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Crow’s Nest Pass Agreement

Canada [1897, 1925]
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  • Crowsnest Lake
    Crowsnest Pass

    …Canadian Pacific Railway signed the Crow’s Nest Pass Agreement (1897). This route reduced freight rates on grain shipped east to the lake ports and on certain goods shipped west. The agreement, modified in 1925 to reduce rates on grain shipped in both directions, boosted Vancouver as a grain-shipping port.

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    …Canadian Pacific Railway signed the Crow’s Nest Pass Agreement (1897). This route reduced freight rates on grain shipped east to the lake ports and on certain goods shipped west. The agreement, modified in 1925 to reduce rates on grain shipped in both directions, boosted Vancouver as a grain-shipping port.

    Read More