Award recognizes individuals who helped shape CentrePort’s growth and development
June 12, 2025 – Winnipeg, Manitoba – CentrePort Canada Inc. presented former Manitoba Premier Gary Doer with the first-ever CentrePort Canada Footprint Award at its annual Spring Mixer on June 11, 2025. The event brought together CentrePort Partners, government officials and stakeholders for an afternoon of networking and celebration.
Just as CentrePort Canda spans an impressive 20,000 acres of land, the new Footprint Award recognizes an individual whose contributions and influence left an indelible impression in carving out the path to CentrePort’s success. The award recognizes leadership, advocacy and dedication among those supporters who were vital to CentrePort’s growth and success.
Doer served as Premier of Manitoba from 1999 to 2009, then as Canada’s Ambassador to the United States from 2009 to 2016. During his decade in government, Doer introduced the legislation that led to the creation of CentrePort Canada, the largest inland port in the country. His vision and passion for international trade and ongoing support for CentrePort Canada’s development helped to transform the inland port into a hub of economic opportunity and global connectivity.
“I am very honoured to receive this award, which is a testimony to our vision as a community,” said Doer. “Many of us believed CentrePort would further enhance Winnipeg and Manitoba’s place as a key hub for North American trade and transportation, and it was a privilege to be part of bringing this to reality. It’s incredible to see the growth to date at CentrePort and the legacy it is continuing to provide to our economy.”
“CentrePort Canada’s transformation from an empty field of dreams into a growing centre for global trade is a testament to the visionaries who believed in its potential and worked together to make that dream a reality,” said Carly Edmundson, President & CEO of CentrePort Canada Inc. “As the Premier that championed the creation of CentrePort Canada and invested in early infrastructure, such as CentrePort Canada Way, Mr. Doer was the perfect choice as the recipient of the inaugural award.”
In 15 years, CentrePort Canada has become one of North America’s largest trimodal inland ports, with over $800 million in construction permits issued for more than 3 million square feet of new buildings. At full build out, the inland port will boost Manitoba’s GDP by nearly $8 billion and generate almost 100,000 person-years of employment. The CentrePort Canada Footprint Award will continue to be presented to individuals who demonstrate outstanding leadership and long-term commitment to advancing CentrePort Canada and its mission to grow Manitoba’s role in global trade and logistics.
About CentrePort Canada
CentrePort Canada is a 20,000-acre inland port and Foreign Trade Zone. Located in the heart of North America, CentrePort connects to major national and international trade gateways and corridors, and is the only inland port in the country with direct access to tri-modal transportation – extensive truck, rail and air cargo operations. www.centreportcanada.ca
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For more information, please contact:
Aimee Goyer
Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives & Marketing
CentrePort Canada Inc.
agoyer@centreport.ca
(204) 981-8845
