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terminal management experience, together with links and port facilities is necessary for Canadian
G3’s team of experienced project engineers. Peter producers to maintain competitive access.
Kiewit Infrastructure Co. has been selected as the
design-build contractor for the project. G3 will also provide local benefits including
175 construction jobs, and 50-60 permanent
Canada’s grain and oilseed crops generate $23 jobs. Indirectly, G3 will help generate additional
billion in exports each year—almost ½ of Canada’s employment through its work with suppliers and
total food and agriculture exports—making them other companies.
a major contributor to the Canadian economy.
However, recent challenges have highlighted the G3 IN THE COMMUNITY
fact that the industry’s current grain movement
infrastructure is not sufficient to meet the need G3 has provided $35,000 to the City of North
created by the increasing supply and demand for Vancouver for a tree replacement project that will
Canadian grain. Western Canadian farmers also enrich the environment and provide a sight and
have the longest average distance to port of any sound barrier between the community and nearby
grain-exporting country, creating a natural challenge industrial areas. The city planned to replace the
in getting their products to market at a competitive trees removed during a bike path and bus lane
price. Modernizing infrastructure such as rail construction project but the additional funding from
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