Nationalize port of Churchill under port authority, NDP MP Niki Ashton urges
OTTAWA — A New Democrat MP is urging the federal government to nationalize the port of Churchill, Man., which has been closed since last summer.
Niki Ashton says the port is a strategic asset that shouldn’t be at the mercy of a private American corporation.
Ashton’s call for action follows the decision last summer by Denver-based Omnitrax not to open the seasonal port this year, due to low demand.
The company has also scaled back freight service on the Hudson Bay Railway line — the only land link to Churchill and nearby communities.