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Canadian Consul General in Detroit lambasts Ambassador Bridge company for...
Roy Norton, Canada’s Consul General at Detroit, blasted the Ambassador Bridge company for what he described as its ongoing campaign of lies during a breakfast meeting hosted by the Detroit Regional...
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Snyder urges Windsor-Detroit business leaders to fight against Moroun’s proposal
The push to build a $1-billion downriver bridge triggered a war of words Monday as Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder came to Detroit as guest speaker for a prominent group of business leaders from both sides...
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Daily Show pokes fun at Michigan DRIC opponents
Comedy Central has its sights set on the Windsor region yet again, with the Daily Show mocking Michigander skepticism of the DRIC bridge. In a segment aired Wednesday night, comedian Al Madrigal,...
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Detroit consulate office will no longer process resident and work visas
Some services and staff under the visa and immigration section at the Canadian Consulate office in Detroit are being eliminated — a move that could have a negative effect on the Windsor area, says MP...
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An unconventional diplomat
He called the owner of the Ambassador Bridge a greedy, manipulative liar. He appeared on Comedy Central’s late-night satirical The Daily Show. He campaigned in the U.S. election. For a diplomat, Roy...
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Canada to start buying property in Delray for DRIC bridge
The Canadian government has dedicated $25 million in its recent budget to start buying property in Delray for the new Detroit River bridge, while U.S. federal administrators debate the size and scope...
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Lessenberry: What happened to that bridge?
DETROIT — So whatever happened to the New International Trade Crossing Bridge over the Detroit River? Why hasn’t ground been broken yet? When will construction start? Didn’t the two governments sign an...
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Snyder, Canadian leaders urge Washington to fund DRIC customs plaza
Construction of a $1 billion downriver bridge has hit another hurdle and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has lashed out at decision makers in Washington for being slow to sign off on $250 million required to...
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Key player in DRIC bridge battle leaving for new job
One of the champions behind the planned $1-billion Detroit River bridge is being relocated by the federal government to a new job. Canadian Consul General Roy Norton has been shifted by the Department...
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Feds to buy land in Detroit to clear way for new bridge
DETROIT — The Canadian government plans to start buying land in Detroit for the U.S. portion of a new bridge linking the nations, a Canadian official said in a report published Sunday, a move that...
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Vander Doelen: Canada’s Bridge To Detroit
Roy Norton, Canada’s consul general in Detroit, caused an amusing stir over the new Windsor-Detroit bridge before heading off to his new diplomatic posting in Chicago. If you support the idea of a new...
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The Star’s view: No need to panic about DRIC
What a difference a day makes. On Sunday people were in a tizzy over the U.S. government’s failure to commit to a new border inspection plaza on the Michigan side of the Detroit River. Canadian Consul...
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Delray homeowners want answers as property acquistion looms
The Canadian government will be buying up properties in southwest Detroit to make room for the new downriver bridge, but a Michigan state politician expressed frustration Tuesday that affected...
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Obama fails to include money for DRIC bridge in proposed U.S. budget
Canada’s Consul General Roy Norton believes the new Windsor-Detroit bridge remains on target for a 2020 opening, despite disappointing news that U.S. President Barack Obama has no money earmarked for a...
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DRIC Bridge Worries Overblown
A spate of grim news reports about the new bridge between Windsor and Detroit have suggested that new hurdles might prevent the crossing from ever being built. Don’t believe these stories, especially...
View ArticleRoy Norton joins Howe bridge decision-making team
Roy Norton, the former Counsel General of Canada in Detroit, has been named as a board member of the International Authority overseeing construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge project....
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