Tag: Automotives

  • First Street S.W. to be reduced to one-lane of traffic

    First Street S.W. to be reduced to one-lane of traffic

      HIGH RIVER, AB: Starting Tuesday, June 2 there will be a partial lane closure along 1 Street S.W. between 4 and 5 Avenues S.W to allow crews to lower a gas line. Traffic will be reduced to one north-bound lane. The work will be performed by ATCO and is a prerequisite before phase 2…

  • Piece of Manitoba Tundra in Wisconsin Zoo

    Piece of Manitoba Tundra in Wisconsin Zoo

    Retired Tundra Buggy becomes essential part of new Arctic Passage polar bear exhibit Winnipeg, May 28, 2015 – For decades, people have been coming to Northern Manitoba to experience wild polar bears, and now a piece of the province’s history has been set in place to begin a new life in Madison, Wisconsin. Frontiers North…

  • Transport Canada: Takata Recalls in Canada

    Transport Canada: Takata Recalls in Canada

    Transport Canada has not received any complaints from Canadians alleging abnormal deployment of airbags supplied by Takata and is not aware of any related incidents in Canada. Auto manufacturers have also confirmed that no abnormal deployments of airbags supplied by Takata have occurred in Canada. In Canada, vehicle manufacturers are responsible for carrying out notice…

  • Downtown Phase 2 Construction to Begin in Mid-June

    Downtown Phase 2 Construction to Begin in Mid-June

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Work on phase two of the downtown reconstruction program is scheduled to begin mid-June, after streetscape finishing is completed on 4 Avenue S.W. The reconstruction program is needed in order to replace underground utilities that were damaged in the June 2013 flood. Additionally, the Town is taking this opportunity to make streetscape improvements…

  • High River Road closure at 3 Avenue S.E.

    High River Road closure at 3 Avenue S.E.

      HIGH RIVER, AB: Starting Thursday, May 28 there will be a road closure at 3 Avenue S.E. between 1 and 2 Streets S.E. to allow crews to perform an underground utility tie-in. Work is anticipated to take approximately two days to complete (weather dependent). Traffic detours will be in place. Drivers and pedestrians are…

  • Road closure at 7 Avenue between 1 Street S.W. and Centre Street

    Road closure at 7 Avenue between 1 Street S.W. and Centre Street

      HIGH RIVER, AB: There will be a road closure on 7 Avenue between 1 Street S.W. and Centre Street starting Wednesday, May 27 for approximately two days (weather dependent). Crews will be removing the railway ties and repaving the road as part of the Town’s infrastructure replacement program. As part of the program railway…

  • High River Road closures on 6 Street S.W. and 7 Avenue S.W.

    High River Road closures on 6 Street S.W. and 7 Avenue S.W.

      HIGH RIVER, AB: There will be several temporary road closures on Wednesday, May 27 to allow for paving to be completed. Work is expected to take two days to complete (weather dependent). Affected streets will include: 7 Avenue S.W. between 1 and 2 Streets S.W. 6 Street S.W. between Macleod Trail and 9 Avenue…

  • Foothills School Division: Facts on Transportation

    Foothills School Division: Facts on Transportation

    Transportation Director Virginia McLeod provided Trustees with an overview of the department’s work including some fascinating facts: Service 20 schools on 69 routes, transporting more than 3,700 students — almost half of FSD’s student population. FSD buses travel approximately 11,900 kilometres every school day, and more than 2.1 million kilometres per year – NOT including…

  • NHTSA Statement on Takata Air Bag Inflators

    NHTSA Statement on Takata Air Bag Inflators

    “The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received notification from BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota that they are conducting limited regional recalls to address a possible safety defect involving Takata brand air bag inflators. “Today’s action is influenced by a NHTSA investigation into six reports of air bag inflator ruptures, all of which…

  • Calgary Group Proposes Alternate Option to City Council Funding Models

    Calgary Group Proposes Alternate Option to City Council Funding Models

    New model proposes no tax hike; to provide one-third of Green Line funding Calgary, Alberta (May 19, 2015) — LRT on the Green (LRTOTG), a Calgary-based not-for profit organization, believes the City of Calgary should consider an alternate funding model to the new forms of taxation shortlisted in the Transportation Funding Capital Mechanisms Report that will…

  • Access to Cemetery During Road Construction

    Access to Cemetery During Road Construction

      High River – Fifth Street E. from 2 Avenue S.E. north to the Little Bow Canal is currently closed while the road is reconstructed as part of the Town of High River’s infrastructure replacement program. Access to the cemetery will be maintained throughout construction, but access availability will change depending on construction activities. Residents…

  • Road closure in front of 333 5 Avenue S.E.

    Road closure in front of 333 5 Avenue S.E.

      HIGH RIVER, AB: Starting Monday, May 11 there will be a road closure in front of 333 5 Avenue S.E. for a sanitary sewer repair. Work is expected to take approximately three days to complete this repair. The road will remain open to local traffic only. Drivers are asked to obey posted signage and…

  • Crews to complete water service repair at 604 Centre Street S.E.

    Crews to complete water service repair at 604 Centre Street S.E.

      HIGH RIVER, AB: The Town will be completing a water service repair at 604 Centre Street S.E. (Napa Auto Parts) all day on Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8. This repair work will not require any lane closures as it will take place at the side of the road, however, the Town asks…

  • RCMP Integrated Traffic Units support volunteers cleaning up provincial highways across Alberta on Saturday, May 2

    RCMP Integrated Traffic Units support volunteers cleaning up provincial highways across Alberta on Saturday, May 2

      RCMP Alberta – Integrated Traffic Units and all RCMP detachments would like to remind motorists to slow down to ensure the safety of thousands of volunteers participating in this year’s Annual Highway Cleanup. Youths and adults will be wearing orange safety vests when picking up garbage along highways across the province.  Signs will be…

  • Wildrose to Complete Calgary and Edmonton Ring Roads

    Wildrose to Complete Calgary and Edmonton Ring Roads

      CALGARY, AB – Wednesday, Wildrose announced a commitment to complete Alberta’s major ring road projects and reverse the Prentice PCs delay of the final critical leg of the Calgary ring road, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean said. “Drivers in our cities are looking for relief, and they’re looking for leadership that stands up for their…