CPKC is proposing to construct a multi-modal, multi-commodity transload and logistics facility adjacent to its Vancouver Intermodal Facility in Pitt Meadows, to meet increased rail demand in Canada’s largest trade gateway.
The project is proposed on 41 hectares of CPKC-owned land on the south side of CPKC’s existing Vancouver Intermodal Facility, east of Kennedy Road, and is directly accessible to a major highway.
The project is subject to regulatory approval.
Metro Vancouver’s population is projected to grow by over one million residents in the next 30 years. More infrastructure capacity is needed to continue to supply the regional market with goods and create high quality employment. Moving more goods by rail, and removing trucks from local roads will also help alleviate congestion and reduce emissions. This project will increase efficiencies across the trade network and allow CPKC to meet the future needs of shippers.
Growth in Canadian trade is driving the need for transportation infrastructure, including the proposed project. For example, CPKC is seeing continuous increased demand for the shipping of agriculture products, as demonstrated by consecutive record-breaking crop shipping years.
Canada’s West Coast ports are growing to handle rising demand, and the proposed CP Logistics Park: Vancouver will help maintain a strong supply chain. CPKC has a legislated mandate to move the goods and products offered to them, and providing this critical service is a core value to CPKC.
The proposed project has three major rail and transload components.
For more information about the project components, take a look at the discussion guide.
Proximity to other infrastructure such as highways was a key consideration in the location selection process. The proposed facility benefits from close proximity to the following:
Along with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and the Government of Canada, CPKC is currently investing in the Pitt Meadows Road and Rail Improvements Project through the National Trade Corridors Fund. While the Pitt Meadows Road and Rail Improvements Project is not connected nor dependent on the Vancouver Logistics Park project, the goal is to create the infrastructure necessary for accommodating the growing volume of goods movement through Pitt Meadows by creating more reliable travel times. More information about the Pitt Meadows Road and Rail Improvements Project can be found on the project website, click button below.
This proposed project will create a critical piece of infrastructure to keep Canadian goods moving, create and sustain jobs and build confidence in Canada as a strong and sustainable global trading partner. The project will have a variety of economic and environmental benefits at the local, provincial and national level.
Since the 1880s, Canadian Pacific has been a part of the community of Pitt Meadows.
CPKC celebrates with the community each year when its CPKC Holiday Train stops in Pitt Meadows, drawing thousands of residents. CPKC believes in giving back to the communities where it operates and continues to look for ways to provide support and enhance community partnerships. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CPKC donated to food banks along its network and hosted a virtual concert in lieu of its regular Holiday Train program
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