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Goods Movement Network
Focus: inventory management; distribution; goods movement; trends; regulation; transportation policy; facilities and fleet management; new technology
Frequency: Quarterly
Approximately 1 in 3 Bramptonians are employed in the logistics sector. This network meets to share common challenges; keep abreast of pending regulation; new innovations and other issues specific to this sector including inter-provincial trade. CEOs, VPs and business owners in the logistics sector including 3PL, Distribution Centres; Retail Administration; Trucking and others interested in transportation will come together to discuss relevant and pressing issues.
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Advocacy
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Milton Logistics Hub
The Brampton Board of Trade has been actively working on behalf of the business community to encourage approval of this very important hub.
Overview-in-brief:
- What is it?: CN announced its plans to build the $250-million intermodal rail facility, on 400 of the 1,000 acres the company owns in Milton, northwest of Toronto, in March, 2015.
- Job creation: The planned Hub would create 130 direct and more than 1,000 indirect jobs in Milton, already well-established as a thriving supply chain and logistics cluster, with more than 30 distribution centres.
- Shovel-ready, No public funds required: The Milton Logistics Hub would strengthen the supply chain, and quickly. This is shovel-ready. It can be constructed in two years, and fully operational by late 2022. CN is committed to building the facility with its own money – no public funds required.
- Why approve the Milton Logistics Hub?
• Reduce congestion: 1 intermodal train removes the 280 long-haul trucks• CN has improved its fuel efficiency: by 39% over the past 25 years – recent purchase of 260 state-of-the-art locomotives to reduce emissions system-wide• CN is an employer that listens and leads: only transportation company listed on two leading Corporate Social Responsibility indexes.