The Port of Churchill in Churchill, Man. is shown on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. Photo: John Woods/The Canadian Press/ZUMA Press/Reuters Connect

Sizing up Port of Churchill expansion challenges

University of Manitoba professor outlines hurdles the Port of Churchill must clear before it can become the sea trade powerhouse that Manitoba and Canadian governments hope it will

The Port of Churchill has some hurdles to clear before it can become the sea trade powerhouse for Manitoba and Canada that governments and the agricultural industry hope it will.

An aerial shot of the Port of Churchill. Photo: File

Port of Churchill revamp gathers pace

Canada’s Port of Churchill Plus update plan hopes to expand trade, including agriculture trade, at Manitoba’s Arctic sea port

Canada’s Port of Churchill Plus update plan hopes to expand trade, including agriculture trade, at Manitoba’s Arctic sea port






File photo of a BNSF grain train crossing the Gassman Coulee trestle near Minot, North Dakota. (Photo courtesy BNSF Railway)

Railways eliminate carbon surcharge

Surcharge came off April 1 after federal government axed consumer carbon price

Farmers said they are happy and relieved that Canada's two major railways have removed their carbon tax surcharges.


Canada’s extended 16o-kilometre interswitching radius is set to expire in March.

Interswitching pilot expiry worries grain sector

The extended interswitching radius will expire in March and, with Parliament prorogued, the Grain Growers of Canada are concerned there’s precious little opportunity to save it

Canada’s extended interswitching radius for rail shipment will expire in March and, with Parliament prorogued, the Grain Growers of Canada are concerned there’s precious little opportunity to save it.