Page 5 - VT Vibe Newsletter March 2023 (F)

Warden wastewater irrigation project

In 2012 our team in Warden, WA water volume used to supply the farmers’ wastewater storage in the wintertime, the
implemented an innovative way to reuse irrigation pivots, 20% of that volume facility has 3 large ponds on-site that are
the wastewater generated by our canola comes from our wastewater which gets used to store millions of gallons from late
processing facility. completely exhausted over the entire fall until early spring. In the springtime
growing season. this irrigation cycle repeats itself until
We have 157 acres of land used for crops early fall. This initiative is a great example
just southwest of the facility that we rent Last year, the farmer that leases the of our focus on sustainability across our
from the City of Warden, which we in turn land used nearly 8 million gallons of network.
lease back to a local farmer. For the total our wastewater to irrigate his crop. For

World Water Day is an annual United Nations observance day held on March 22
that highlights the importance of fresh water. The day is used to advocate for
the sustainable management of freshwater resources. More information can
be found at https://www.worldwaterday.org/

Moose Jaw upgrade project

As part of our ongoing cars and three locomotives
commitment to operational for continuous loading. We are
excellence, we have been also installing an upgraded
making steady investments shipping system to make
in our asset network over the loading more efficient, and
last several years. This year, reduce loading times. Other
we will be making significant improvements include the
upgrades to our Moose Jaw construction of a new access
facility to ensure we can keep road with improved sightlines
providing superior service to and upgrades to existing rail
our customers. on the east and west leads.

The project includes a 12,500’ Earthwork is expected to occur
double loop track that will be this spring, and the project is
constructed to accommodate scheduled for completion this
up to 148 CP high-capacity fall.
Trade shows and grower meetings

Over the past few
months, teams across our
network have been busy
planning, organizing, and
attending trade shows
across Canada and parts
of the US. Interacting
with our customers in-
person is a great way to
continue building valuable
relationships and a great
opportunity to exchanges
information and ideas.
Thanks to everyone involved
for making these a success.

| 5