The Whabouchi mine site (Nemaska Lithium) in Nemaska, a James Bay region in northern Quebec, on Oct. 20, 2022. The Canadian Press/Stephane Blais
After Manitoba’s push to promote the northern town of Churchill as a strategic trade hub, Ontario is now turning its attention to economic opportunities in its own north, and Alberta wants a piece of it.
Talk of developing James Bay as an export hub resurfaced this week around a meeting between Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Ontario is seeking to build a deep-water port to help export products to new markets. Alberta, which does not have direct port access, is also pushing for this development.
