CN Grain Unloads Rise But West Coast Dips
Canadian National unloaded 148 179 tonnes of grain in Week 235, totaling 7 795 314 tonnes year to date. West coast ports saw weekly unloads drop with Vancouver at 95 231 tonnes this year 3 268 929 tonnes. Prince Rupert reached 27 780 tonnes for 891 242 this crop year. Thunder Bay received 25 168 tonnes, year to date 3 257 422. Churchill remains at 377 721 tonnes.
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Western Canada
West Coast
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
Thunder Bay
Churchill
Provinces vie for potash buyers in India and China
Manitoba and Saskatchewan clash for investors and markets as Canpotex sales and letters of understanding with India seek to secure long term potash supply. Investment talks target Lanigan and Manitoba Potash Project with hopes for production in the mid-1990s.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Department of Energy & Mines Statt
India
China
Energy & Mines
Wilson Parasiuk
Minerals 3Nd Metals Trading Corporation of India Ltd
Parasiuk
Korea
Canpotex
Saskatchewan Potash Producers’ Marketing Company
Eric Eckdahl
Emergy & Mines
Charles Kang
Kang
Eckdahl
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
Department of Energy & Mines
John Reid
Lanigan
Grant Devine
Scenic route may cut tourist traffic in Parkland region
Andrea Tourism Manitoba-Parkland plans to push a resolution at the Yellowhead Highway Association meeting to detour summer traffic around Highway 16. The proposed scenic route would run Minnedosa to Riding Mountain National Park to Roblin, rejoining near Russell, aiming to boost regional tourism but sparking concern that Russell could be bypassed and local businesses affected. TMPR members mostly support the idea, with officials noting uncertain regional impact and debating who will attend the Prince George meeting to present the proposal.
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Tourism
Manitoba - Parkland Region
CTMPR
Roblin
Russell
Yellowhead
Russel
TMPR
Yellowhead Highway Association
Cern
Saskatchewan
Yorkton
Yellowhead Highway
Russell Chamber
Thom
Prince George
Spence Reavie
Chamber
Reavie
Russell Area Sees Minor Flooding After Simmering River Levels
Manitoba flood updates show Russell and surrounding areas escaping major damage as Fisher River ice jams and rapid run-off crest earlier in the week. Evacuations occurred at Peguis Reserve, while Selkirk and Portage Diversion sites faced ice buildup and brief surges. Authorities warn ongoing spring melt could trigger localized minor flooding near Russell.
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Russell
Manitoba
Water Resources Branch
Rick Bowering
Fisher River
Gimli
Arborg
Riverton
Selkirk
Assinibione
Rive
Bowering
Assiniboine
Portage
Lake
Water Resources Flood Forecast Centre
Saskatchewan tax cut squeezes Manitoba border retailers
Manitoba retailers along the Saskatchewan border anticipate hurt as Saskatchewan eliminates its provincial sales tax on adults clothing footwear and yard goods. The 55 percent tax was removed for items under 300 dollars with mixed impact on local shops in Russell Mala Shoes and Boscher’s store while shoppers may cross into Saskatchewan for savings. A Sask tax spokesman noted exclusions for protective wear and sports clothes and critics call the move a pre election gesture by Grant Devine's government.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Gary Lane
Russell
Revenue Department
Grant Devine
Boscher
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Tourism Committee
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Asessippi Provincial Park
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Myra Kilkenny
Mala Shoes
Langenburg
Churchbridge
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