January 29, 2012
Construction completed at the new Allandale Waterfront GO Station
BARRIE, ONTARIO — Patrick Brown, Member of Parliament for Barrie; Dipika Damerla, Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario's Minister of Infrastructure; Jeff Lehman, mayor of the City of Barrie; and Gary McNeil, GO Transit president, marked the start of train service at the new Allandale Waterfront GO Station today. The new station allows GO Transit to extend service further into downtown Barrie, which will improve access and increase ridership on the Barrie line.
January 25, 2012
Harper government invests in Canadian ports
VANCOUVER – The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Wai Young, Member of Parliament for Vancouver South, today announced that the Government of Canada is continuing its commitment to limit air emissions from the Canadian transportation sector.
January 25, 2012
Progress on Evergreen Line construction, first contracts awarded
PORT MOODY, B.C. — The Evergreen Line is taking a major step forward with pre-construction beginning and shovels hitting the ground in the next couple of weeks, bringing new jobs and improved transit options for residents of Metro Vancouver.
January 22, 2012
Harper government announces next steps for St. Lawrence Bridge construction
MONTREAL — Today, the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, provided updates regarding construction of the new bridge for the St. Lawrence in Montreal. Minister Lebel officially launched the federal environmental assessment phase of the project to build the new bridge.