Wheat board completes acquisition of grain terminal in Sask.

The Canadian Wheat Board says it has successfully completed the acquisition of the Great Sandhills grain terminal in Saskatchewan.

The deal was approved by shareholders in the business, which has a high-throughput facility near Leader.

The purchase also includes a majority stake in the Great Sandhills Railway between Swift Current and Burstall.

CWB president Ian White says in a release that the acquisition strengthens the board's presence in western Saskatchewan and officially puts it in the short-line railway business.