How Alberta’s reliance on rail shipments prompts unease amid labour uncertainty
“We have contracts, they’re in place. They have certain time periods that we were about to deliver by, and companies...
“We have contracts, they’re in place. They have certain time periods that we were about to deliver by, and companies...
“I’m definitely pleased. It’s too bad we couldn’t have got to this point before some of the damage was already...
“We’ve had 16 major port and rail disruptions since 2010. So this is something that we’ve unfortunately become quite accustomed...
“Harvest is right now. We’re combining. Bids are dropping daily because elevators don’t want grain, and they’re stopping deliveries from...
Agriculturally, farmers across Canada’s Prairie provinces are bracing for impact. Stephen Vandervalk, vice-president of the Wheat Growers Association, lamented how...
The Wheat Growers Association (WGA) points out that Canadian agriculture contributes $150B to our GDP and say its appalling that...
“It is shocking that the Minister of Labour will not use the tools available to him, including Sec 107 of the...
The Western Wheat Growers Association is another group with a similar tone towards Ottawa and its handling of the ongoing...
“It is appalling that strike action by a few can hold a national economy hostage and we have heard nothing”...
Stephen Vandervalk farms near Fort Macleod, Alta., and is the vice-president of the Wheat Growers Association. He called the situation...
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