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Newsby StaffOctober 19, 2005

New Flyer makes 'Canada's Top 100 Employers' list

Companies were evaluated on seven key attributes, including work atmosphere, and training and skills development.

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Newsby StaffJune 1, 2005

Canada to invest $800 million in public transit

Distribution of the investment to provinces and territories will be based largely on transit ridership.

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Newsby StaffMay 4, 2005

GM, New Flyer deliver Canada's first hybrid bus

BC Transit, responsible for municipal transit systems across British Columbia, purchased six 40-foot hybrid diesel-electric buses.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2005

4 killed in N.Y. motorcoach crash

Coach Canada bus collides with tractor-trailer, nearly splitting the coach down the center

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Newsby StaffOctober 5, 2004

BC Transit to put diesel hybrid-electric bus into service

System will be first in Canada to operate bus with GM's hybrid-electric system.

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2004

A laundry list of challenges

The challenges of paratransit providers in the U.S. and Canada, as taken from METRO's paratransit survey, are diverse.

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Newsby StaffMay 17, 2004

Canada region wins $2.5M for light rail assessment

The line would be the first phase of an 18-mile line that will ultimately extend to Cambridge.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2004

Canada grants $1 billion for Toronto transit

Funding includes $350 million in federal dollars over the next five years to modernize and improve the city's subway stations, buy subway cars and purchase hybrid buses.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2004

Canada needs $21B to support transit, CUTA says

The association is calling on the federal government to invest 3 cents of the gas tax to meet these needs.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2003

Canada unveils $692.5M rail funding package

The capital funds will be for new infrastructure improvements and additional equipment acquisition and refurbishments and will be allocated over five years.

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