Upgrade For Air Cargo at Halifax

Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Canada will begin work on a multi-tenant cargo facility at an estimated cost of $15 million.

The 40,000-square-foot building will feature an 8,000-square-foot area for temperature-controlled cargo and will be located near the new IMP hangar, which is accessible through a taxiway from the runway.

The new building will help retain the quality of perishable products, which are kept in cold storage until flight departure.

Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA), a locally controlled, non-share capital corporation, was incorporated in November of 1995. In 2000, Halifax International Airport Authority took over the management of Halifax Stanfield International Airport, as Transport Canada relinquished its role of operator, and became landlord and regulator.

Image, HIAA.

M&A Firm Opens Branch in Canada

The Woodbridge Group has opened of its first Canadian office in Toronto, Ontario.

Woodbridge Group provides sell- and buy-side, financing and distressed company mergers and acquisitions services to businesses with $5 million to $50 million in sales.

The firm operates out of 11 offices in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, California, Massachusetts, Georgia, Texas, Washington, D.C., Toronto, the Netherlands and Brazil.

For more information (905) 536-6325. Robert Koenig is president of the firm.

New England, It's Only February

In 2008, there were 79,552 new snowmobiles sold in the U.S., and 50,556 new snowmobiles sold in Canada. The economic impact of snowmobiling is $29.6 billion annually, and the average age of a snowmobile owner is 44 years old, according to industry statistics.

To see trail options that include Canada - visit Trailsource, an online guide. (Premium services require a subscription; be sure to check out the topographical maps.)

For state forests in Connecticut see all the details on the Department of Environmental Protection site.