Ontario Northland Transportation Commission

Ontera Expands Leadership Team with Accomplished Diagnostic Industry Executives

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

These two new appointments to the leadership team will serve critical roles in advancing Onteras commercialization strategy.

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  • These two new appointments to the leadership team will serve critical roles in advancing Onteras commercialization strategy.
  • I am thrilled to welcome Paul and John to the Ontera leadership team, said Murielle Thinard-McLane, Chief Executive Officer at Ontera.
  • Their collective depth of experience and proven leadership in the diagnostics industry will be extremely valuable to the company as we advance with urgency toward commercialization.
  • Prior to Ontera, Mr. Marr led the U.S. laboratory sales team in providing high-throughput molecular diagnostic testing solutions at Hologic.

Monarch Gold Signs MOU With Ontario Northland for Wasamac

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

The Ontario Northland Railway serves northern Ontario and northern Quebec, running directly past Wasamac to end its route at Rouyn-Noranda, after which the line becomes CN property east of Rouyn-Noranda.

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  • The Ontario Northland Railway serves northern Ontario and northern Quebec, running directly past Wasamac to end its route at Rouyn-Noranda, after which the line becomes CN property east of Rouyn-Noranda.
  • MONTREAL, July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -MONARCH GOLD CORPORATION ("Monarch" or the"Corporation") (TSX: MQR) (OTCMKTS: MRQRF)(FRANKFURT: MR7)is pleased toannounce that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") with Ontario Northland Railway ("Ontario Northland") for the transportation of ore from its Wasamac gold project to the Kidd concentrator in Timmins, Ontario, pursuant to the MOU with Glencore Canada Corporation.
  • "Ontario Northland has the necessary capacity, a solid reputation and has been providing this transportation service to mining companies for more than a century.
  • Ontario Northland has been moving freight in and out of Northeastern Ontario and Northwestern Quebec for over 115 years.

Ontario Northland transfer good sign for travellers in Northern Ontario

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

TORONTO, Nov. 12, 2019 /CNW/ - Steps toward a transfer of ministerial oversight of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission to the Ministry of Transportation is a positive change for residents in Northern Ontario, but the key component of Northlander rail line service remains missing.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 12, 2019 /CNW/ - Steps toward a transfer of ministerial oversight of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission to the Ministry of Transportation is a positive change for residents in Northern Ontario, but the key component of Northlander rail line service remains missing.
  • "All residents of Ontario deserve access to a safe and reliable transportation network, that must include the North," said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President.
  • "Unifor members in the transportation sector have called not only for this transfer, but also for the return of the Northlander rail service."
  • "A timely transfer of Ontario Northland will be step one for Doug Ford, but he's still short of fulfilling his campaign promise to Northerners.

Ontera Expands Executive Leadership Team as the Nanopore Diagnostics Company Advances Towards Product Commercialization

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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

These two new members of the Ontera leadership team will play critical roles in preparing the company for commercialization of its first device in 2021.

Key Points: 
  • These two new members of the Ontera leadership team will play critical roles in preparing the company for commercialization of its first device in 2021.
  • As vice president of product management, Mark Rose will be responsible for the development, launch and commercial activities of Onteras diagnostic product portfolio.
  • Under his leadership, Ontera will introduce its first product, which will leverage Onteras novel sample-to-answer platform for initial applications in agriculture.
  • The company aims to revolutionize diagnostics with its single-molecule detection and genome analysis platforms based on proprietary biochemistry and silicon nanopore chip-based sensors.

BASF and Ontera Collaborate on Precision Diagnostics to Support Farmers With In-Field Disease Monitoring

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Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Ontera Inc. and BASF have announced a research collaboration to detect diseases and resistances in plants leveraging Onteras molecular diagnostic platform.

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  • Ontera Inc. and BASF have announced a research collaboration to detect diseases and resistances in plants leveraging Onteras molecular diagnostic platform.
  • Our customers are professionals who expect innovation at the highest standards, and Onteras platform is a great complement to the strong innovation portfolio of BASF.
  • It provides farmers with critical information needed to save crops, reduce losses and optimize pesticide application.
  • This collaboration is an excellent example of how Ontera is democratizing precision diagnostics to create a more sustainable planet, said Murielle Thinard-McLane, CEO of Ontera.

Tentative Agreement Reached with Ontario Northland

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Monday, February 18, 2019

NORTH BAY, ON, Feb. 18, 2019 /CNW/ - Unifor Local 103 has reached a tentative agreement with the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) to renew all five Unifor Agreements that expired on December 31, 2018.

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  • NORTH BAY, ON, Feb. 18, 2019 /CNW/ - Unifor Local 103 has reached a tentative agreement with the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) to renew all five Unifor Agreements that expired on December 31, 2018.
  • Unifor represents more than 350 workers at Ontario Northland who work in a variety of classifications, including clerical, on-board passenger train service, yard office, stores, freight sheds, hotel staff and mechanical shop craft workers.
  • Ontario Northland is a provincial Crown agency of the government of Ontario.
  • Details will not be released until the agreement is presented to members.