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Newsby StaffMay 13, 2010

Daimler delivers 3 S 417s to Canadian Navy

Custom ordered by the Navy, the coaches are wrapped with vivid graphics depicting warships and various sailors at work and are quipped with state-of-the-art kiosks and computer systems to provide information to the Canadian public and employment opportunities to potential sailors.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2010

Ottawa orders 306 New Flyer clean diesel artics

Key benefits of this agreement for Ottawa include an estimated 26 percent reduction in fuel consumption and an estimated 15 percent reduction in maintenance costs.

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Newsby StaffApril 27, 2010

TransLink restructures, cuts costs

Beginning in 2009, 96 positions have been eliminated at TransLink or its operating companies, including six executives.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2010

New Flyer named one of Canada's greenest

Where possible, New Flyer operates "satellite" recycling depots for the convenience of its employees and offers preferred parking to employees participating in carpools.

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2010

Nova Bus boosts York Region Transit BRT fleet

Since launching production of the LFS Artic, Nova Bus has been awarded contracts for rapid-transit type buses in cities such as New York, Halifax, Quebec, Montreal and Saskatoon.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2010

Toronto considers barriers to prevent suicides

The TTC reported 18 suicide attempts, 77 unauthorized entry into tracks and 14 accidental falls this year on its system.

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Newsby StaffMarch 24, 2010

Faiveley, Bombardier win Toronto Tramway contract

Will supply brake system, doors and air conditioning units. Part of the equipment will be delivered to the Bombardier Transport factory in Ontario between December 2010 and January 2011.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2010

Bus signs criticizing OC Transpo workers’ wages rejected

A taxpayer advocacy group critical of how much transit workers earn is suing the City of Ottawa after their ad was rejected, due to inaccurate wording, the city claims.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2010

Toronto looks to Sweden’s privatized transit

After several mayoral candidates indicate that, if elected, they would look at privatizing the Toronto Transit Commission to cut costs, a local report examines Sweden’s privatized transit system.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2010

Vancouver buses, trains win ridership gold during Olympics

TransLink has averaged 1.6 million people a day, which is more than twice the normal daily average of 750,000 and well above the pre-Games forecast of 1.1 million passengers

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