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CARS Scholarship Application
Are you ( a member), or one of your immediate family members looking to pursue or continue education in rail? CARS Scholarship Fund application is now open for ...
CARS Recap: Advertise your Career Opportunities with CARS!
Our Career Opportunities page is officially up and running! Check it out here: https://railwaysuppliers.ca/careers If you would like to advertise your company's current...
Fun Fact Friday
A very handy fact! "There are no muscles in your fingers: Their function is controlled by muscles in your palms and arms." (Donvito, 2019) References Donvito,...
"Edmonton metro region to consider combining transit systems"
"City councils in Edmonton, St. Albert, Leduc and 10 other municipalities in the metropolitan area will consider combining resources to create a single transit system to...
"LRT Lemon or growing pains?- Transit Commision Special Meeting today"
"Four months after it was launched, the LRT has been plagued by jammed doors, faulty switches, computer failure, a snapped power cable and constant delays..." For full...
"Discount for GO Transit, TTC riders ends March 31 after province pulls funding"
"Ontario's regional transit agency says a subsidy that provides discounted fares for riders using GO Transit and Toronto's transit system in the same trip will ends March...
"City council unanimously passes Transit Windsor's 8-year master plan"
"Windsor city councillors used a portion of Monday evening's meeting to unanimously pass Transit Windsor's eight-year road master plan. ..." For full article please click...
"Governments invest in green public transit in Guelph"
"The projects involve replacing diesel buses with electrics and a new bus storage facility equipped with charging stations..." For full article, please click here
“Canada Infrastructure Bank says 'organizational changes' behind loss of second executive in matter of months"
"The head of project development at the $35-billion Canada Infrastructure Bank has left the organization, the second executive in a matter of months to depart from the...
"New railway safety gates enable White Rock to ban train horn-blowing in city"
"Starting this week, White Rock residents will endure less noise pollution as a result of changes made by the city...." For full article please click here
Fun Fact Friday
"Do you dream in black and white? If so, the chances are you are over 55 and were brought up watching a monochrome television set. New research suggests that the type of...