The massive rains that unleashed floods and mudslides in the Canadian province of British Columbia exposed the country’s supply chain vulnerability as crucial railways and roads were severed from the country's biggest port.
Building a third track through the canyon, roughly 150 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, is not practical since the current tracks are "literally carved into the wall of the canyon," he added.
"What this week has shown us is some of those issues around export routes, and around goods routes...are perhaps more important than many of us had even assumed," Wilkinson told Reuters.British Columbia is not equipped to cope with the increasingly extreme weather it faces, said Simon Donner, professor of climatology at the University of British Columbia.
More such disruptions in B.C. will likely force Canada to export more commodities south and east, rather than west, receiving lower prices than Asian markets pay, said Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association.The port at Prince Rupert in northern B.C. plans to increase its container capacity by one-third by 2023, offering a more viable, albeit much smaller, alternative for shippers to reach Asia.
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