THE FUTURE HOME OF WESTERN CANADA’S LARGEST INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS CENTRE.
Shepard Logistics Centre is located at the crossroads of the CANAMEX Highway, TransCanada Highway and CPKC’s main line that connects Canada to Mexico through the US.
In 2017, Alberta alone exported goods valued at $4.46 billion to the US and Mexico.
THE SIMPSON GROUP
The Simpson Group of Companies are an Alberta-based corporate group providing integrated and diversified services in the areas of project management, commercial and infrastructure construction, land development and agricultural operations. The group has been operating in Alberta for over 80 years and in that time has developed a reputation for delivering projects and services safely, on budget and on schedule.
As a contractor and builder, we provide quality design and construction strategies and solutions to our clients using a think-straight, talk-straight, do-it-right-once approach with no surprises. As a developer, we have achieved Tier 1 status within the Calgary region with 30 years of experience in the office, retail and industrial space. We also have agriculture operations in both the Shepard and Cochrane areas east and west of Calgary. All feed produced for our cattle comes from these Simpson-owned lands. The Simpson Group has been farming in the Shepard area since 1958.
INTERMODAL AND WAREHOUSING GROWTH IN WESTERN CANADA
Western Canada is the fastest growing North American intermodal market
The Calgary Region is an emerging market where international shipments from Vancouver are warehoused and cross docked into 53’ domestic equipment
Warehousing and distribution space well positioned to take advantage of the new CPKC combined entity that connects Canada to the US and Mexican markets on a single line
THE BENEFITS OF RAIL SERVED
Organizations looking to achieve business sustainability goals and reduce their supply chain carbon footprint are adding rail as an environmentally responsible alternative to trucks
Shipping freight by rail offers a safe, reliable, and low-cost transportation solution to ensure competitiveness in our global economy
Shippers connected to rail have access to a reliable, more efficient source of capacity than only trucks
PROJECT SITE FACTS
1,300 acres
of greenfield development under single ownership and unencumbered
20,000,000+ ft²
of future industrial development
200 spots
of general rail to truck transload capabilities on-site
Direct rail access
to the CPKC
Well located
in the region for warehousing and distribution
7.8 km
(4.8 miles) from CPKC intermodal ramp
15.5 km
(9.6 miles) from CPKC Calgary rail yard
25.8 km
(16 miles) from CN’s intermodal ramp
3.2 km
(2 miles) east of Calgary’s ring road
Located in the Prairie Gateway Joint Planning Area
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