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Churchill layoffs in effect, uncertainties remain

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus August 9, 2016

CNS Canada — Layoffs from Manitoba’s Port of Churchill are now in effect, but questions remain for those formerly employed by the port, the future of the town and the dynamics of Canadian grain handling. Answers to those questions aren’t coming from OmniTrax, the Denver-based railway that operates the port, as company officials have remained

Cereals, Comment

Analysis: Canada needs Churchill, but do grain farmers?

The port and bay line are vital to the northern economy, but so little grain moves the impact  on the grain sector would be minimal

By Allan Dawson August 5, 2016

Canada’s grain industry doesn’t need the Port of Churchill, or its railway — but Canada does. Both are important to Canadian sovereignty in the North and are vital to the economies of Churchill and other northern communities. From a farmer’s perspective the more shipping options available the better. But if Churchill — Canada’s only northern

Cereals, Crops, Pulses

Northern port supporters appeal to government

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 29, 2016

A consortium supporting continued operation of the Port of Churchill met with federal and provincial government representatives this week in search of ways to keep the port open. “This is an emergency for our community, our region and indeed our country,” Churchill Mayor Mike Spence in a release. “We’ve been told by farmers that there

“This is a major blow to us, especially when there appears to be an exceptionally large crop coming.” – KAP President Dan Mazier. Photo: File/Shannon VanRaes

Crops

Farmers dismayed over Port of Churchill closure

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff, MarketsFarm Team July 26, 2016

Manitoba’s largest general farm organization Keystone Agricultural Producers is calling on the federal government to keep the Port of Churchill operating until the end of the 2016 shipping season and beyond. Workers at the Port of Churchill were told Monday there would be no grain shipments going through the port this season, leaving approximately 10

Crops

Port of Churchill closing, blindsiding workers, industry alike

By Erin Debooy, GFM Network News July 26, 2016

Commodity News Service – The largest employer in Churchill, Manitoba will shut its doors, leaving employees and loaded cars alike stranded on the tracks. Workers at the Port of Churchill were told Monday, July 25, there would be no grain shipments going through the port this season, leaving approximately 10 per cent of Churchill residents out of

Crops

‘Veil of uncertainty’ shrouds Churchill’s shipping season

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin June 16, 2016

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s Port of Churchill is facing an uncertain grain shipping season, as ownership of the Hudson Bay facility is still up in the air, months after owner OmniTrax announced plans to sell the port and the railway that serves it. Denver-based OmniTrax announced in late 2015 it had accepted a letter of

NDP Leader Greg Selinger is facing a lawsuit from OmniTrax Canada.

Crops

OmniTrax alleges non-disclosure violation by premier and senior minister

The company alleges the unapproved disclosures were made to an accounting firm  and First Nation government

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 21, 2016

As the province headed to the polls the Winnipeg Free Press was reporting NDP Leader Greg Selinger, senior cabinet minister, Steve Ashton and the Manitoba government are being sued by OmniTrax Canada. Selinger and Ashton, the province’s infrastructure and transportation minister, are accused of breaching a non-disclosure agreement in relation to the proposed deal to

“What I’ve come to realize is that Hudson Bay Railway is a utility. It is a service to the North and it provides that service to many First Nations communities.” – Merv Tweed, OmniTrax

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First Nations leaders proving adept at train transition

First Nations ownership and utility-like business model will be key ingredients of a successful transition

By Jack Dawes April 4, 2016

OmniTrax might be pulling out of northern Manitoba, but that doesn’t mean the railway is doomed. Merv Tweed, OmniTrax Canada’s president, told the Hudson Bay Route Associations’ Mar. 23 annual meeting in Yorkton a consortium of First Nations communities is poised to take over the Hudson Bay Railway. Facing tough questions from the crowd about

Local news

First Nations interested in buying Churchill port and railway from OmniTrax Canada

A letter of intent has been accepted triggering a 45-day due diligence period in which both parties will work together to ensure that a purchase becomes a reality

By Allan Dawson December 24, 2015

The sooner the Port of Churchill and the rail line that serves it have a new owner the better, says Sinclair Harrison, president of the Hudson Bay Route Association (HBRA), an organization that supports and promotes the Hudson Bay Railway and Canada’s only deepwater ocean port. “We’re heading into another year and so long as

Crops, Markets, Weather

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

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

Daily Network News

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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Churchill layoffs in effect, uncertainties remain

Analysis: Canada needs Churchill, but do grain farmers?

Northern port supporters appeal to government

Farmers dismayed over Port of Churchill closure

Port of Churchill closing, blindsiding workers, industry alike

‘Veil of uncertainty’ shrouds Churchill’s shipping season

OmniTrax alleges non-disclosure violation by premier and senior minister

First Nations leaders proving adept at train transition

First Nations interested in buying Churchill port and railway from OmniTrax Canada

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

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