WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Province of Manitoba has announced an agreement with a major real estate developer for a 665-acre, rail-served industrial park as part of an existing inland port.
Focus Equities Inc. will build the CentrePort Canada Rail Park as part of the 20,000-acre CentrePort Canada in the Rural Municipality of Rosser, northwest of Winnipeg. The project will be served by Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and BNSF Railway.
Focus was selected as the most experienced and qualified developer following a 2018 Request for Proposals from CentrePort Canada Inc. and the Province of Manitoba. Heather Stefanson, the province’s premier, said in a press release the project is “expected to create more than 4,800 direct and indirect jobs and have a significant impact on the provinces’ GDP.”
In addition to rail and road access, the site is near Winnipeg’s James Armstrong Richardson International Airport.
“We are already in negotiations with global brands who are interested in choosing our Rail Park land for their transportation infrastructure needs,” said Ken Mariash, owner of Focus Equities.
Construction will begin “in the coming months,” according to the release, which does not indicate when it expects operations to begin.
Just don’t ask CP and CN to interchange or they will have to go the to Canadian Rail Board for arbitration.
Yeah, that’s what I thought right away.