MICHIPICOTEN, ON – Ontario is providing C$1m ($707,000) to reactivate Michipicoten Harbour on Lake Superior, bringing marine cargo operations back to a facility that has been unused since shipping ceased in the late 1990s.
Superior Aggregates Corporation will use the funding for structural repairs, infrastructure upgrades and new equipment required to reopen the harbour for commercial shipping. The project will give the company access to Central and Eastern Canadian markets through the Great Lakes and St Lawrence Seaway.
A shared-use model is also planned, allowing forestry, mining and other regional producers to move cargo through the harbour. The funding is being provided through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation.
