Tag: passenger train
Algoma Passenger Train Coalition response to 2041 Northern Ontario Multimodal Transportation Strategy
Howie Wilcox, Chair of the Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains (CAPT) submitted CAPT’s response to the 25-year provincial transportation strategy. In it he states...
“We need our damn train!”
It's been three years since the last passenger train between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst and the economic impact to the area is mounting,...
Somber third anniversary of suspension of Algoma’s Passenger Train
July 15, 2017 will mark the beginning of the 3rd year without passenger train service throughout remote areas of Algoma District. As a consequence,...
Hughes calls on feds to get on board with passenger train
Ottawa – Tourist’s inspired by an award winning documentary on the Group of Seven will have a difficult time tracing the historic footsteps of...
Fund Ontario’s 1st First Nation Train
The Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains (CAPT) is demanding no more second class treatment by Transport Canada, requesting that they fund the operation of...
Bring Back Our Train. Musician Ian Tamblyn Performs to Capacity Crowd
There was a tremendous turn-out at The Water Tower Inn’s Pavilion, on Thursday, April 6th, 2017. Folks came from far and wide to celebrate...
2017 off to encouraging start for Algoma Passenger train supporters
The Algoma Passenger Train Working Group, under the leadership of Chief Jason Gauthier (Missanabie Cree First Nation), is optimistic about the return of passenger...
‘Bring Back Algoma’s Passenger Train’ Town Hall
The Algoma Passenger Train Working Group, led by Chief Jason Gauthier of Missanabie Cree First Nation, is holding a Town Hall Meeting on Tues.,...
Passenger Train Urgently Needed for Group of Seven Tourism Opportunities, says Michael Burtch
The Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains received this important letter from Michael Burtch, artist and art historian and former Director of the Art Gallery...
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CITY SAYS NO TO MORE CASH FOR SIGN - With the current economic situation, Sault Ste. Marie council voted down a request for an...
