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Newsletter Feature article PDF version
2023
Vol. 43 No. 1
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Client Identification Database (CID) 2023
(PDF, 1.51 MB)
2022
Vol. 42 No. 1
Lithium battery by air awareness campaign 2022
(PDF, 1.78 MB)
2021
Vol. 41 No. 1
Adopting a competency-based approach to training and assessment 2021
(PDF, 2.51 MB)
Fall/Winter 2020
Vol. 40 No. 2
CANUTEC – Emergency Response Guidebook 2020 (ERG 2020) Fall/Winter 2020
(PDF, 821 KB)
Spring/Summer 2020
Vol. 40 No. 1
TDG transformation roadmap Spring/Summer 2020
(PDF, 1.4 MB)
2019
Vol. 39 No. 1
CANUTEC – 40 Years of Emergency Response Advice 2019
(PDF, 1.9 MB)
August 2018
Vol. 38 No. 1
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Directorate's Mission and Vision August 2018
PDF (1.6 MB)
June 2017
Vol. 37 No. 1
Emergency Preparedness June 2017
PDF (2.4 MB)
December 2016
Vol. 36 No. 2
Issuance of New Protective Directions December 2016
PDF (1.31 MB)
July 2016
Vol. 36 No. 1
Explosive news: BLEVE vs. HIT July 2016
PDF (2 MB)
December 2015
Vol. 35 No. 1
ERAP Activation – A Case Study December 2015
PDF (4 MB)
2014
Vol. 34 No. 1
Raising CANUTEC Awareness in Salmon Arm, British Columbia 2014
PDF (1.64 MB)
Spring 2013
Vol. 33 No. 1
Canadian National Railways tests natural gas/diesel fuel powered locomotives between Edmonton and Fort McMurray, Alberta Spring 2013
PDF (2.06 MB)
Summer 2012
Vol. 32 No. 1
Risky Business Summer 2012
PDF (6,486 KB)
Fall 2011
Vol. 31 No. 2
Use of Shipping Names not Appearing in Schedule 1 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations Fall 2011
PDF (2,293 KB)
Spring 2011
Vol. 31 No. 1
Accepting US Hazmat Endorsements in Canada Spring 2011
PDF (2.47 MB)
Winter 2010
Vol. 30 No. 1
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Transportation of Dangerous Goods Winter 2010
PDF (2,320 KB)
Summer 2009
Vol. 29 No. 1
An amended Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 Summer 2009
PDF (1,234 KB)
Summer 2008
Vol. 28 No. 1
BILL C-56 Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 Summer 2008
PDF (1,207 KB)
Fall 2007
Vol. 27 No. 2
Revised Standards for Highway Tanks and Portable Tanks Fall 2007
PDF (1,129 KB)
Spring 2007
Vol. 27 No. 1
Improving The Accident Survivability Of Railroad Tank Cars Spring 2007
PDF (305 KB)
Fall 2006
Vol. 26 No. 2
Update on Vent-and-Burn: An Emergency Product Removal Technique Fall 2006
PDF (315 KB)
Spring 2006
Vol. 26 No. 1
Accident Summary Report 2005 Spring 2006
PDF (302 KB)
Winter 2005-2006
Vol. 25 No. 2
New Editions of Standards for Highway Tanks and Portable Tanks Winter 2005-2006
PDF (238 KB)
Spring 2005
Vol. 25 No. 1
ENFORCEMENT Spring 2005
PDF (259 KB)
Fall 2004
Vol. 24 No. 2
Permit SH 6216 Fall 2004
PDF (637 KB)
Spring 2004
Vol. 24 No. 1
The REVIEW of the TDG Act... Next Steps Spring 2004
PDF (223 KB)
Fall 2003
Vol. 23 No. 1
The REVIEW of the TDG Act Fall 2003
PDF (135 KB)
Winter 2002-03
Vol. 22 No. 2
30-Day Accident Reporting Winter 2002-03
PDF (163 KB)