Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Updates about people working in, or organizations serving, the transportation and road-related industries.
TAC welcomed the following organizations as members from October to December 2021:
Torrent Traffic Inc.
Town of Portugal Cove - St. Philips Public Works
Town of Wolfville
Momentum Transport Consultancy
Canadian Pilot Truck Training Ltd
Town...
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
ISL Engineering and Land Services (ISL) has enhanced its service offerings to support the environmental, cultural, and economic effects of infrastructure projects in their communities. A dedicated hydrogeology team, the addition of a heritage services group, and the addition of a specialist in integrated project delivery...
Monday, December 13, 2021
At its meeting on December 10th, the TAC Board of Directors appointed a slate of officers to lead the Association for the coming year.
Paul McConnell, Deputy Minister, Yukon Highways and Public Works, becomes President. Mr. McConnell has over 30 years’ experience, including a successful career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and more...
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Final steps were taken in 2020/21 to prepare the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada, Sixth Edition (MUTCDC) for publication, including approval of the final report by TAC’s Chief Engineers. Last June, the new MUTCDC was published and made available for sale for use by professionals involved in traffic management and control across Canada...
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, TAC is looking forward to a new year and continuing to work with, serve and support our members in 2022.
We’re contacting members whose renewals are due by January, and I’m pleased to say that membership for the year costs no more than it did in 2021. TAC’s Board of Directors decided to forego an annual fee increase...
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
A new Executive Director will be hired to manage the work of the TAC Foundation (TACF), an independent registered charity established by TAC in 2003 to address the issue of shortages in the number of skilled people available for the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of Canada’s transportation infrastructure.
At its recent meeting...
Monday, November 22, 2021
The 2021 TAC Conference & Exhibition was held online from September 20 to October 1. Delegates from across Canada gathered to discuss and learn about a wide variety of topics, including the conference theme, Recovery and Resilience: Transportation After COVID-19.
The event saw good attendance with a total of 962 registered delegates, 32 exhibiting...
Monday, November 15, 2021
A new guide from the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) will help improve utility coordination on P3 projects in Canada by helping project stakeholders create efficient and consistent processes for utility relocations, based on North American best practices.
Canadian road authorities manage the placement of utility infrastructure in their road rights-...
Friday, November 5, 2021
A new report from the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) will help government agencies make complex spending choices that involve diverse transportation infrastructure elements such as roads, bridges, rail lines and garages.
Performance-Based Decision Making for Asset Management: Lessons Learned and Practitioner Toolkit summarizes current practices,...
Monday, November 1, 2021
Updates about people working in, or organizations serving, the transportation and road-related industries.
TAC welcomed the following organizations as members from July to September 2021:
Seero Engineering Consulting
EnRoad Engineering Services Inc.
Town of Ponoka
Headlight Consulting Inc.
CAP Engineering
Town of Drumheller
Township of Montague...
Monday, October 25, 2021
TAC is excited to announce new Technical Achievement Awards for 2022. Starting this fall, TAC member organizations can apply for nine prestigious prizes that recognize excellence in a range of disciplines.
Six awards highlighting TAC’s focus areas
Educational Achievement Award – for the use of education or training to improve individual...
Thursday, October 21, 2021
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has launched a new pooled-fund project called “Mobility Pricing: Opportunities and Challenges in Canada” to help Canadian governments better understand how mobility pricing might be applied, and what impacts it could have on transportation system performance, carbon emissions, public health, social...
