High-speed rail snubs Smiths Falls as Canada unveils massive transit plan

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada’s biggest infrastructure project yet—a high-speed rail network called Alto. The 1,000-kilometre system will hit speeds of 300 km/hour, cutting Toronto-Montréal travel time to just three hours.Despite hopes of becoming a regional hub, Smiths Falls was left off the route.Mayor Shawn Pankow called the decision “disappointing,” and told myFM he … Continue reading High-speed rail snubs Smiths Falls as Canada unveils massive transit plan