CentrePort Gets $3.5-M Boost

(Winnipeg Free Press – Geoff Kirbyson)

The federal and Manitoba governments have given CentrePort Canada a $3.5 million boost. The money will assist the corporation, which is gearing up to run an inland port, concentrating export-oriented manufacturing, warehousing and multi-modal distribution activities around the airport, with its start-up and operating costs.

Premier Gary Doer and Stockwell Day, minister of international trade and the Asia-Pacific Gateway, made the joint announcement Thursday evening at the Richardson International Airport.

They also announced a pair of pilot projects. The first, called the Canada-Manitoba CentrePort International Business Development Project will enable CentrePort to become Canada’s first foreign trade zone, a move designed to make it an attractive location for international trade and investment.

Read more here. View an image of the Pacific Gateway transport map here.