HALIFAX – The future of the grain elevator at the Port of Halifax remains murky as the port continues with an ambitious expansion aimed at growing its cargo and cruise ship businesses.

Kim Batherson, general manager of Halifax Grain Elevator Limited, said her large storage facility that’s been in operation since 1924 risks losing its export pier berth to make way for an enlarged shipping container platform.

Batherson said her company’s lease expires at the end of 2026, and customers need answers soon on whether they can continue to store and ship commodities such as soybeans, milling grain and wood pellets through the only facility of its kind in the Maritimes.

“I do feel like they (the port) are looking at solutions,” she said in an interview late last month. “I do hope that we can com

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