CPKC has announced the winners of the Elevator of the Year Award for the 2022-2023 crop year.
Elizabeth Hucke, CPKC's assistant vice president of marketing and sales for bulk says the award is presented annually to grain elevators that achieve high volumes from a single loading point while consistently demonstrating efficient railcar loading and a strong commitment to safety.
"Viterra at Weyburn, Saskatchewan has won the Canadian Elevator of the Year for the first time. Viterra has moved an impressive amount of grain this year and demonstrated efficient and safe loading of each of their unit trains originating from their site."
Weyburn's Viterra terminal features an 8,500-foot continuous lead track that came online in 2021.
Kyle Jeworski, CEO of Viterra Canada says they're very pleased to be recognized by CPKC for the performance at their Weyburn facility last year.
"This is one of many facilities across our asset network where we've made significant investments to provide our farm customers with superior service to market and move their products efficiently. I'd also like to thank our team at Weyburn for their consistent focus on safety and high performance because without their efforts we would have not been able to achieve this milestone."
South of the border CPKC's Elevator of the Year Award for the 2022-23 crop year went to Elbow Lake Co-op Grain located in Elbow Lake, Minnesota.
This is the second consecutive year that Elbow Lake has won the award moving the highest tonnage across the U.S. north network.
The facility moved more than 464,000 metric tonnes for the full crop year, an increase from the previous year.
In addition, Elbow Lake Co-op leveraged the expanded CPKC network with multiple corn trains to Mexico from legacy CP origin.
Grain elevators interested in this award should contact their CPKC account manager for information on the eligibility criteria.