'Nearing a crisis situation': Rail blockades creating backlogs for farmers
Millions of tonnes of grain are stuck on the prairies because of the rail blockades in support of the Wet'suwet'en Nation and opposition within that community to the current proposal for a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C. The organization representing Alberta wheat and barley producers says the dispute is impacting farmers' incomes and Canada's reputation as a supplier. "It really is nearing a crisis situation for many farmers in western Canada," Alberta Wheat and Barley Commiss
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