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Man. First Nations seek to buy Churchill port, rail line

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 18, 2015

Manitoba’s northern First Nations have responded to the “for sale” notice on the port and rail line that allow Prairie farmers and handlers to ship grain exports through Hudson Bay. The Canadian arm of U.S. shortline firm OmniTrax confirmed Friday it has a letter of intent in hand from a group of First Nations in

News

Port of Churchill rail line on the sales block: Harrison

OmniTrax says it either wants more help from government to maintain the rail service — or it wants out

By Allan Dawson November 30, 2015

The owners of the Port of Churchill and the rail line serving it say it’s up for sale unless governments agree to provide more support. Merv Tweed, the president of OmniTrax Canada, a subsidiary of Denver-based rail company OmniTrax, did not return phone messages before press time Monday. But he said in an interview with

The Clipper Bettina. (Clipper-Group.com)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Churchill’s first shipment of season now loading

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus September 9, 2015

Churchill, Man. | CNS Canada — Grain loading has started on the first vessel of the season to reach Manitoba’s northern Port of Churchill. The Clipper Bettina arrived at the Hudson Bay port Sunday and began receiving grain Wednesday. The vessel is to leave for Africa within days, with 36,000 tonnes of hard red spring

Crops, Markets, Weather

Ships’ sailing season starts soon at Churchill

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus August 20, 2015

CNS Canada –– Manitoba’s Port of Churchill is almost ready to start moving grain this season, as ships are expected to go out within the next 10 days, the port’s operator said. “The elevator is starting to fill up and the rail cars are lining up for delivery on time. We’ve got ships predicted to

Weather, Weather Vane

General weather pattern remains the same

Issued: Monday, July 27, 2015 – Covering: July 29 – August 5, 2015

By Daniel Bezte July 30, 2015

Last week’s forecast played out pretty close to what was predicted, with the only exception that we didn’t really see much of a cool-down last Friday. It does look like we’ll see overall temperatures cool down a little during this forecast period as the general weather pattern undergoes a bit of a change. This is

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Late start expected for Manitoba’s Port of Churchill

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus June 19, 2015

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s northern Port of Churchill will start its shipping season later this year, as its operator hopes to lower the cost of maintenance on the railway serving the port. Merv Tweed, president of port and railway operator OmniTrax Canada, said the company expects the first grain vessel will go out sometime in

Crops, Local news

VIDEO: After 70 years, farming still puts a spring in his step

Cartwright farmer Jack Pawich says some things about farming never change

By Allan Dawson June 18, 2015

How does a southern Manitoba farmer end up pumping gas for Elvis Presley? Serendipity. But it was love of farming and a lot of hard work rather than luck that resulted in the 90-year-old farmer sowing his 70th crop this spring on the farm he was raised on, now operated by his son Randy and

Opinion

Assiniboine River Basin Initiative a good first step

But 'there be dragons' to tame for it to be a success

By Jim Collinson December 1, 2014

Those who attended the meeting in Regina that established the Assiniboine River Basin Initiative deserve credit for their effort. Their determination to come up with a plan to address land and water issues within the basin should be welcomed by all, but the obstacles they face are many. The biggest by far is the poor

Weather Vane

Winter now settling in

Issued: Monday, Nov. 17, 2014 – Covering: Nov. 19 – Nov. 26, 2014

By Daniel Bezte November 21, 2014

We’ve been in an interesting weather pattern over the last week or so, basically stuck between a large area of low pressure anchored over Hudson Bay and a ridge of high pressure to our west. This has placed us in a predominantly northerly flow, bringing well-below-average temperatures. The other interesting feature has been the occasional

Crops, Weather

Churchill caps off challenging year

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News November 14, 2014

CNS Canada — The harsh winter of 2013-14 appears to have taken a toll on the tonnage of grain and oilseeds shipped through Hudson Bay during its now-concluded shipping season. Just 540,000 tonnes of wheat and other products including durum and canola were shipped through the Port of Churchill in 2014. Last year, that number

Daily Network News

Prairie forecast: Extended cold snap as Arctic high pressure moves in

Ukraine wheat exports remain low amid Russian attacks on ports, weak demand

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans dip in choppy trading as Greenland dispute and global supply weigh

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