The Arctic Gateway Group, the Indigenous-owned company that runs the Port of Churchill and the Hudson Bay Railway, is looking to fill two top jobs in Winnipeg as it grows its northern trade network. The Churchill-based operation has posted openings for a Chief Financial Officer and a Vice-President of Operations & Infrastructure.
The new CFO will steer the financial side of major upgrades already in the works. A federal commitment of $175 million over five years will help pay for railway and port expansion, including improving the rail line, extending the shipping season with ice-breaking capacity, and studying the possibility of an all-weather road and energy corridor. The VP of Operations will take charge of day-to-day rail and port work, from maintenance and engineering to delivering capital projects.
The hires come as the company ramps up its role in the region’s transportation future. The Hudson Bay Railway is the only affordable year-round ground link for several northern Manitoba communities. The Port of Churchill is Canada’s lone deepwater Arctic port connected by rail.
Arctic Gateway Group is owned entirely by OneNorth, a partnership of 41 Indigenous and Bayside communities, including 29 First Nations. More information about the positions is available on the company’s careers page.
