Insights and Stories on OmniTrax

Ottawa threatens suit for Hudson Bay rail line repairs

Oct. 13, 2017 at 7:48 pm CDT

The federal government says the owner of the Hudson Bay Railway has 30 days to get the washed-out line repaired and running or will face a lawsuit for breach of contract. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, the MP for the Manitoba riding of Winnipeg South Centre, said in a statement […]

Feds step in to restore rail service to Churchill

Sep. 8, 2017 at 7:06 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

Washouts shut Hudson Bay Railway for shipping season

Jun. 9, 2017 at 8:27 pm CDT

By Staff

New step in Port of Churchill’s potential sale

Dec. 28, 2016 at 3:23 pm CST

By MarketsFarm Team

Development fund set up for Churchill

Sep. 30, 2016 at 3:09 pm CDT

By Staff

Churchill layoffs in effect, uncertainties remain

Aug. 9, 2016 at 5:31 pm CDT

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, […]

By Jade Markus

Northern port supporters appeal to government

Jul. 29, 2016 at 4:04 pm CDT

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 […]

By Staff

Farmers dismayed over Port of Churchill closure

Jul. 26, 2016 at 3:44 pm CDT

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 […]

By MarketsFarm Team Staff

Port of Churchill closing, blindsiding workers, industry alike

Jul. 26, 2016 at 9:00 am CDT

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 […]

By Erin DeBooy

‘Veil of uncertainty’ shrouds Churchill’s shipping season

Jun. 16, 2016 at 8:30 pm CDT

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 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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