The federal government is putting up $4.6 million for economic development in northern Manitoba — a region hard hit by the closure of the Port of Churchill.
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The money will be available to projects that offer long-term jobs in areas such as tourism and research.
The cash is coming through Western Economic Diversification Canada.
Churchill and other communities along the Hudson Bay Railway line have been worried since Denver-based Omnitrax announced in July that it would not operate the Churchill port this year.
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The company is also scaling back freight shipments on the rail line, which is the only land route to Churchill and a handful of other communities.
Omnitrax had been in talks to sell the port and railway, and the union that represents port workers is pushing the federal government to take over operations.
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