Tom Lindsey, the NDP MLA for Flin Flon, said the reduction in rail service will drive up costs for northern Manitoba residents. Freight-train service to Churchill has been cut to once a week, dealing another blow to a northern Manitoba town still reeling from the closure of its port. Omnitrax is now sending freight trains to the Hudson Bay community on Wednesdays only, scaling back freight service from two trains that arrived on Sundays and Thursdays. Other groceries will continue to be shipped to Churchill by rail, said Derek Reimer, business-development director for the North West Company. On Monday, Omnitrax laid off staff at the Port of Churchill and announced the port was closed.

Source: CBC News July 27, 2016 18:24 UTC