Thursday, May 1, 2014
Efforts are being made to launch a Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) project to develop national guidelines for work zone safety.
To date, 18 funding partners have committed to this initiative. Any additional agencies interested in contributing may contact Sarah Wells. Committed funding partners will be invited to appoint a representative to the...
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
A panel of industry experts will discuss the Alberta Ministry of Transportation’s long-term strategy for roadway infrastructures and urban transportation at the May 21 Transportation 2014 Calgary lecture entitled, Alberta’s Long Term Transportation Strategy: Challenges and Opportunities.
This will be the third in a cross-country lecture...
Monday, April 28, 2014
Additional funding partners are needed to launch a Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) project about load management practices for low volume roads.
Agencies interested in the project are encouraged to consider making a contribution by contacting Sarah Wells. Committed funding partners will be invited to appoint a representative to the project steering...
Friday, April 25, 2014
Chapters on aviation and public transportation in the online book, Transportation in Canada: Transforming the Fabric of our Land, were released on April 24.
Written by guest authors widely acknowledged as subject matter experts, these chapters are entitled:
Aviation: A Century of Flight – Stéphane Guevremont, Mount Royal University, Calgary...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Registration is open for the Transportation of Association of Canada’s (TAC) 2014 Conference & Exhibition, September 28-October 1, in Montreal, Quebec!
TAC’s new, easy online registration system offers delegates a variety of registration options to experience the conference’s technical, social, and professional networking events over...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) welcomes Luay Mustafa, Project Manager, as the newest member of the technical program staff.
Current responsibilities for Luay include supporting TAC’s Education and Human Resources Development Council and liaising with Chief Engineers’ Council standing committees. He will also oversee the TAC awards...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC’s) Executive Director, Michel Gravel, M.Eng., P.Eng., ing., CAE, has announced that he will retire after 15 years of service to TAC, effective early January 2015.
Mr. Gravel joined TAC in 1999 at a time when the organization was facing some major challenges, including internal disagreement about the...
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
The Transportation Association of Canada’s (TAC) Bookstore is THE source for roadway-related technical guidelines and best practices in Canada, including new versions of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada – Fifth Edition (2014) and the Pavement Asset Management Design Guide (2013).
Accessed via the Association’s...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
This periodic column features notices from people working in the transportation and road-related industries.
Shaun Hammond has been appointed Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety, Policy and Engineering for Alberta Transportation.
The Corrugated Steel Pipe Institute (CSPI) has appointed Raymond J. Wilcock as Executive Director, effective April 1. Mr. Wilcock...
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
A panel of industry experts will discuss British Columbia’s valuable highway assets at the April 23 Transportation 2014 Vancouver lecture, Innovative Design and Development for World Class Roadways in British Columbia.
“Our panel will share what they recognize to be innovative opportunities allowing British Columbia to employ the latest in...
Friday, March 21, 2014
Catch up on TAC member organizations and associations in the transportation and road-related sectors.
Boulevard Transportation Group Ltd., a firm providing transportation planning and engineering services for private and public sector clients, is merging with Watt Consulting Group, an engineering firm operating out of Calgary offering civil and municipal...
Friday, March 21, 2014
As of July 1, 2014, new anti-spam regulations will come into effect in Canada regarding the distribution of commercial electronic messages (CEMs).
A CEM is any electronic message with any kind of commercial purpose, regardless of whether there is an expectation of profit. This includes not only the content of the message but also any content linked to the...