-29, 2023. These closing submissions, originally scheduled for July 4th and 5th were
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The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez was named Canada’s new Minister of Transport in the July 26th cabinet shuffle. Rodriguez, long-time Member of Parliament for Honore-Mercier, serves as Prime Minister’s chief Quebecadvisor and organizer. He recently helmed the passage of the contentious
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“Enshittification” is the term Doctorow created in 2022 to describe what happens when an online platform like Amazon or Twitter becomes more monetized and less user-oriented the longer it lasts. These platforms started out serving users by offering features that lure them in; then serve advertisers and third parties by offering ad targeting and deals; and lastly, serve themselves and their shareholders by cheating and exploiting both advertisers and users. Doctorow calls this process “enshittification.”
“Autoenshittification” is when these anti-consumer design and marketing principles are applied to vehicles being packed with digital technologies no one wants.
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Mike Murchison’s writings and photos have been the bedrock of Road Warrior News since we started publishing in 2021. A professional Truck driver living in Alberta who has spent decades driving around the western United States and Canada,
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On July 19th, Peel Region Police released information on dozens of charges laid as part of “Project BigRig,” a scheme which involved a gang of men who stole tractor-trailers and sold their contents. In March, a joint task force was
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Ontario has eight inspectors to keep tabs on 555 career colleges across the province.
Industry professionals who are watching the ongoing Ontario/Quebec “fake trucking school” court case were appalled to learn how few inspectors the province has keeping tabs on an exploding number of career colleges. The Ministry of Colleges and Universities, which regulates all career colleges including Trucking, told Road Warrior News in an email that it currently has no plans to hire additional inspectors.
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