OTTAWA — The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable Rob Merrifield, Minister of State (Transport), today announced changes to airport screening that will increase convenience for the travelling public while maintaining a consistently high level of security.

The news release ;amp"Government of Canada and VIA Rail Unveil New Cobourg Station Design;amp" was created by VIA Rail Canada in collaboration with Transport Canada.

OTTAWA — As part of National Road Safety Week, Transport Canada is pleased to announce that fewer people are dying and suffering injuries on Canadian roads every year. Transport Canada today released statistics that confirm the continuing decline in severe road collisions.

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO — A groundbreaking ceremony was held today to mark the start of construction of Tomken Station, along the Mississauga bus rapid transit corridor. Bob Dechert, Member of Parliament, Mississauga-Erindale; Amrit Mangat, parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Transportation and Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga-Brampton South; Her Worship Hazel McCallion, mayor of Mississauga; and Judy Knight, Metrolinx vice-president of Corporate Infrastructure, participated in the event.

REGINA — Highway 11 twinning between Prince Albert and Saskatoon moved another step forward with 19 km of new northbound lanes opening today from south of Hague to south of Rosthern to help facilitate more related road work.

OTTAWA — The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced the appointment of Mr. Greg Arason of Winnipeg, Manitoba, to the board of directors of the Thunder Bay Port Authority for a three-year term, effective January 1, 2011.

EDMONTON - Motorists will enjoy a safe and more efficient ride in Edmonton’s west end as a new interchange replaces a signalized intersection at Lessard Road and the Anthony Henday Drive ring road.

OTTAWA — The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced an extension to December 31, 2011, of the transition period for the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations. The original implementation date was January 1, 2011.

VANCOUVER — The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), British Columbia Premier Christy Clark, and Vancouver Airport Authority president and CEO
Larry Berg today welcomed the inaugural China Southern Airlines flight between Guangzhou, China, and Vancouver. The China Southern Airlines service will run three times weekly between Vancouver and Guangzhou, the capital of China’s most populous province, Guangdong. This is Canada’s first and only non-stop flight to Guangzhou.