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CentrePort, wind farm among top projects in North America

TWO Manitoba projects have been named to this year's list of the top 100 infrastructure projects in North America.

CentrePort Canada and St. Joseph Wind Farm made the CG/LA Infrastructure List, which showcases projects from Canada, the United States and Mexico that have the potential to be "the basis of our way of life in 2025."

CentrePort Canada said it's being recognized as a logistics and trading hub and for projects it already has underway. They include the construction of a $212-million divided expressway (CentrePort Canada Way) connecting the inland port, located just west of Winnipeg's international airport, to the Perimeter Highway.

The $345-million St. Joseph Wind Farm was named in the energy category and is the largest wind farm scheduled to be built this year in Canada. The 138-megawatt installation, comprising 60 wind turbines at St. Joseph, about 100 kilometres south of Winnipeg, will more than double the province's wind-generating capacity.

The top 100 projects will be recognized at the second-annual North American Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum being held this week in Washington, D.C.

CG/LA Infrastructure is hosting the forum.

"It's an honour to be a featured project at the forum," CentrePort president and CEO Diane Gray said Monday in a statement.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition September 28, 2010 B6

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