BUSIEST CONSTRUCTION SEASON EVER AT CENTREPORT

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JULY 2019

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The busiest construction season ever is well underway at CentrePort. Just ten years ago, if you had stood at Inkster and Brookside Boulevards, you would have seen farmer’s fields and wide open prairie vistas. Today, the surrounding area is buzzing with construction activity. Several major sites and buildings are starting to take shape this summer, with many more coming soon. Here’s a look at what’s happening right now at the inland port.Pictured Above: Rendering - National Research Council ($60-million Advanced Manufacturing Program Building)

Freightliner Manitoba• 13.5 acre site• 78,000 square feet• Service bays, indoor

showroom, warehousing space, service & parts department

Groupe Touchette• 6 acre site• 100,000 square feet• $20-million tire

distribution facility• Rare 32 ft ceiling height• Space available for lease• Details here

Brookside Lot 4: 3020 Red Fife Road• 3.7 acre site• 48,478 square feet• 90% leased• 5,630 SF available• Details here

Brookside Business Park: 20 Ronn Road• 4.36 acre site• 8,000 SF available• Multi-unit complex• Details here

Brookside Business Park:19 Ronn Road• 5 acre site • 83,000 square feet• Pre-leasing• Details here

Brookside Lot 14: 3010 Red Fife Road• 3 acre site• 35,000 square feet• 30% leased • (+/-) 3,480 SF - (+/-) 24,360

SF still available• Details here

BrookPort Business Park• 80 acre, fully-serviced

industrial park• 85% sold/conditionally sold• Land for sale, only 4 lots left• Details here

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RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

CENTREPORT IN THE COMMUNITY

Inland Port Footprint Tours: Over the last several months, CentrePort has been pleased to host bus tours of the inland port’s footprint to showcase the overwhelming amount of development currently underway.

In April, members of the Manitoba Real Estate Association joined CentrePort staff for a tour and a behind the scenes look at Torque Brewing - a brewery and taproom located in CentrePort. In June, CentrePort took students from the University of Manitoba’s James W. Burns Leadership Institute on a footprint tour.

Groupe Touchette

May 30 - Groupe Touchette, the largest Canadian-owned tire distribution company, is building a $20-million distribution centre with CentrePort partner Concord Projects in Brookside Industrial Park Phase III. Expected to be operational in 2020, this facility will enable the company to double their capacity. Read more here.

TechTop Canada Inc.

May 26 - TechTop Canada Inc., a Canadian industrial motors distributor, opened its first-ever Manitoba location in Brookside Business Park. TechTop’s products are distributed by rail, road and air, making CentrePort an ideal location for the company. TechTop was featured in the Winnipeg Free Press here.

Winnipeg Metropolitan Region

June 20 - Connecting to Opportunity, JohnQ’s high-speed internet project has broken ground at CentrePort. The fibre optic initiative is critical in ensuring companies locating at the inland port have access to high-speed, reliable internet services for their operations. Learn more about this project here.

Conscious Kindness Day 2019: CentrePort celebrated the United Way Winnipeg’s Conscious Kindness Day by teaming up with the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce to collect much needed snack items for West Broadway Youth Outreach.

Thank you to everyone who dropped by our office to donate! Efforts resulted in the collection of 200 juice boxes, 100 freezies, 700 fruit snacks and 1,800 snack bars.

Grow West: CentrePort was pleased to attend the Government of Canada’s recent announcement at Red River College’s Skilled Trades and Technology Centre. The Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, unveiled the next chapter of Grow West: The Western Canada Growth Strategy. Budget 2019 allocated $100 million in new funding over three years for Western Economic Diversification Canada to strengthen programming and advance Grow West.

To learn more, visit www.grow-west.ca.

CENTREPORT CANADA’S 6TH ANNUAL INVITATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

In appreciation of CentrePort’s partners and key stakeholders who contribute to the ongoing development of North America’s largest inland port, CentrePort hosted its 6th annual invitational golf tournament on July 10 at Bel Acres Golf & Country Club.

As part of CentrePort championing a “live, work, play, learn” approach to development, proceeds raised at the tournament support bursaries and scholarships at Red River College and Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology.

Thank you to this year’s sponsors and volunteers for helping CentrePort host another fantastic networking event for participants.

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EXPANDING CULINARY RESEARCH – Red River College’s Culinary Research & Innovation program received a $1.75 million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council’s College and Community Innovation program. The Culinary Research Technology Access Centre will provide culinary-focused food research to food manufacturing and food services businesses. Read more about the announcement here.

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INTO THE FIRE – In an effort to make the world a safer place, Bison Fire Protection has launched a new show that pulls life lessons learned from front line professionals into brief tutorial videos. Tune into the episode “Into the Fire: Staying Calm Under Fire” on YouTube to hear how one father saved his family’s life by staying calm and making the right decisions during a home fire. Watch it here.

GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY – Congratulations to Bison Transport on the celebration of their 50th anniversary. Bison began providing local cartage services to the construction industry in 1969 and has since grown to over 1,700 tractors and 2,900 employees. Bison Transport celebrated its anniversary with festivities in offices and terminals across the country. Listen to their 50th Anniversary podcast here.

WELCOME WAGON – TDS has welcomed Bruce Taylor to the firm. Bruce brings vast knowledge and experience in the areas he practices which include financial services, corporate restructuring, recovery and insolvency and bankruptcy law. To learn more about TDS’ lawyers and service offering, click here.

CentrePort would like to recognize and congratulate David Filmon, Chair and Senior Partner at MLT

Aikins, and Chair of the CentrePort Canada Board of Directors, on his recent appointment as Queen’s

counsel.

Queen’s counsel is an honorary title given to a lawyer by the

lieutenant-governor in council. To be considered, the lawyer must

have demonstrated outstanding practice, shown integrity and

leadership, made contributions to excellence in the profession and

been in practice for at least 10 years.

Congratulations to all 15 of the 2019 Queen’s counsel recipients.

CREATIVE SPACE – Students at Balmoral Hall will have access to a newly built space to develop and express their creativity when they return to school in September. Constructed by M Builds, The Balmoral Hall Centre for Arts & Design will provide students access to new media engineering, performing and fine arts. To learn more about M Builds, visit www.mbuilds.ca.

Congratulations to HTFC Planning & Design on celebrating 50 years in practice. The firm specializes in landscape architecture, community & resource planning, economic development, and urban & interpretive design.

If you had the recent pleasure of experiencing Winnipeg Folk Festival, you’ve interacted with their work. HTFC has been working with the festival on master planning and site improvements since 1997.

www.htfc.ca

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S T R A T E G I C PA R T N E R S

P R E F E R R E D PA R T N E R S

Is your company interested in joining our Marketing Partnerships Program? We’d love the opportunity to meet with you and share all the great things happening at CentrePort. Please email Jill Chapman, Director, Partnerships & Community Engagement (jchapman@centreport.ca) for more information.

CENTREPORT’S NEWEST PARTNERS

Concord Projects - Concord Projects is a fully-diversified construction management, general contracting, and design-build company with over 40 years of experience. Their commitment to top quality work, a flexible and custom approach to projects, and experienced staff have earned them the respect of clients from Thunder Bay, Ontario to Canmore, Alberta. www.concordprojects.com

Inn at the Forks - Inn at the Forks, a modern luxury boutique hotel, is located in downtown Winnipeg at The Forks, one of Canada’s top 10 tourist destinations. Modern guestrooms are newly designed and renovated. Inn at the Forks is the perfect location for corporate events, conferences & meetings with over 4000 square feet meeting space. Dine at the popular SMITH Restaurant or escape to the Riverstone Spa for a natural prairie spa experience. www.innforks.com

Super 8 Winnipeg - Whether you need a hotel on the East or the West side of Winnipeg, Super 8 Winnipeg will ensure you have a SUPER stay. Both properties include a hot breakfast, complimentary Wi-Fi and parking. Super 8 Winnipeg East is expanding to offer 110 rooms, a meeting room, pool, hot tub and fitness centre. Super 8 Winnipeg West is located just inside the west perimeter and offers a fitness and business centre. www.east.super8winnipeg.com www.west.super8winnipeg.com

CentrePort Canada is pleased to welcome Concord Projects, Inn at the Forks and Super 8 Winnipeg to its Marketing Partnerships Program.

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