Insights and Stories on Roads

Spring road bans loom across Prairies

Mar. 10, 2023 at 7:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The looming spring melt across Western Canada will likely disrupt some grain and livestock movement over the next few weeks, as seasonal spring road restrictions come into effect across the Prairies. Spring road restrictions set axle weight limits for vehicles moving on certain roads to reduce the damage […]

Spring road bans coming into effect across Prairies

Mar. 15, 2022 at 12:34 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

B.C. calls emergency, expects more deaths from 500-year flood

Nov. 17, 2021 at 5:28 pm CST

By Jesse Winter

Road closures mean disposal for B.C. milk

Nov. 17, 2021 at 6:59 am CST

By Dave Bedard

Severe B.C. rainstorms spur landslides, shut roads

Nov. 15, 2021 at 8:51 pm CST

By David Ljunggren

Exemptions, extensions to be granted for rail crossing upgrades

Jul. 21, 2021 at 3:28 am CDT

Some farmer-owned field-to-field grade crossings over Canadian rail lines are now expected to be exempted altogether from looming federal requirements for safety upgrades. Proposed amendments to the Grade Crossings Regulations, announced June 18 by Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, this week cleared their 30-day public comment period. The amendments are expected […]

By Dave Bedard

FCC to offer flexibility in hurricane-battered areas

Sep. 9, 2019 at 8:49 pm CDT

Farm Credit Canada says it plans to help its farmer clients in Atlantic Canada work around financial pressures following Hurricane Dorian’s passage through the region over the weekend. “We won’t know the full extent of damage for some time, but we’ve already heard that some customers will likely be facing […]

By GFM Staff

Farm development charges could set worrying precedent

Dec. 29, 2016 at 11:56 am CST

A rural municipality north of Kitchener, Ont. wants the region’s growing farms to pay more of the cost to fix its crumbling roads, which could set a worrisome precedent for farmers. The Township of Mapleton is struggling to find ways to pay for road upgrades and is proposing to add […]

By John Greig

Brazil says key soy road won’t be paved until 2016

Jan. 13, 2015 at 4:51 pm CST

Brasilia | Reuters –– An important road for soy and corn shipments linking to ports in northern Brazil will not be paved until 2016, the country’s transport minister said on Tuesday. President Dilma Rousseff said last year that the highway, known as BR-163, would be ready by mid-2015 as the […]

By Reuters