The Port of Churchill in Churchill, Man. 2018.Photo by JOHN WOODS/THE CANADIAN PRESS

New deal hopes to establish an alternative port for grain shipments

Invest Tisdale, Arctic Gateway Group looking to get shipments flowing through Port of Churchill, Manitoba

by · Saskatoon StarPhoenix

An economic development group in Saskatchewan is looking to get regular grain shipments flowing once again through the Port of Churchill, Manitoba.

Invest Tisdale, the economic development agency for the town and surrounding area in northeast Saskatchewan, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last week with Arctic Gateway Group LP, which owns the Port of Churchill, to work toward the establishment of regular rail service to the port.

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