On December 6 in Ottawa, several CIAC members, CIAC Director of Transportation, Kara Edwards, and three federal ministers met through Transport Canada’s Commodity Supply Chain Table to discuss the chemistry sector’s experience and views related to the national transportation network. In attendance were Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, Minister of Natural Resources, Amarjeet Sohi and […]
CIAC was pleased to see its two key proposed amendments included when the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met to go through Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, on March 27. The two amendments proposed by CIAC involved allowing the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) the ability to investigate on its own initiative and providing […]
After nearly three decades of providing a unique backdrop for municipalities, emergency responders and residents to learn about the transportation of dangerous goods from TRANSCAER members, TRANSCAER’s safety train, the CCPX911, was officially retired on March 28. Upon arrival in Windsor, Ontario for one of the first TRANCSAER outreach events of 2018, an inspection identified […]
The winners of the very first TRANSCAER® Awards were announced April 10 at the National TRANSCAER Committee meeting in Sherwood Park, Alberta. The Executive Committee was very pleased with the number and quality of the nominations recognizing the achievements of those involved in TRANSCAER. TRANSCAER stakeholders can nominate an individual who has demonstrated exceptional dedication to the […]
On Tuesday, March 20, CIAC participated on a multi-industry panel organized by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. The panel also included representatives from the Ontario Trucking Association, Responsible Distribution Canada and the Canadian Fuels Association. Held in Toronto, the panel was organized in response to concerns from municipal leaders of towns along Ontario’s arterial highway […]
The Federal Government initiated a review of Canada’s federal environmental and regulatory processes in 2016. Under this initiative, the Minister of Natural Resources established an Expert Panel to conduct a targeted review of the National Energy Board’s (NEB) structure, role and mandate under the National Energy Board Act. CIAC made a submission and David Podruzny, CIAC’s Vice-President, Business and Economics, made a presentation to the Panel at their Edmonton, Alberta engagement session on March 7.
