OMCA The Ontario Transportation Expo is approaching fast and we will once again need buses to help shuttle delegates between the conference at the Delta Hotel on Dixon Rd and the tradeshow at the International Centre. Contributors will get recognition in exhibition signage and literature. Please contact info@omca.com if you can spare a shuttle bus for the day.
OMCA We are proud to announce that we will now be hosting educational webinars, with special pricing for our members, on topics ranging from Cannabis Policies to Hours of Service Seminars. The first webinar titled Implementing a Company Wide Cannabis Policy is happening February 11th, so be sure to check it out.READ MORE
Global News Park rangers were once again greeting visitors at some national parks across the United States and flight operations at major airports were returning to normal on Saturday, one day after a partial government shutdown came to an end.
While there were signs that some government machinery was grinding back to life after a record 35 days without funding, many federal workers and their families approached the end of the shutdown cautiously, saying they were relieved they would receive paychecks again, but would continue to restrict their spending amid fears that another shutdown could happen in weeks. READ MORE
CBC News Transport Minister Marc Garneau recently announced the creation of a task force to look into the possibility of outfitting school buses with seatbelts.
Garneau said that while the federal government has juridiction to force all new buses to have seatbelts, it's up to the provinces to retrofit existing buses and the decision was made to launch a task force instead of acting unilaterally. READ MORE
CBC News Alberta's transport minister says the province is looking into making seatbelts mandatory on school buses.
Brian Mason made the remark a day after a school bus rolled on its side south of Calgary and seriously injured a student. READ MORE
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CTV News Travellers caught sneaking small amounts of marijuana into Canada could soon be forced to pay fines.
Although stiff criminal penalties will remain options on the books, the federal border agency is developing administrative sanctions to give it more flexibility to deal with people who arrive at the border with cannabis in the era of legal recreational use.
Since Oct. 17, adults in Canada have been allowed to possess and share up to 30 grams of cannabis, but bringing the drug into the country continues to be illegal, carrying a penalty of up to 14 years in prison.READ MORE
City News Not all Canada-U.S. border checkpoints are created equal. Some are expansive ports of entry, designed to process tens of thousands of crossings each day. Those are located on major autoroutes, often between major cities.
Others are smaller, more out of the way. Those crossings mostly serve communities. Some serve them quite well, but others exist in places that can make life inconvenient for those who cross, and simply miserable for those who have to do it every day.READ MORE
CBC News Crash tests that could make transit buses safer and more resilient in a collision have been stalled because Transport Canada has been unable to purchase a bus shell for testing.
After the crash involving a Via Rail train and an Ottawa city bus in 2013, the Transportation Safety Board's investigation highlighted a lack of crash standards for transit buses and recommended Transport Canada put standards in place. The bus in the 2013 crash was from the same manufacturer as the one involved in the recent crash at Westboro station. READ MORE
