In one of the March 17th 2023 incidents, a transport truck left the road and took out parts of two houses. Photo: Danelle Clarke, Facebook
MTO’s promised six week response time drags past six months “This is a bit of a report card,” Lise Vaugeois, NDP MPP for Thunder Bay—Superior North noted in her opening statement to the November 23rd press conference on the safety
Read MoreThe following letter has been sent to MPPs Lise Vaugeois; Kevin Holland; John Vanthof; Guy Bourgouin; and Greg Rickford Updated Sept. 25th: “not significant” corrected to “significant” in the text. ***** Good afternoon, Winter has not even begun yet and
Read MoreOpen letter to Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria We at Truckers for Safer Highways are hopeful at the news of a new Minister of Transportation (MTO) within the government of Ontario. We have been advocating the former minister for serious changes
Read MoreProvince opens two new lanes from Ouimet to Dorion The Ontario government has completed the widening of Highway 11/17 from two to four lanes between Ouimet and Dorion East Loop in Thunder Bay District. This is the seventh section of
Read MoreCourt proceedings against individuals charged with operating fake truck driving schools have been delayed again, this time to June 7th, 2023.
In Ottawa criminal court on May 24th, Justice Grant was told by counsel for three of the four accused that they were seeking a delay of three weeks because “Counsel is having trouble meeting with the clients to decide which witnesses to call.”
Upon hearing this, Crown Attorney L. Welch remarked, “This file is already pretty old.”
Northern Ontario Taxi companies are adament the province must do a rideshare pilot review after gaining winter experience. Photo: Mike Murchison
by Mike Murchison So, let’s weigh in on the shape of the highways in Northern Ontario. I’m referring to Highways 11 and 17. The “Trans Canada” highway. The main east-west corridor that gets you from the Manitoba border down to
Read MoreNorthern Ontario saw such egregious accidents involving commercial trucks over the March 17th weekend, NDP member Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay-Superior North) sponsored a press conference to call upon Ontario to address persistent safety issues including road conditions and driver training.
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In one of the March 17th 2023 incidents, a transport truck left the road and took out parts of two houses. Photo: Danelle Clarke, Facebook
NDP MPP John Vanthof (Timiskaming–Cochrane) opened his remarks on March 22nd by offering condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in commercial vehicle accidents on the weekend of March 17th.
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