A ship docked at the Port of Vancouver. Grain terminal workers at the Port of Vancouver walked off the job on Sept. 24, causing the second disruption to Canada’s grain transportation system in the past two months.

Canada’s trade rep takes another blow with Port of Vancouver strike: grain industry

Port grain terminal strike could give Canada a bad name so soon after rail labour dispute

Reading Time: 6 minutes Canada’s reputation in international grain markets took another hit when the most recent labour dispute shut down six grain terminals in Vancouver, industry says. “Every two years, roughly, we end up with some form of labour issue and this year it’s like a double whammy,” said Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corporation, the company that […] Read more