Canadas First Tri -modal Inland Port & Foreign Trade Zone Diane - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 CentrePort Canada Inc. Canada’s First Tri -modal Inland Port & Foreign Trade Zone Diane Gray, President & CEO April 2014

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3 What is an Inland Port? “A physical site located away from CentrePort traditional coastal borders with the vision to facilitate and process international trade through strategic investment in multi-modal transportation assets and by promoting value-added services as goods move through the supply chain.” (Center for Transportation Research, The University of Texas at Austin) Alliance Texas

4 CentrePort: Canada’s Centre for Global Trade CentrePort Canada, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, offers 20,000 acres of high- quality industrial land, adjacent to a major urban centre and the Canada-US border, with on-site access to tri-modal transportation options. CentrePort Canada Inc. is building an integrated logistics and infrastructure platform to attract trade oriented business.

5 Winnipeg - At the Hub of Key Trade Gateways CentrePort Canada is connected to important global markets: • Asia Pacific Gateway – Trans Canada Corridor – Northwest Corridor • Quebec-Ontario Gateway – Trans Canada Corridor – Windsor/Detroit • NAFTA Gateway – Mid-Continent Corridor – Eastern USA Seaboard – Mexico • Atlantic Gateway – Halifax Port • Arctic Gateway – Air Polar Routes – Marine Polar Routes

6 CentrePort Canada’s Location • Anchored by the James Armstrong International Airport. • Located in the northwest quadrant of Winnipeg and the RM of Rosser. The boundaries are Saskatchewan Avenue to the south, the perimeter highway to the west and north, and Brookside Blvd to the east. • CentrePort Canada is focused on attracting trade oriented business including manufacturing, distribution and warehousing, food processing and agricultural LEGEND commodities and transportation CentrePort Canada and related logistic service CentrePort Canada Way industries. Industrial Areas Railway Yards

7 Master Planning Approach to Developing the 20,000 Acre Trimodal Inland Port

8 BUILDING AN INTEGRATED LOGISTICS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLATFORM

9 The Differentiator: Common Use Rail Facility Operational in 2016 • Winnipeg is the only major Canadian city on the prairies that is served by three continental class 1 railways: CN, CP and BNSF. All three have access to CentrePort. • Conceptual design work has been completed for an on-site common use rail facility which will allow rail intensive businesses to access three class one carriers from a single location.

10 The Most Dedicated Air Cargo Flights in Canada • James Armstrong Richardson International Airport is #1 in Canada for dedicated freighter aircraft movements and operates 24 / 7. • All key integrators located on site; including Purolator, Fed Ex, Cargo Jet, and UPS. • 7 p.m. cut off for overnight parcel delivery to major Canadian / US cities.

11 An Expressway Runs Through It • CentrePort is a significant trucking centre located only one hour from the Canada-U.S. border crossing. In 2012, two-way truck traffic at the Emerson- Pembina border crossing totaled $19 billion – making it the busiest in Western Canada. • CentrePort Canada Way, a $212.4 million expressway, opened in November 2013. An additional $800 million in associated highway infrastructure has recently been announced including the doubling of CentrePort Canada Way to include a by-pass of Headingley. Source: John Woods for The Globe and Mail & Tom Thomson

12 Doubling of CentrePort Canada Way EXISTING CENTREPORT CANADA WAY 5 minutes to 55 MPH

13 Serviced Land Available in 2015 Water • New water treatment facility to be built in Headingley. Facility will draw from Assiniboine River, serving CentrePort & neighbouring municipalities. • Headingley plant will offer 150 L/s, complementing St. Eustache’s 60 L/s. Wastewater • Winnipeg & Rosser agreement in principle to extend wastewater to Rosser. • Winnipeg to extend sewer mainline to Rosser; Rosser and area businesses pay to hook up.

14 New CentrePort Zoning By-Law and Secondary Planning Launched

15 Live, Work, Play with New Residential Community

16 Economic Impact and Next Steps • 187 acres of greenfield development by 31 companies in past three years. • Full servicing by the end of 2015 expected to accelerate development. • Continued industrial growth expected: – Up to 300 acres of new industrial development over the next 5 years including large acreage sites and direct rail served facilities. – New business park on 60 acres. – Residential community on 500 acres, expected to include 3,300 residential units housing 8,000+ residents. 10-15 year build-out.

17 CentrePort Canada: Canada’s Centre for Global Trade Contact: Diane Gray Diane.Gray@CentrePortCanada.ca 204-784-1300 www.centreportcanada.ca