The Port of Churchill is shown from The Flats area of Churchill, Man., in July, 2018. Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested this week that an upgraded port facility in Churchill could be one of the first major projects his government will support.

A group of Indigenous leaders has begun initial discussions on a proposal to create an economic corridor from Churchill, Man., to the Pacific Coast.

There is a lot of interest from specific First Nations around the port-to-port project, which proposes the development of an economic corridor between Prince Rupert, B.C., and Churchill, on Hudson Bay, said Mark Podlasly, who is chief executive of the First Nations Major Project Coalition.

The Prince Rupert/Churchill project would ultimately also tie into the proposed Grays Bay Road and Port proj

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