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Manitoba is placing up $51 million in new funding to assist improve the Hudson Bay Railway line as federal and provincial authorities officers met in Winnipeg Sunday to work towards the potential of increasing the Port of Churchill.
The funding will even assist pay for a brand new critical-minerals storage facility on the Port of Churchill, the province mentioned in a joint assertion with the federal authorities on Sunday.
Nevertheless Ottawa’s checklist of main tasks of “national importance” nonetheless doesn’t embody the port enlargement.
In September, the Port of Churchill Plus was included beneath the Main Initiatives Workplace’s “transformative strategies list” whereas the prime minister introduced different tasks would transfer ahead.
In Winnipeg on Sunday, Prime Minister Mark Carney mentioned the Port of Churchill opens up a “huge host of opportunities” in northern Manitoba, together with prospects for “energy, agriculture, critical minerals and beyond.”
Premier Wab Kinew mentioned the enlargement in Churchill stays a “major priority” for Manitoba, as he handed a soccer — Winnipeg is internet hosting the Gray Cup championship this weekend — to Carney, saying the “ball is in his hands.”
With the brand new $51 million in funding, the province has spent $87.5 million on the venture. The federal authorities introduced in March that it’s contributing $175 million.
The joint press launch mentioned Carney and Kinew “committed to continuing this work in an expedited fashion.”
Plans and a technique for the port enlargement are anticipated to be launched in Spring 2026, the joint launch mentioned.
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