# New Ownership For Port of Churchill and Hudson Bay Rail Line - DiscoverWestman.com - Local news, Weather, Sports, Free Classifieds and Business Listings for Westman region, Manitoba

> OmniTrax signed a memorandum of understanding with the Missinippi Rail Consortium of northern Manitoba First Nations to transfer ownership of the Port of Churchill and Hudson Bay rail line. The sale price is unknown, and federal approval is still required before the 2017 grain season.

- Date: 2016-12-22 · published 2016-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73508-new-ownership-for-port-of-churchill-and-hudson-bay-rail-line-discoverwestman
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The pending ownership change could restore the Churchill export route for Prairie grain, which would ease logistics constraints and freight costs for feed grain supplies.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral

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## Sources

- discoverwestman.com: https://discoverwestman.com/articles/new-ownership-for-port-of-churchill-and-hudson-bay-rail-line

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