JOHNSTOWN, ONT. — The federal government has announced spending of $4.8 million through its National Trade Corridors Fund to upgrade infrastructure at the Port of Johnstown east of Brockville, Ont. on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
The project is intended to improve productivity at the port, explained an Aug. 6 statement.
Nine aging grain loading spouts will be replaced with four more efficient and modern spouts so that larger vessels can be loaded more quickly, and a new grain bin will be added to increase the port’s storage capacity.
The project is expected to create 100 jobs in the region during construction.
The Port of Johnstown provides international market access for agriculture producers in Ontario and Quebec.
There has been a 150 per cent rise in exports such as wheat, corn and soybeans at the Port of Johnstown since 2011.
The port handled a record high of $115 million in grain products in the 2018 crop year, the statement said.
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