Exploring Canada’s Western Gateway

In this episode, we’re talking about Canada’s Western Gateway, or CWG. CWG is the trade and logistics corridor at the heart of Canada’s agricultural supercluster, encompassing Highway 4 in the Lethbridge, Alberta area. 

 

The gateway sees an annual economic output of more than 678 million dollars, supports more than 1,000 jobs, is traveled by more than 2,400 trucks per day, and is home to more than 700 transportation and logistics businesses. 

 

Host Kelsey Hipkin is joined by Rylan Howard, Cluster Development Manager, Canada’s Western Gateway and Economic Development Lethbridge; Cody Fluet, Industry Development Coordinator with Canada’s Western Gateway and Economic Development Lethbridge; and AMTA Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships, Josh Hannaberry. 

To learn more about the CWG, visit their website: https://www.canadaswesterngateway.ca/, or contact Rylan Howard at [e-mail] (403-635-2670), or Cody Fluet at [e-mail].

Register for the Canada's Western Gateway In Motion 2026 event here: https://www.canadaswesterngateway.ca/events/canadas-western-gateway-in-motion-2026.

To listen to the Steering Change episode where we chat with The Highway 3 Twinning Development Association, click here: https://amta.ca/steeringchange/episodes/episode-68.

 
If you have any questions or concerns about topics related to what was discussed in this episode, or commercial transportation and driver safety, please do not hesitate to contact our Member Services team at [e-mail]. 

• AMTA’s Whitecourt Safety Summit is on October 1. Join us for a full day of content, including a keynote presentation, and sessions with WCB, Trucking HR Canada, and more. Network with like-minded transportation professionals and explore our event tradeshow. Register now: https://amta.ca/event/amta-2026-whitecourt-safety-summit/
• AMTA's Drawdown Dinner has returned! Join us in Edmonton at the River Cree Resort and Casino on October 15. Registration is now open: https://www.amta.ca/portal/events/amta-2026-edmonton-drawdown-dinner. 
• Save the date for AMTA's 89th Annual Conference happening on April 7-8, also at the River Cree Resort and Casino, in Enoch, Alberta. https://amta.ca/portal/events/amta-89th-annual-conference-save-the-date 

 
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