"Passenger rail is also vital to Northern Ontario" - Minister Sarkaria
The article is about more than just passenger rail, but I thought I would share an excerpt that would interest this Reddit community.
>Sarkara agreed that passenger rail is also vital to Northern Ontario, and while the first portion of the Northlander is now operational, work is continuing to partner with the Northlander to determine where more opportunities exist and what tracks exist, he said.
>He blamed the NDP for choosing not to support the Northlander in 2012, one of the reasons why that project was cancelled, he said.
>“We are bringing that back because we appreciate the need for passenger rail service in the North and appreciate looking at other places like Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and Thunder Bay where we can get access for passenger rail as well,” he said.