Manitoba Chamber of Commerce
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WESTERN BOISSEVAIN & DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BRANDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CARBERRY & DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CYPRESS RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DELORAINE & AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MELITA & DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Photos courtesy of Cando Pacific and Burlington Northern," Jebb says. "We go where our customers are, which is across Western Canada, Ontario and the northern United States." Cando employs some 350 people and owns and operates more than 20 locomotives and 300 pieces of automotive, rail and construction equipment. Its chief operations consist of the short-line Central Manitoba Railway (CEMR) and the Orangeville Brampton and Barrie Collingwood railways in Ontario, in addition to industrial rail services and construction, maintenance and contract services. With over 40 full and part-time staff, the CEMR was established in 1999, when Cando acquired CN's Pine Falls and Carman subdivisions in Manitoba. Currently a contract carrier for both CN and CP, the CEMR set up its shop and transportation centre at Transcona terminal in Winnipeg in 2002. During the fall of 2011, Astra Energy and Continued on page 47 >> SOURIS & GLENWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VIRDEN & AREA COMMUNITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WASKADA & AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEW & NOTEWORTHY >> The Brandon Chamber of Commerce launched the Rising Above Campaign, a marketing strategy to support flood impacted businesses. Funded through the province's Economic Stimulus Program, it's being delivered at no cost to businesses and is aimed at increasing awareness of businesses within the evacuated area. www.brandonchamber.ca MBiz June 2012 45 WESTERN