NRT is Flexing for Growth in Manitoba resource development. These partners are Bunibonibee Cree Nation, Chemawawin Cree Nation, Norway House Cree Nation, Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, Sagkeeng First Nation, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, God’s Lake Narrows First Nation, Marcel Colomb Cree Nation, and Mosakahiken Cree Nation. Together with Northern Resource Trucking, their vision is to develop a sustainable and productive mining economy in the First Nation In Saskatchewan, the autumn winds are blowing colder and
communities of Manitoba. Exploration in Manitoba is looking very
colder, and the nip of frost is in the air. For Northern Resource
promising from gold and diamonds to sphagnum peat bogs, and
Trucking, the winter season usually brings big business. Mines are
FNMED and NRT are ready for it!
roaring back to life after extensive maintenance in the summer months, and the frigid weather creates a need for more propane up north. COVID-19 threw a bit of a wrench into the gears this year, causing many mines to close their doors for longer than normal. But if 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that businesses need to be flexible.
In fact, NRT is so invested in Manitoba’s mining and transportation future that it has opened a new Winnipeg branch, which is developing business in Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. NRT now hauls industrial chemicals from Winnipeg to various points in western Canada; Lime from Faulkner to the Rattan Mine; hazardous waste from various points in Western Canada to a
Northern Resource Trucking takes flexibility seriously. The
processing site near Winnipeg; grinding media from Kamloops
company was developed with the sole purpose of servicing the
to Pure Gold mine at Red Lake, Ontario; propane for FCL and
growing uranium industry in northern Saskatchewan, but its
Superior Propane to various points in southern Manitoba and
partnership with Saskatchewan First Nations set it apart from
northwestern Ontario; and various types of freight from Winnipeg
its competitors. This partnership kept business in northern
to Western Canada and from Western Canada back to Winnipeg.
communities, created jobs for those who wanted to stay in the
Where five years ago the uranium industry made up 95 per cent of
north, and provided investment opportunities that kept money
Northern Resource Trucking’s revenue, today it is down to 59 per
in those communities. NRT has expanded steadily since its
cent as NRT continues to expand and diversify.
inception 34 years ago. Now it serves Cameco and Orano, SSR Mining’s Seabee gold mine with their ice road, Federated Co-op for fuel and propane, and New Gold in Ontario, among others.
As exploration in Manitoba continues to expand, Northern Resource Trucking looks forward to growing with Manitoba businesses looking to provide supplies and equipment to resource
Northern Resource Trucking’s unique business model has
development projects in the north and across Canada. NRT’s
garnered recent attention in Manitoba as well. The First Nations
one-of-a-kind experience and expertise in northern transportation
Mining Economic Development (FNMED) Inc. has combined the
and First Nations partnerships will provide an edge over the
forces of nine Manitoba First Nations with the transportation
competition. The winds may be blowing colder these days, but
experts at Northern Resource Trucking to create Piwapisk Hauling
in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Northern Resource Trucking is
Limited Partnership, a powerful new partnership in natural
stretching, flexing, and ready to grow. 6
Saskatoon Office
P: (306) 933-3010 F: (306) 242-3156 E: nrtinquiry@nrtlp.com
La Ronge Training Center
Winnipeg Office
P: (306) 425-2148 F: (306) 425-5311 E: rmihilewicznrttc@sasktel.net
P: (204) 235-4013 F: (204) 233-2929 E: dgravatt@nrtlp.com
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