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BBE is building a new transportation corridor, this one between Manitoba and the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut. On March 1, 2009, BBE opened a base of operations in Winnipeg, bridging a gap identified by a number of Nunavut community leaders. Currently, Kivalliq customers need to order their goods and then arrange to have them trucked from Winnipeg to Thompson, shipped by rail to the port in Churchill and then loaded onto an NTCL barge before it’s sent to their communities. The North’s leading logistics and transportation company will consolidate all those steps. “Manitoba has great infrastructure in place, but customers are forced to deal with all the logistics,” said Gary Reid, President of BBE. “Our goal is to connect the customers to their order directly, with only one phone call.” Businesses, residents and governments in the Kivalliq can all expect to benefit from BBE’s expansion in Manitoba. “Our focus is to develop a one-call solution that will result in a simple, efficient and cost-effective delivery of goods to the end customer in the Kivalliq Region,” says Marc Cool, Regional Manager, Business Development. Businesses in Manitoba are welcoming BBE’s expansion to their province. “We’re really looking forward to having BBE working in Manitoba. There’s definitely a need for a company like BBE in Manitoba. The government is working on developing CentrePort Canada, an endeavour that would promote Manitoba’s inland port, so BBE’s presence would be a perfect addition,” says Graham Starmer, President of the Manitoba Chamber of Commerce. Since 1977, BBE has created a strong, reliable logistics and transportation network in the Western and Eastern Arctic. Now, the company is connecting the two with a central Canada network. “Our strategy is to build north-south corridors, with the ability to connect each via our southern bases of operations. This is a strategic long-term initiative to continue to grow our northern presence,” says Reid. BBE began providing its services to mineral exploration companies. With the development of oil and gas, diamond mines and other mining-related activity over the past 30 years, BBE has become the largest logistics company in Northern Canada. The BBE group connects the north and south through transportation gateways in Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta; Yellowknife, Fort Simpson, Norman Wells and Inuvik, Northwest Territories; Iqaluit and Baker Lake, Nunavut; Ottawa and now Winnipeg. Braden Burry Expediting is owned by NorTerra, a management and holding company jointly owned by the Inuvialuit Development Corporation (IDC) and Nunasi Corporation (Nunasi), representing the Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic and the Inuit of Nunavut. Kivalliq News – March 11, 2009
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