The federal government will invest $5 million to improve the efficiency of rail logistics in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland. Marc Garneau, the Minister of Transport, announced the investment plan on Dec. 29. The funds will be injected into Alberta’s midland infrastructures to increase capacity for building trains and storage for both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific rail networks. These measures will improve the fluidity of trade corridors and gateways and reduce bottlenecks along Western Canadian rail networks. “Our government is investing in Canada’s economy by making improvements to our trade and transportation corridors. We are supporting projects which help move goods efficiently to market, and people to their destinations; stimulate our economy during the pandemic; create good quality middle-class jobs; and ensure Canada’s transportation networks remain competitive and efficient,” Garneau said in a statement. The project is part of the National Trade Corridors Fund, a $2.3 billion merit-based infrastructure program that the …