ROSSER, Manitoba — The Canadian government will contribute up to C$18 million toward development of a rail-served industrial park near Winnipeg, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced Wednesday.
Funds for the CentrePort Canada project will help pay for an additional switch connecting to the adjacent Canadian Pacific main line, several kilometers of track within the park, a container lift station, and connections to access roads at the 665-acre development.
The federal funding, which will cover half the project cost, will come from the National Trade Corridors Fund.
Alghabra said in a press release that development of the industrial park will “reduce congestion and enhance the flow of goods across the country, resulting in significant economic benefits for the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region and for Manitoba.” Kenneth W. Marish Sr. of Focus Equities, the project developer and owner, said the location is “strategic to the provincial, Canadian, and U.S. supply chains” and “capitalizes on the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Soiuthern merger.”
