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Transit Summit in Guelph this Saturday, November 9
Coach Canada bus to Hamilton, September 2009 This Saturday, I will be joining fellow transportation advocates and experts in Downtown Guelph for the First Annual Transit Summit & Town Hall organized by Transit Action Alliance of Guelph (TAAG). I’ll be speaking about … Continue reading
Posted in About me, Intercity Rail, Ontario, Transit
Tagged Events, Guelph, Intercity Bus, Transit Summit
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The long way to Pembroke
Layover at Barry’s Bay A few weeks ago, I went for another long-distance bus trip. I started my journey in Downtown Toronto, and continued on to Peterborough and Pembroke, before arriving in Ottawa late in the evening. Apart from the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ontario, Travels
Tagged Bus, Greyhound, Intercity Bus, Ontario, Ontario Northland, Pembroke, Renfrew County
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O-Train impressions: this is what LRT looks like
Confederation Line train approaching Tremblay Station Last weekend, I visited Ottawa to check out the new Confederation Line LRT. Canada’s newest rapid transit line, delayed by two years, finally opened on Saturday, September 14. It is the second LRT to … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Ontario, Transit, Travels
Tagged Confederation Line, LRT, O-Train, Ottawa
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The north needs roads
Nipigon River Bridge, August 2019 In January 2016, a bridge over the Nipigon River failed. Located roughly 100 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, it formed part of the Trans-Canada Highway. The only east-west link between Western and Eastern Canada was … Continue reading
Trekking across Northern Ontario
VIA RDC train about to depart Sudbury for White River Last month, I embarked on a journey from Toronto to Thunder Bay, a distance of over 1,300 kilometres. My journey took me nearly three days as I opted to travel … Continue reading
Posted in Intercity Rail, Ontario, Travels
Tagged Greyhound, Housing, Intercity Bus, Northern Ontario, TVO, Writing
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The province’s attack on conservation authorities
The Ford government’s attack on Conservation Authorities has nothing to do with fiscal responsibility. It’s about ideology and payback. Continue reading
Posted in Ontario, Parks, Politics
Tagged Conservation, Doug Ford, Ontario Proud, Parks
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Passenger trains of Northern Ontario
Southbound Northlander train arriving at Gravenhurst, March 2012 In a few weeks, I will travel from Toronto to Thunder Bay by bus and by train, stopping at cities and towns like Sudbury, Chapleau, White River, Marathon, and Schreiber. I expect … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Intercity Rail, Ontario, Travels
Tagged Algoma Central Railway, Northern Ontario, Northlander, Ontario Northland, Polar Bear Express, Trains, VIA Rail
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