Company pulls out of running to takeover northern Manitoba rail line to Churchill

By The Canadian Press, National Post; May 22, 2018 WINNIPEG — A company that announced a surprise bid earlier this…

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Canadian Union Calls for Re-Investment in Churchill Region: Says Government Owes the People of Churchill

A press release from The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE); May 10, 2018: OTTAWA, May 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)…

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Churchill, Manitoba presses for Hudson Bay Railway deal before harsh winter

By Jacqueline Nelson and Eric Atkins, The Globe and Mail; May 4, 2018 Churchill is racing the clock to secure…

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Manitoba: First Nations, private firm agree to acquire Hudson Bay rail line, Port of Churchill

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; May 4, 2018 A group of Manitoba First Nations — through a newly formed partnership with…

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Opinion: Rebuild the Churchill rail line

By Brian Zinchuk, Estevan Mercury; May 2, 2018 In the fabled poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Lord Alfred…

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Manitoba: Omnitrax Inc.’s name scratched off federal lawsuit against Churchill railway owners

By Cameron MacLean, CBC News; February 27, 2018 Omnitrax owns the Hudson Bay Railway Company, but its lawyer says the parent…

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Ottawa to offset higher gas prices after Churchill, Manitoba, lost its rail link

By The Canadian Press, National Post; February 17, 2018 CHURCHILL, Man. — The federal government says it will help residents…

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Omnitrax not solely to blame for Churchill, Manitoba debacle

By Ian Robson, Winnipeg Sun; December 20, 2017 For more than 100 years, the Port of Churchill on Hudson Bay…

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Manitoba: Town of Churchill says thank you to everyone who helped after rail line lost

By The Canadian Press, Lethbridge Herald; December 22, 2017 CHURCHILL, Man. – The town of Churchill in northern Manitoba is…

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Canadian feds announce funding for Churchill, Manitoba, as rail dispute continues

By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press, National Post; December 1, 2017 CHURCHILL, Man. — The federal government has announced millions…

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Canada: Ottawa says Fairfax Financial Holdings interested in broken Churchill rail line

From The Daily Courier; November 17, 2017 OTTAWA – The federal government says a Toronto-based holding company is interested in…

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Canada moves forward with legal action against OmniTRAX over Hudson Bay Railway

Written by Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, RT&S Magazine; November 15, 2017 What began with a 200-year flood event may now be…

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Canadian feds ready to deliver on lawsuit ultimatum over stalled Churchill, Manitoba rail repairs

By Josh K. Elliott, CTVNews.ca; November 13, 2017 The federal government is preparing to sue U.S.-based Omnitrax over the company’s…

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Manitoba: OmniTrax raises gas prices 30 per cent in Churchill

From Thompson Citizen; November 9, 2017 Another knock-on effect of the suspension of rail service between Gillam and Churchill revealed…

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Manitoba: As Canadian federal government ultimatum for railway nears, Churchill pays the price

By Eric Atkins, Railway Industry Reporter, The Globe and Mail; November 9, 2017 No roads link Churchill, Man., with places…

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Northern Manitobans feel the bite as rail company OmniTRAX cuts service, charges new fees

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News, November 5, 2017 Omnitrax is raising fees, cutting service and moving equipment out of Manitoba, prompting…

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Finger-pointing intensifies as train cars shipped out of Churchill, Manitoba

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News; October 17, 2017 Omnitrax fired another blast at the federal government and Ottawa wasted no time hitting…

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Temporary repairs to Churchill, Manitoba rail line could get it running in 30 days: Consultant report

By Kelly Malone, CBC News; October 16, 2017 A temporary repair proposal outlines how Omnitrax could get rail service returned to…

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Churchill, Manitoba will be warm this winter, but its future worries locals

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News; October 16, 2017 Trucks laden with heating fuel rumble through Manitoba’s most northern community during the…

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Manitoba: Ship carrying supplies and fuel arrives in Churchill

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News, October 15, 2017 The MV Nunalik sailed into the Churchill River early Sunday morning with a…

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Manitoba: Ship brings propane to Churchill, will leave with stranded VIA Rail train

By Rob Drinkwater, The Canadian Press, CTV News; October 15, 2017 CHURCHILL, Man. — A ship has arrived in Manitoba’s…

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Canadian federal government issues ultimatum over broken rail line to Churchill, Manitoba

By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press, National Observer; October 13, 2017 The federal government is threatening to sue the owner…

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Churchill, Manitoba business offers to replace Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s moccasins, if PM helps struggling town

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News; October 13, 2017 Penny Rawlings has a replacement pair of moccasins for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…

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Manitoba Analysis – Churchill resident sends message to politicians: ‘look north dude’

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News; October 9, 2017 “Look north dude.” That plain-speaking advice was fired at Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister…

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Still no rail service in northern Manitoba town as winter approaches

By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press, National Post; October 5, 2017 CHURCHILL, Man. — With winter looming and still no…

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