A container ship going upstream in the St. Lawrence River near the Port of Montreal (ID 136126723 © Robertlasalle Dreamstime.com)

By Alice McFarlane

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Oct 17, 2022 | 10:38 AM

MELFORT, Sask. – It’s a step towards addressing capacity constraints and infrastructure pressures at the Port of Montreal.

The federal government will provide nearly $8 million for DG CanEst Transit Inc. to update existing infrastructure and purchase new equipment for its facilities located in the port.

The project, worth a total of $18 million, will increase the number of containers stored onsite, improve the quality of the grain-cleaning service, assist with traffic flow in the yard, and increase capacity for loading and handling containers.

This will ensure Canadian goods, like grain and other agriproducts, can continue to be shipped reliably for import and export.

Supply Chain Task Force identified the high volume of containers arriving at Canadian ports has clogged the transportation supply chain due to insufficient warehousing and reduced transloading capacity.

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Canada’s biggest grocer said prices will be locked on No Name brand foods.

The move brings a measure of much-needed relief to Canadians amid double-digit food inflation.

Loblaw Companies Limited President Galen Weston announced a price freeze on all 1,500 plus No Name products.

Weston said the prize freeze will last until Jan. 31.

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An estimated 4,000 people turned up at a Surrey, B.C. farm to pick more than 20,000 kilograms of ugly potatoes.

Tyler Heppell said Ugly Potato Day at his family farm was a success with people filling up on potatoes and vegetables that would normally be used for animal feed or not sold or used at all.

He said it was overwhelming seeing people finding a home for his ugly produce.

Heppell said he started the event to help reduce food waste.

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