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Grain groups seek ‘essential service’ status for rail

By Dave Bedard November 26, 2019

With Canadian National Railway’s conductors and yard workers headed back to work, several Canadian grain groups now want to head off any future job action in the rail sector. CN and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference announced separately Tuesday they had reached a tentative agreement ending an eight-day strike by over 3,000 unionized staff. The […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Elevator operators seek quick end to CN strike

By Allan Dawson November 19, 2019

The Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA) wants grain shipments on Canadian National Railway (CN) to resume as soon as possible. “It has a major impact for every day that we’re not moving grain on CN,” WGEA executive director Wade Sobkowich said in an interview Tuesday. “A federal mediator has been appointed and that’s a step […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop

Senate hands back transport bill, with changes

By Alberta Farmer Staff March 29, 2018

Federal legislation sought by farm groups wanting improvements to rail service for the grain sector is on its way back from the Senate to the House of Commons. Senators on Thursday afternoon passed Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, on third reading — but with several amendments proposed Wednesday by the standing Senate committee on […] Read more

Crops

Rail delays put Canada four million tonnes behind its grain export program targets

Producers are incurring extra costs while grain vessels sit empty in port, waiting for rail deliveries

By Jennifer Blair March 3, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Backlogs in the grain-handling system aren’t just hurting growers’ bottom lines — they’re also tarnishing Canada’s reputation as a reliable supplier, according to the CEO of Pulse Canada. “We have to stop talking about railway statistics or country elevator statistics, and start talking about our reputation in markets around the world,” Gordon Bacon said at […] Read more

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Grain groups seek ‘essential service’ status for rail

Elevator operators seek quick end to CN strike

Senate hands back transport bill, with changes

Rail delays put Canada four million tonnes behind its grain export program targets

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