The Canadian Press: Port of Churchill sees renewed interest as Canada looks to diversify trade routes

Barry Prentice, who directs the University of Manitoba’s Transport Institute, said a container facility would make a lot of sense at Churchill.

Western-bound containers from Europe arrive in Montreal “and then have a very long rail ride out to the Prairies, which is pretty expensive,” he said. 

“And if you look at Churchill, it’s a very short route … There could be great savings there.”

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