Tân’si. OKI. Boozhoo. Aaaniin. Shé:kon. Pjil’asi. Kwe kwe. Wha Chii Ya. Gilakas’la. Kii-te-daas a. Wa.é ák.wé. Greetings, all. June is Indigenous History Month in Canada. The first day of summer also coincides with National Indigenous Peoples Day. This year, these observances are also marked with painful reminders of our collective past: the discovery of the […]
Anyone who might be inclined to think of Canada’s railway as innovators, clearly doesn’t know an RAC member. In every corner of our industry, across segments, and in companies big and small, rail innovation is happening daily. Rail truly is integral to Canada’s future – economically, environmentally, and in ways that are only beginning to come into focus.
Seeing as it’s government budget season in Canada, we’re dedicating this month’s edition to infrastructure and looking ‘down the track’ to some of the incredible investments being made in rail by governments at all levels.
We’ve made it through another winter, and we are looking forward to brighter days ahead with more people getting vaccinated to help eradicate COVID-19. This month has been a particularly active one for several of our members. Not the least of which is Canadian Pacific Railway who orchestrated one of the largest ever foreign corporate […]
I’m sure many of us are in the same pandemic predicament: our regular routines – from sleep, to diet, to exercise – are modified and may be out of whack. Personal and corporate sustainability have been hot topics in recent years, perhaps even more so as we prepare to enter the recovery phase of the pandemic.
It’s hard to believe that the first month of 2021 is behind us. January sped by, with steady streams of news from around the world and here at home.
2020 has been a year of significant challenges but we look to the future with renewed optimism. From global events such as the rise of the movements for equality and social justice to a pandemic that continues to affect most of the globe. More specifically in our industry; labour disruptions, blockades and of course, the […]
Anniversaries are a time of reflection and celebration of the past and this is true for me on my one-year anniversary at the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) and even more so for CN and its very significant anniversary this year.
This is my first message as RAC President and CEO and I am looking forward to using this space to share my thoughts about the most recent trends in Canada’s railway industry and the opportunities in front of us. When I started in this position in early July, I was thrilled to join an association […]