Planes, trains and automobiles.

They’re just some of the modes of transportation that will be discussed at the Northern Transportation Symposium to be held in Thompson on September 5th and 6th.

The symposium is being hosted by the Thompson Chamber of Commerce as a way to bring those involved in various sectors of transportation together.

Volker Beckmann, one of the organizers adds more here.

“We felt that there is a lot of good stuff going on in the North right now but sometimes the rail people don’t necessarily talk to the air people who don’t talk to the road people. We’ve learned a little over the last six months, in preparing this conference or symposium, that there is some interesting aspects and by bringing people together in a room, hopefully we can collaborate and look at new and improved ways to move passengers and freight.”

To find out more about the symposium, the guest speakers, and how to register, go to NTsymposium.ca.

You can also hear the interview with Beckmann on Thompson Today this afternoon at 12:40 and 5:10.