Hundreds of thousands of dollars in B.C. grain, lumber and other products sit idle due to rail backlog

March 29, 2018

(Source: CBC News, March 28, 2018)

OTTAWA — Hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of grain, lumber and other products are sitting idle in northern B.C. due to a months-long backlog on CN rail lines, causing industry groups to warn Canada is losing its competitive edge in international trade.