WINNIPEG — Trains move grain, but it takes people to move trains. As railroad companies struggle to fill vacancies in their sprawling workforces, Canadian National Railway vice-president Janet Drysdale encourages people to consider careers in railroading. “If there’s one single thing we can do to ensure the collective growth of the industry, and of the […] Read more
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Women given chance to learn about railroading
Janet Drysdale is a prominent woman in the railroading world. However, she’d rather not be exceptional for being a woman. “In order to be able to grow … we have to be able to attract more diversity,” Drysdale, a vice-president with Canadian National Railway, said in an interview at the beginning of the Canadian Crops […] Read more
VIDEO: Updates from Canadian Crops Convention
Despite continuing problems with weather across much of Western Canada, the country managed to produce an 18 million tonne crop in 2023, something which would have been unimaginable 20 years ago, when the goal was to get up to seven million tonnes per year. Canola Council of Canada President Chris Davison highlighted the growing balance […] Read more
