By: Martin Cash Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition June 24, 2017 Barry Prentice, the supply chain management professor at the University of Manitoba, is hard-headed when it comes to the justification of investment in transportation infrastructure. “I always tell my students the three most important words in transportation are utilization, utilization […]
Free Public Lecture: Wednesday May 17, 7pm – 9pm Ice roads and Cargo Airships – State of the Technology and Opportunities for the North Location: RBC Convention Centre, Room 2H (north building), 375 York Ave, Winnipeg, MB Speakers: Ms Judy Klassen, Interim Leader, Manitoba Liberal Party and MLA for Kewatinook Dr. Barry E. Prentice, Professor, […]
Published by the VICE News on January 11th, 2016: “Barry Prentice has submitted a report to Transport Canada, the country’s transport ministry, urging the government to get behind the old technology as a way to alleviate northern Canada’s infrastructure problems. That means ironing out what he sees as regulatory impediments, and even investing tax dollars […]
By: Joseph Quesnel Republished from the Winnipeg Sun print edition September 20, 2013 First Nations in northern Manitoba are finally seriously considering another solution to deal with their isolation. The next wave of the future for transporting goods to the north still might be in airships and hybrid air vehicles. A group of northern First […]
By: Barry Prentice Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition April 22, 2013 A11 A proposal to build an ice road from Churchill to Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, has been presented with the endorsement of both federal and provincial politicians (Nunavut link down the road? March 23). Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation Minister, Steve Ashton, is […]
Dr. Barry E. Prentice, June 20th, 2011. The “bold idea” Diane Gray outlines to use the CentrePort model for the development of Churchill deserves analysis. Most observers of Northern transportation would agree the Port of Churchill has seldom lived up to either expectations or economic potential. Consequently, an assessment of this Arctic Gateway vision is […]
Global warming forcing a rethink of how best to resupply remote communities By Dr. Barry E. Prentice, October 27th, 2007 MOST discussions of climate change, melting ice caps and global weather events are focused on measurement. The debate needs to shift to consider how we are going to cope with these changes. In no case […]
Held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – October 29 – 31st, 2007 Welcome By: Russ Wyatt, Councillor, City of Winnipeg It is an honour to bring greetings on behalf of his Worship, Mayor Sam Katz and all members of Winnipeg City Council to welcome the delegates who are attending the 4th International Symposium of ‘Airships to […]
Held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – May 31st – June 2nd, 2005 Foreword By: Dr. Barry E. Prentice, Transport Institute Professor, Supply Chain Management, I.H. Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba The Airships to the Arctic Symposia were created to provide a forum for the discussion of the supply of a new generation of […]
Held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – October 21 – 23rd, 2003 Forward By: Dr. Barry E. Prentice, Director, Transport Institute Professor, Transport and Logistics, I.H. Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba The second Airships to the Arctic Symposium builds on the progress made at the 2002 meeting. The conference opened with a very impressive […]
