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TOLLS * Canada - Truckers tolling the bell on
Charges tie ‘noose around the neck’ of struggling economy
Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada -The Chronicle Heraald, by TOM PETERS -Apr 1, 2009: -- The regional trucking industry has called for the elimination of all highway tolls in Atlantic Canada... Peter Nelson, executive director of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association, said tolls are costing the trucking industry tens of millions of dollars annually, which affects the cost of consumer products... Mr. Nelson, who also called for toll elimination on the Saint John-to-Digby ferry and the Halifax Harbour bridges, reacted strongly to a recent suggestion by the New Brunswick Union of Public and Private Employees, which called for more toll highways... (Picture by MARY ELLEN MacINTYRE / Truro Bureau - The regional trucking industry has called for the elimination of all highway tolls in Atlantic Canada. Peter Nelson, executive director of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association, said tolls, like those paid at Cobequid Pass toll booth on Highway 104, are costing the trucking industry tens of millions of dollars annually)Labels: toll roads debate
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