Metrolinx

• Wire theft in Mexico triggers at least 70 layoffs at Quebec factory, more possible

  French rail manufacturer Alstom confirmed Friday that 70 of its employees will be laid off for at least six months.

  Crime

  Apr 3
• Metrolinx CEO’s pay jumped 46% in 2020, annual Ontario ‘sunshine list’ shows

  Phil Verster, who was first appointed president and CEO of Metrolinx in 2017, made $742,127 in 2020. In 2019, his salary was $507,968.

  Politics

  Mar 20
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• Proposed Yonge North TTC subway extension to have fewer stations, change route due to rising costs

  An initial business case for the project by Metrolinx outlines how the proposed Line 1 extension will need to shift routes and will need to partly run above ground.

  Traffic

  Mar 18
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• Ontario government agrees to donate Metrolinx LRT land for Jane and Finch community hub

  'Today's announcement fulfills a longstanding commitment to the neighbourhood for a local project that will meet the community's needs,' Coun. Anthony Perruzza said on Thursday.

  Politics

  Mar 11
• UP Express trains now accepting contactless credit card, phone fare payments

  Metrolinx officials said the open payments are part of a pilot project. A statement said Interac debit payments will be added to the pilot, if it's successful, in the spring.

  Traffic

  Mar 11
• Ford government says tunnel excavations complete for GO Transit’s Kitchener line

  Two-way, all-day GO train service along the Kitchener line is getting closer to reality, according to the Ontario government.

  Canada

  Feb 11
• Metrolinx says it will not build substation in Guelph’s Margaret Greene Park

  Metrolinx says it has ruled out Margaret Greene Park in Guelph as a potential site for a power substation.

  Canada

  Jan 21
• With ridership down due to COVID-19 pandemic, changes made to Go Transit, UP Express service

  'The latest changes come as COVID-19 cases are rising in Ontario and overall ridership is down by more than 90%,' said Metrolinx spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins.

  Canada

  Jan 15
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• MiWay, GO Transit buses moving to new terminal at Etobicoke’s Kipling Station beginning on Jan. 4

  In total, 15 bus routes will be redirected to the Kipling bus terminal from Islington subway station except for one.

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  Dec 14, 2020
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• GO Transit officially begins operating out of new Union Station Bus Terminal

  GO Transit moved all of its downtown Toronto bus operations to a new large, two-storey bus terminal at the corner of Bay Street and Lake Shore Boulevard West Saturday morning.

  Traffic

  Dec 5, 2020