Event to celebrate the completion of Ashcroft Terminal's Expansion
Mayor Andy Anderson, Village of Ashcroft; MP Mark Strahl, Chilliwack–Fraser Canyon; Consul General Johannes Vervloed, Kingdom of the Netherlands; Dr. David Fung, Chairman & CEO ACDEG Group of Companies and member of the Board of Directors of CentrePort Canada Inc.; President & CEO Bob Landucci, Ashcroft Terminal
May 21, 2014
Ashcroft, British Columbia - The Government of Canada today announced the completion of Ashcroft Terminal’s Expansion project, which will improve the flow of goods by rail, and give local industry a competitive edge in international trade.
The newly completed terminal expansion project — announced today by Mark Strahl, Member of Parliament for Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport — added a 1,500-metre enhanced connection to the mainline with additional railcar storage, transload facilities and support tracks. These improvements will help the terminal to more efficiently handle manufacturing, industrial and mining materials, and agricultural products. They will also allow shipments to move more quickly through the rail corridor.
The project will also provide local producers and shippers with safer and better services, including greater road access to the terminal.
These improvements will help to forge stronger shipping ties between British Columbia’s natural resource sector and the Asia-Pacific region, providing competitive options to shippers from the Ashcroft area. The terminal expansion has served as an important step in helping to diversify the region’s economy in response to the mountain pine beetle infestation, which has put the forestry industry at risk and threatened the stability of the regional economy.
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