A scheme is in the works to build a temporary winter road to Churchill so food, fuel and other supplies can be delivered in the absence of train service. (Remi Foubert-Allen )Churchill-based freight company Remote Area Services and Fox Lake Cree Nation are the other two. The hope is to start preparing the makeshift ice road around Christmas and start hauling things in January. The rail line is our lifeline and I hope to see waves of smiling tourists stepping off of it for summer of 2018," he said. The contract that came with the money stated Omnitrax had to assume full responsibility for the operation, maintenance and repair of the rail line until October 2018.

Source: CBC News October 20, 2017 13:58 UTC