Another CentrePort story

[David Wieser]

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/CentrePort-gets-35-M-boost-63814897.html

CentrePort gets $3.5-M boost

WINNIPEG — The federal and Manitoba governments have given CentrePort Canada a $3.5 million boost.

The money will assist the corporation, which is gearing up to run an inland port, concentrating export-oriented manufacturing, warehousing and multi-modal distribution activities around the airport, with its start-up and operating costs.

Premier Gary Doer and Stockwell Day, minister of international trade and the Asia-Pacific Gateway, made the joint announcement Thursday evening at the Richardson International Airport.

They also announced a pair of pilot projects. The first, called the Canada-Manitoba CentrePort International Business Development Project will enable CentrePort to become Canada’s first foreign trade zone, a move designed to make it an attractive location for international trade and investment.

The second, called the Pan-Am Western Outreach Program, will raise awareness in business circles about Canadas’s programs and policies supporting international trade.

"We’ve got it all, we’ve just got to make it happen," Doer said, hours after finishing his last question period as premier. "To become the best inland port in Canada."