Construction will begin soon on new grain elevator, expected to be operational in 2020
By Kate Ayers
Staff Writer
Farms.com
G3 Canada Ltd. is expanding its presence in Western Canada with a new primary elevator near Morinville, Alta.
Construction of the elevator will begin once the company receives regulatory approval. The elevator is expected to open in 2020, a company release said on Thursday.
This elevator will unload trucks in under five minutes and load 150-car trains continuously on a loop track system on Canadian National’s rail.
G3 Morinville will be able to store 42,000 tonnes of grain. The facility will be able to easily move grain to G3 Terminal Vancouver, a new export facility which will also be operational by 2020, the release said.
“This is part of a growing network of high-efficiency facilities that is speeding up the movement of grain in Canada and around the world,” Don Chapman, CEO of G3, said in the release.
“But it all starts with the farmers, and we’re looking forward to putting our industry-leading efficiency and customer service to work to earn their business at G3 Morinville.”
The new elevator is located 2.4 kilometres west of Morinville on the north side of Highway #642, the release said.
In addition to Morinville, G3 has new elevators in the works in Carmangay and Wetaskiwin, Alta., as well as in Maidstone, Sask. The company recently opened elevators in Melville and Saskatoon, Sask.
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