CENTREPORT EXPRESS July 2014 New Water Treatment Plant to Service CentrePort www.CentrePortCanada.ca By Riva Harrison A new $43-million water treatment plant will be built to service CentrePort Canada as well as several municipalities outside of Winnipeg - a major infrastructure investment that will help the inland port attract larger-scale industrial development and create jobs. The June 25 announcement was made by Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover, Municipal Government Minister Stan Struthers, Rural Municipality of Rosser Reeve Frances Smee, and Diane Gray, president and CEO of CentrePort Canada Inc. It took place at Rosedale Transport, one of more than 30 new companies to CentrePort which have been anxiously awaiting water servicing. “This is extremely important for CentrePort companies like Rosedale, but also critical to our ability to attract larger operations that require water and cannot self service,” Gray said. “Investor interest in CentrePort is high and now we can capitalize more fully on that momentum. It will help us generate new private sector investment, which ultimately leads to new jobs right here at home. This will be transformational.” The project, which has gone to tender, is being funded one-third each from the federal government, provincial government and a group of municipalities whose water needs are also growing. The new plant, which is being designed by Stantec and will treat water from the Assiniboine River, is an expansion of the Cartier Regional Water Co-operative, which serves communities located in the municipalities of Cartier, Grey, Headingley, Portage la Prairie, Rockwood, Rosser, and St. Francois Xavier. “Our government understands that Canadian communities need strong and modern infrastructure,” Glover said. “We remain focused on creating the right conditions for economic growth and prosperity.” Struthers said the project is part of Manitoba’s $5.5-billion infrastructure plan that also includes $800 million in highway projects that support trade in and out of CentrePort, Winnipeg and the capital region. The RM of Rosser, home to a large portion of CentrePort, is working with the inland port on a number of development issues and this milestone is another piece in the “success of our CentrePort partnership,” Smee said. REGIONAL WATER TREATMENT SOLUTION: A new $43 million water treatment plant was announced by Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover; Municipal Government Minister Stan Struthers; Reeve of Rosser Frances Smee; and Diane Gray, CentrePort president and CEO. Other dignitaries included federal MP James Bezan, Chris Lerm of Rosedale Transport, and Don Streuber, chair of CentrePort’s board of directors.
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CENTREPORT ExprEssJuly 2014
New Water Treatment Plant to Service CentrePort
www.CentrePortCanada.ca
By riva Harrison
A new $43-million water treatment plant will be built to service CentrePort Canada as well as several municipalities outside of Winnipeg - a major infrastructure investment that will help the inland port attract larger-scale industrial development and create jobs.
The June 25 announcement was made by Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover, Municipal Government Minister Stan Struthers, Rural Municipality of Rosser Reeve Frances Smee, and Diane Gray, president and CEO of CentrePort Canada Inc. It took place at Rosedale Transport, one of more than 30 new companies to CentrePort which have been anxiously awaiting water servicing.
“This is extremely important for CentrePort companies like Rosedale, but also critical to our ability to attract larger operations that require water and cannot self service,” Gray said. “Investor interest in CentrePort is high and now we can capitalize more fully on that momentum. It will help us generate new private sector investment, which ultimately leads to new jobs right here at home. This will be transformational.”
The project, which has gone to tender, is being funded one-third each from the federal government, provincial government and a group of municipalities whose water needs are also growing. The new plant, which is being designed by Stantec and will treat water from the Assiniboine River, is an expansion of the Cartier Regional Water Co-operative, which serves communities located in the municipalities of Cartier, Grey, Headingley, Portage la Prairie, Rockwood, Rosser, and St. Francois Xavier.
“Our government understands that Canadian communities need strong and modern infrastructure,” Glover said. “We remain focused on creating the right conditions for economic growth and prosperity.”
Struthers said the project is part of Manitoba’s $5.5-billion infrastructure plan that also includes $800 million in highway projects that support trade in and out of CentrePort, Winnipeg and the capital region.
The RM of Rosser, home to a large portion of CentrePort, is working with the inland port on a number of development issues and this milestone is another piece in the “success of our CentrePort partnership,” Smee said.
REGIONAL WATER TREATMENT SOLUTION: A new $43 million water treatment plant was announced by Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover; Municipal Government Minister Stan Struthers; Reeve of Rosser Frances Smee; and Diane Gray, CentrePort president and CEO. Other dignitaries included federal MP James Bezan, Chris Lerm of Rosedale Transport, and Don Streuber, chair of CentrePort’s board of directors.
More than 50 people attended the May meeting of the CentrePort Landowners’ Association where plans for a new residential community were outlined in greater detail by Genstar Development Company.
The new 500-acre residential community will be located in St. James, in the southern section of the CentrePort footprint. The area is ideal for residential development as it is outside of the NEF contours for the airport and has a “natural boundary” in CentrePort Canada Way.
“We think this land is well located and very complimentary to industrial development,” said Jerry Klein, Vice President of Genstar. “Significant progress has been made and there’s lots of positive support for this project.”
Attendees also received updates on the new Rosser zoning bylaw, the wastewater service-sharing agreement between Rosser and the City of Winnipeg, and plans for CentrePort’s new common-use rail facility.
The CentrePort Landowners’ Association was launched in 2014 to facilitate consultations and engage landowners, developers and CentrePort-area businesses on planning matters. For more information, contact Kate at 204-784-1300 or [email protected].
A Houston-based manufacturing company is the first business to commence operations in a $4.8-million multi-tenant industrial facility that was recently completed at CentrePort Canada.
The Goodman Manufacturing Group has opened nearly 12,000 square feet of warehouse, showroom and office space in Brookside Business Park, one of CentrePort’s main industrial parks.
“We had some customers in Winnipeg that we were serving from other branches but we saw an opportunity to grow our business here,” said Branch Manager
Mike MacCorby. “We selected this location at CentrePort after several years of looking at Winnipeg real estate. It offered us the quality of facility that we were not able to find elsewhere within the city.”
Goodman is the first tenant of a new, 44,000 square-foot multi-tenant building that was recently completed by Calgary-based Olexa Developments, the developer of the 150-acre industrial park. The facility is CentrePort’s first-ever speculative building, an important milestone in efforts to increase the industrial capacity at Canada’s inland port.
“Increasing lease options on spec shows investor and developer confidence in what we are building here at CentrePort,” said Diane Gray, president and CEO of CentrePort. “Congratulations to Mike and his team at Goodman on their new operation. We are thrilled to have Goodman expanding into our marketplace and calling CentrePort home.”
Robert Scaletta, manager of industrial properties at Shindico Realty, which is marketing Olexa’s multi-tenant building in Brookside Business Park, said he’s working with businesses that are best positioned to take advantage of the benefits of CentrePort – such as having direct access to the new CentrePort Canada Way expressway, or tapping into Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) programming that is unique to CentrePort.
The new building has space available that is suitable for a customs bonded warehouse operation, and any potential tenant or tenants would be eligible for CentrePort’s help in accessing FTZ programs such as applying for customs-bonded status.
“Working with CentrePort, we have been able to successfully close deals – which is great for our city and great for our province,” Scaletta said.
CentrePort Canada Inc. now has more than 20 marketing partners with the addition of a number of new companies and organizations including Economic Development Winnipeg, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman, Winnipeg Technical
College, Stantec, Pegasus Publications, Prairie Rail Solutions, Downtown Biz and the OPUS Project.
OPUS Project is an innovative program that provides training to people with cognitive disabilities and helps match individuals to employers’ needs in the labour market.
The training services are provided at no cost to participating companies
and the project has been successful in placing workers in machine shops, cabinet factories, food processing plants, warehouse and distribution operations, and construction.
“OPUS aims to provide options for people with different cognitive abilities: one person, one occupation, one employer at the time, and CentrePort is a champion of our efforts,” said Eddie Calisto-Tavares, project coordinator, who can be reached at 204-989-0141.
With funding from the federal and provincial governments, wage subsidies are available during the employee training period. Calisto-Tavares said OPUS works with employers to identify and match candidates, customize training programs, while providing ongoing and follow-up support for new hires.
TDS WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD: The Manitoba firm was one of only four winners, out of the 160, of the 2014 Award for Best Execution of Lex Mundi World Ready Branding. This award recognizes member firms for innovation and integration of the Lex Mundi World Ready branding in their firm’s marketing and business-development programs. Lex Mundi is the world’s leading network of independent law firms with in-depth experience in 100+ countries worldwide. TDS Law is the exclusive member firm in Manitoba.
A HUB OF ACTIVITY: Pegasus Publications has launched HUB magazine, the new publication of Winnipeg’s James Armstrong Richardson International Airport. With more than 3.4 million travelers using the airport each year, the publication will feature the people, places and attractions of Winnipeg and Manitoba. Updates on CentrePort activity will also be the part of the new magazine’s content.
OPUS - HELPING COMPANIES WITH TRAINING: The OPUS Project can help fill worker shortages by providing customized training for people with cognitive disabilities.
Federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt stopped in at Bison Transport at CentrePort last week to announce a review of Canada’s transportation legislation and introduce David Emerson as the chair of the review process.
Raitt and Emerson noted CentrePort’s progress and pointed to the inland port’s development as an example of how important transportation is to the economy.
PHOTO: Don Streuber, president of Bison and chair of CentrePort’s board; Raitt; Emerson; Diane Gray, president and CEO of CentrePort; and MP James Bezan (left to right).
DTZ Winnipeg recently celebrated its 10th anniversary as one of the city’s leading global real estate firms.
“We had picnic tables for office furniture and a crazy idea that we could do it better,” President Martin McGarry recalls at the company’s June 16 anniversary celebration.
“Now 10 years later, we are a new force in Winnipeg.”
DTZ is also a major force at CentrePort and works closely with the corporation on attracting new business and private investment.
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IT’S HAMMER TIME - The Hilton Winnipeg Airport Suites has just completed a $4.5 million renovation including a new Executive floor with a lounge, conference and event space, guest suites and improved wi-fi services. The hotel also has plans for a new outdoor space later this year.
Not to be outdone by the corporate renovations, the staff at the Hilton have also donned their tool belts and are using casual Fridays to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity. They will be helping to build a new Habitat home in August.
NEW LEADERSHIP AT MTA - Congratulations to Terry Shaw on his appointment as the new executive director of the Manitoba Trucking Association. Special thanks to outgoing ED Bob Dolyniuk, who retired April 30th, for his commitment and advocacy work on behalf of the trucking industry. Dolyniuk was also a strong supporter of CentrePort and of measures to build Winnipeg into an even greater trade and transportation hub.
HUB INSURANCE BRANCHES OUT- HUB International Horizon has acquired the shares of Essex Insurance, which had four locations in Superstores in Winnipeg. Hub Horizon currently has 11 locations in Winnipeg and 18 in the province. The company plans to close three of its smaller locations and move them to three prime former Essex locations in Superstores on McPhillips Street, Bison Drive and Gateway Road.
GROWING LIKE WILDFIRE - Bison Fire Protection Inc. has made the annual list of the Profit 500 - a ranking of the fastest-growing businesses in Canada, published by Canadian Business magazine. Bison Fire made the list with five-year revenue growth of 104 per cent.
“Bison Fire Protection is extremely pleased to have ranked by revenue growth in Canada’s top 500 companies for the second year in a row,” says President of Marketing Rob Read. “Having achieved this recognition twice indicates that the people and processes we have put in place over the past few years are working above expectations!” Bison Fire offers a full suite of fire protection services.
STANTEC SAVES BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERStantec has won an engineering award of excellence for its design work in rebuilding the Souris Swinging Bridge so that it can accommodate future flood events and continue to be a popular and historic landmark.
Spanning 184 metres, the Souris bridge had to be cut down during the flood of 2011. Now rebuilt, it is the longest suspension pedestrian bridge in Canada and Stantec has been awarded the Award of Excellence by the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies (ACEC) Manitoba Chapter.
