Grain Transportation Issues
BREAKING NEWS:
On April 29, 2010, APAS delivered a formal submission to the Rail Freight Service Review Panel. To learn more about the service revliew, click [HERE]
To read the APAS submission to the panel, click (HERE)
On January 22, 2010, APAS launched a farmer survey about rail service to gather data for our submission to the Rail Freight Service Review Panel.
On December 23, 2009 - APAS submitted a formal Level of Service Complaint against CNR to the CTA. Click [HERE] to view the submission and the CTA's response
On December 8, 2009, the Agriculture and Agri-food Committee agreed on the following motion:
“That the Committee recommend to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities that the Government of Canada take such steps, commence such inquires and/or amend such Canadian legislations or regulations as may be required to forthwith prevent the delisting and subsequent closure, for which notice was given by Canadian National, of 53 designated producer car loading sites in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and the removal of the shunt lines providing service to such sites, for such period of time that the Government of Canada, in its opinion and in consultation with all stakeholders, determines advisable and in the best interest of all concerned.”
Learn more about Rail Freight Transportation and Producer Car Loading sites [HERE]
Additional content will be posted in the upcoming weeks under the headings listed below:
- CN Delisting of producer car loading sites
- Cost of capital methodology Review -updated 11/01/10
- Industry Developments Fund (IDF) Review - updated 11/01/10
- Rail Freight Service Review
- Discontinuance Payment Indexing
- Costing Review