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Originally Posted by trueviking
a lot of those things are pretty big if's....if global warming kicks in enough we can use churchill...if someone spends billions to build a port there....if the chinese decide to fly planes here....i dunno man.
i would have to see numbers to verify that the mid continent trade corridor actually exists...does manitoba do more trade with mexico and texas than other provinces?...do goods from mexico bound for other places in canada actually come to winnipeg first?...seems unlikely....then what...down the two lane trans canada to toronto?
if you drew a line straight down from calgary wouldnt there be a trade corridor there?....probably a bigger one....how about a straight line down from vancouver toronto or montreal?....now those seem like trade corridors....what goods are traded between texas, mexico and manitoba?
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Global Warming is far from an "if" ... the shiiping season from Churchill has already expaned from a decade ago.
Planes are already flying into Winnipeg from China and other nations like Russia.. not an if ... its happening.
The Trans Canada link to Ontario is seen as very weak link .. most trade going east of Winnipeg is sent on Rails. Trade some time and goto Symington Yards one day and sit in Awe of the mass of rail cars moving in and out of the city.
Here is a little read for you:
http://www.destinationwinnipeg.ca/files/...d%20Distribution%20Profile%20upd2006.pdf
Destination Winnipeg has alot of information on many sectors of the city's economy. Take a look.
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