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Get the latest updates from the AMTA. Our News section keeps you connected with important announcements, industry developments, advocacy efforts, safety initiatives, and upcoming events that matter to Alberta’s commercial transportation community.
Spacemakers named as contractor for new AMTA facility
The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has named Spacemakers Construction as the design-build contractor for its new training facility in Edmonton.
Alberta Motor Transport Association – 2017 Annual General Meeting Notice
The 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Alberta Motor Transport Association will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 10:15AM, at the Rimrock Resort Hotel (Banff, Alberta).
Association’s Board of Directors
Highway 1 expansion and upgrades between BC and Alberta
On Feb. 17, Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Amarjeet Sohi and B.C’s Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone announced more than $450 million to expand and upgrade two major sections of the TransCanada Highway – Kicking Horse Canyon and the Donald to Forde Station route.
Northern Alberta Development Council seeks input into 2017 Workforce Scan
CTA: The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance issued its 145-page report on the pre-budget consultation process. Although the Canadian Trucking Alliance’s (CTA) request to restore federal excise tax refunds did not make the list of recommended items in that report, it was mentioned as part of the official opposition’s dissenting report to the Finance Committee.
Northern Alberta Development Council seeks input into 2017 Workforce Scan
The Northern Alberta Development Council (NADC) is inviting participants to take place in an online questionnaire for their 2017 Workforce Scan.
CTA: Canadian business groups to meet to discuss potential approach to US trade
CTA: At the recommendation of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce called a meeting of national business associations to discuss strategies and a common approach to deal with the Trump administration and potential trade issues at the end of January.
Trump and Trudeau commit to cargo pre-clearance, Gordie Howe International Bridge
Trump says NAFTA with Canada only needs to be “tweaked”
CTA Feb. 13, 2017: The inaugural meeting (yesterday) between US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared cordial and constructive, which was the desired outcome for many Canadian business groups, says the Canadian Trucking Alliance.
ATRI releases annual list of top 100 U.S. truck bottlenecks
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in the United States.
WCB seminars coming to Red Deer
The WCB is presenting an employer information, return to work in rural areas and employer appeal seminar in Red Deer on April 6 and Oct. 5.
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AMTA’s Calgary office is located on the traditional Treaty 7 lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Tsuu-Tina (SOO-tih-nah) and Nakota Nations, and the Métis Nation Region 3.
AMTA’s Edmonton offices are located on the traditional Treaty 6 territory of the Cree, Dene (DEH-NEH), Blackfoot, Saulteaux (SOH-toh), and Nakota Sioux. This is the home of the Métis Settlements and the Métis Nation of Alberta, Regions, 2, 3, and 4, within the historical Northwest Métis Homeland.