Machinery

Reading Time: < 1 minute Talks to reach a new labour deal for Canadian Pacific Railway’s striking engineers and conductors are now "stalled." The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents about 4,800 of CP’s engineers, conductors, yardmen, trainspersons and rail traffic controllers, said Sunday that the federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is "no longer involved" in talks between CP […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes Locomotive engineers, conductors and other unionized rail workers at Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) have hit the bricks, as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. "The strike has now started but talks will resume first thing in the morning," the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents the railway’s 4,800-odd striking employees, said in a release shortly after […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian Pacific Railway’s engineers, conductors, yardmen and rail traffic controllers have served strike notice to take effect Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. The 72-hour notice, announced Saturday, does not necessarily mean a strike will begin at that time, but allows up to 4,800 workers, represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), to walk off the […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes A bid to restructure the finances of an overextended mustard miller in southwestern Saskatchewan has ended with the company permanently shutting its doors. Tom Halpenny, CEO of Mustard Capital Inc. at Gravelbourg, Sask., announced on the company’s website that MCI has "discontinued operations" as of May 4. MCI announced in early February this year that […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Qualifying customers of the Prairies’ biggest grain handler will be able to get elevator-level pricing information through a new mobile app. Viterra on Wednesday rolled out myViterra mobile, a new mobile interface growers can customize for specific commodities and facility locations. The app is a new mobile-phone extension of the company’s online myViterra service, available […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Reviews of pension and capital costs at Canada’s two main railways will be factored into a substantial hike in the index that governs how much the railways can charge each year to haul Prairie grain. The Canadian Transportation Agency on Monday announced a 9.5 per cent increase in its volume-related composite price index (VRCPI) to […] Read more