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Prince Rupert terminal starting to make waves

Prince Rupert terminal starting to make waves

VANCOUVER -- Billed as the "St. Lawrence of the West," the Port of Prince Rupert has spent the months since its grand opening last November dramatically under-performing expectations.

Its cranes are capable of off-loading 9,600 standard-sized containers a week. Until April, the sole shipping line that uses the port's new container terminal delivered just 1,100 a week. In the past month, that number has risen to 1,800 weekly, still less than a fifth of capacity.

But the faltering start, which comes largely thanks to a sluggish U.S. economy that has decreased container traffic to the entire Pacific coast by about 5%, could soon come to an end. Maher Terminals, the New Jersey-based operator of the Prince Rupert's Fairview container terminal, plans to triple the number of ships calling at the northern port beginning in a month or so. Currently, only one ship a week calls there.

"There's two new ships coming in June or July," said Odd Eidsvik, a board member with the port.

It's unclear whether the new ships will come from Cosco Container Lines or Hanjin Shipping Co., the shippers whose vessels currently sail to the port, or other members of the CKYH Alliance, which includes K-Line and Yang Ming Line.

But the boost in scheduled service lends weight to arguments from the port, railroads and shippers, who all say the $170-million Fairview Terminal weathered its first winter in remarkably good form, despite the low volumes.

"The terminal operation at Maher is just beyond our expectation," Canadian National Railway Corp. chief financial officer Claude Mongeau said on a conference call Wednesday. "Everything is humming from an operations standpoint."

Ships have arrived and departed on schedule and, despite having relatively inexperienced crews, the new terminal has off-loaded containers at the rate of 22 an hour, "which is really quite impressive and very competitive for North America," said port spokesman Barry Bartlett.

"To be totally frank we're not going to be at the 500,000 [annual 20-foot container throughput] capacity as quickly as we thought we were, but it is getting there," he said. "Because this is a brand new business model, it goes against the grain. We don't have a local market. We're way up north. The jury was out to see if the service was going to work."

Many do still remain unconvinced. Take K-Line, for example. Its containers float into Prince Rupert's harbour aboard Cosco ships, then float out again to be delivered to more southern ports.

"It takes a little doing to convince American importers that [Prince Rupert] is a viable alternative and will be able to service their needs," said K-Line's Vancouver general sales manager Quentin Newman, who said existing contracts with competing rail lines also make it difficult for him to ship through the northern port.

One operational element that has been strong, however, is outbound traffic through Prince Rupert.

"Many of our resource commodity exporters in Canada would like to ship more out of Prince Rupert, but we can't," because of ship weight restrictions, said Dave Bedwell, executive vice-president of Cosco Canada.

Northern B.C. exporters, who had hoped Prince Rupert would provide cheap backhaul shipping to Asia, have faced other problems. Virtually all backhaul containers have been filled in Alberta and the U.S. Midwest, leaving almost nothing for would-be exporters in small B.C. towns. Even CN's own Prince George container-stuffing facility, built specifically for Prince Rupert, has almost exclusively packed goods for export out of Vancouver.

"The container terminal itself has had challenges getting itself set up to be really useful for us out of central B.C.," said Ian McIver, general manager of the global supply chain for lumber producer Canfor Corp.

Still, few are pessimistic about Prince Rupert's future prospects. The port itself is pushing ahead with expansion plans that would quadruple its capacity, Canfor's Mr. McIver said he expects to ship through it as containers become available, and even Mr. Newman said it's only a matter of time before K-Line comes to call.

"It's a fabulous terminal," he said. "It's not necessarily a question of if - but when - we will go through there with some cargo."

With a file from Scott Deveau

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I really hope this port takes off and Prince Rupert booms.
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just look at the amount of $$$ that is contingent on government investment (like the recent North Vancouver announcement)! & this is a town of ~15000!

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Region must come together for future development, says port VP
By Shaun Thomas - The Northern View
Published: April 21, 2009 11:00 PM

It was an impressive comparison for those at the April 14 Chamber of Commerce luncheon to see.

During his presentation, Port Authority president and CEO Don Krusel pointed to a slide that showed approximately $2.35 billion in government funds had been spent on the southern Gateway Corridor since the announcement of the Gateway Funding, while spending along the northern Gateway Corridor was $46 million. And of that $46 million, $11 million was spent on the Prince George Airport and another $35 million was spent on infrastructure improvements along the corridor – and none was spent in the immediate Prince Rupert area.

“Some of the perception around investing as of late is that phase one is it and now we’re done in Prince Rupert. But we have a whole list of projects that we want to pursue,” said Port Authority Vice-president of Marketing and Business Development Shaun Stevenson.

“The reality is that there is a great deal of projects being looked at based on common infrastructure, like rail and logistics, and we’re going to be looking at direct investment from the government for that…We’re probably looking at $200 to $300 million in investment that could spur on $2 billion to $3 billion in private sector projects, including phase two.”

But in order for those projects, which Stevenson said would “set up not just Prince Rupert, but Western Canada” for a stronger economy, to become reality there has to be a will and a push from municipalities and governments throughout the region.

“We need to align our priorities, and that starts with Prince Rupert, the Port Authority, local governments and different levels of government,” Stevenson said.

“The only really successful projects the Northwest has seen in the past decade were when interests aligned, and that was for the cruise ship dock and Fairview Terminal…Those are the only really significant projects and they were only possible because municipalities, plural, along the corridor aligned their interests and pursued them with government.”

And Stevenson said the time to do so was now as the economic climate, while making it more difficult to formulate a business case, has reduced the cost of materials and labour.
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While great for Prince Rupert, this isn't good news for Vancouver or Seattle.
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It is great for Prince Rupert but there is enough long-term container growth to go around. There is so much container traffic from Asia (perhaps less during the downturn but lots long-term) that as long as Vancouver keeps expanding its port it doesn't matter what Prince Rupert does, so they can both benefit. The only way Seattle or Vancouver can lose is by ceasing to expand, which would be the case regardless of whether Prince Rupert had a container port or not.
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around the time the fairview container terminal opened (mid-2007) a report was released that said China is planning to build 100 new container berths built in the next several years, while the west coast of north america is planning 5. so there's definitely lots of growth to go around, but la & long beach aren't doing anything to expand (afaik), so now's vancouver's & prince rupert's chance. since it looks like this will be the port of prince rupert thread here are some old articles that haven't been posted yet (but are old news though)

Prince of ports, Published: July 01, 2007
http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/node/92

Canpotex potash exports from Prince Rupert to double with $250 million investment, the last major investment in PR port infrastructure, June 2008
http://www2.canada.com/edmontonjourn...8-41cf98d53bba

p.14 of the report above mentions prince rupert specifically

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PATRICK BRETHOUR

Globe and Mail Update

May 8, 2009 at 6:00 AM EDT

The horizon on the open sea is an illusion, a destination that you can always see, but never reach, no matter how long the journey.

The port of Prince Rupert, and its ambitions for an expanding container terminal, are on just that kind of journey, as the global recession plays havoc with its best-laid plans to turn northern British Columbia into the express route for Asian goods into the heart of North America.

At the outset of the project, there were high hopes that the container port would exit 2008 having maxed out the capacity of its first phase, with the resulting momentum speeding the way for construction on the second phase to begin in mid-2009, otherwise known as about right now.

Yet, the horizon recedes. There will not be any ground-breaking ceremonies in Prince Rupert next month; construction of the second phase is slated for late 2010, a development that the port authority insists was old news when it was disclosed last fall. Now, the horizon has moved out of reach again, this time on the question of how quickly the capacity of the container port's first phase will be taken up.

Rather than enter this year at full capacity, the container port was running at 60 per cent. And that may be a high point, in the short run: The port authority has now set the 2009 goal of attracting traffic equal to 40 to 50 per cent of the container port's terminal, an undoubtedly sober reassessment in step with the softening volumes in the first quarter.

Last week, the port authority released its shipping volumes for the first quarter of 2009, belatedly producing statistics that other ports issue monthly. While the port authority tried gamely to put a positive glow around the numbers – business has nearly doubled since this time last year! – the true picture is anything but happy.

The stark fact is this: Container traffic fell by nearly half, 48 per cent, in the first quarter of the year from the last three months of 2008. Ports up and down the west coast of North America also saw declines in traffic, a consequence of the dramatic slowdown in global shipping, which is headed for the first annual drop on record. Everyone is losing traffic, but the percentage drop in Prince Rupert was far steeper than in Seattle or Vancouver (each down 17 per cent) or the mega-port of Los Angeles (down 21 per cent).

Shaun Stevenson, vice-president of marketing and business development for the Prince Rupert Port Authority, prefers a different measure, saying that the port believes that its traffic would have seen a decline of just 15 to 20 per cent, year over year, if 2008 had been a typical operating year, rather than its startup period. That would also reflect the seasonal first-quarter downturn in transpacific traffic, which gets hit both by a January hangover from the Christmas shipping spree as well as Chinese New Year.

Prince Rupert's (theoretical) performance would be in line with the sort of decreases that Los Angeles and Vancouver have seen between the first quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, and better than the 23-per-cent decline that Seattle experienced.

That part of Mr. Stevenson's rebuttal remains, however, just a theory, and one that goes unmentioned in the port authority's official newsletter, which instead points to the 95-per-cent increase in traffic since the first quarter of 2008, when the container port was in its infancy. Privately, though, the port authority is tracking traffic on a rolling basis – namely that sharp decline in volumes since December.

Mr. Stevenson contends that Prince Rupert is holding its own against other West Coast ports, although the bare statistics show the northern port losing market share using the broadest measure of traffic.

None of this has diminished enthusiasm at the port authority for proceeding on to the second phase of the container port, which will quadruple capacity. Environmental assessments will continue, as will discussions on the financing of the second phase.

Add it all up, and it is exceedingly likely that the port authority will be starting construction on the massive expansion even though the first phase is half idled. Not to worry, says Mr. Stevenson – Prince Rupert is steering for the horizon, on the belief that shipping volumes will rebound sharply in the time it takes to build that expansion. “We're really looking at where the market's going to be in 2014.
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...but they don't last forever. in 2014 phase 2 could be maxed out for all we know
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It's the stuff coming from China that ends up in the US midwest (or further east) that makes so much sense for it to come into Prince Rupert's port. Containers can get to their destination 2 days eaerlier than if they come to chore further south. If you look at a globe, a stright line from the ports in China to Chicago pretty much goes directly over Prince Rupert.
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Fairview Terminal Phase II Expansion Project Public Invited to Comment the Draft Scoping Document and Attend Open Houses

The Prince Rupert Port Authority is proposing to expand its existing Fairview Container Terminal in Prince Rupert Harbour, British Columbia. This will include extending the existing wharf structure and expanding the on-shore terminal. As part of the project, the Canadian National Railway Company is proposing improvements to the associated rail infrastructure.

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency), invites the public to comment on the scoping document for the environmental assessment of the Fairview Terminal Phase II Expansion Project.

The Agency prepared the draft scoping document on behalf of the responsible authorities, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment Canada, the Canadian Transportation Agency, as well as the Prince Rupert Port Authority, as a regulator for this project.

The scoping document incorporates the requirements of the federal environmental assessment process and identifies key issues to be addressed in the comprehensive study.

Public comments received by June 26, 2009, will be considered. All written submissions received will be considered public and will become part of the public registry. Interested persons are invited to send their comments in the official language of their choice to:

Fairview Terminal Phase II Expansion Project
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
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FairviewPhase2@ceaa-acee.gc.ca

The draft scoping document along with more information on the project is available on the Agency Website, under reference number 08-03-37956 or on the Prince Rupert Port Authority Website at www.rupertport.com .
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I'm confidant Prince Rupert will have great success in gradually/steadily increasing it's port facilities/tonnage. However, in the discussion of competing West Coast Canadian/USA facilities, there's one place I've not seen mentioned: The port of Ensenada, Mexico. Ensenada and Prince Rupert have the most growth potential and are both expanding. The following is a pdf download worth checking out--it's mostly in English and mostly pictures of present port facilities and planned expansion:

Port of Ensenada, Mexico (pdf download)

Ensenada is also expanding it's marina:

Port of Ensenada - Expanded Marina Plan
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The Port of Ensenada Administration Office will publish next April 16, on Mexico’s Official Gazette, and on their webpage (www.puertoensenada.com.mx), the Public Bid API/ENSE/MALECÓN/01/09 to award, to private investment, a 30 year contract, with 15 year extension, to develop, build and operate a marina with commercial and recreational development, in a total surface of 91,367 m2, were 9,000 m2 is land and 82,367 m2 is water, in the Port of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

The Project consists in 150 slip marina, as minimum, that will include services as vessel maintenance and on-dock repairs, potable water, fuel dock, dock power & lighting, waste and hazardous materials recollection, and yacht club facilities with restrooms, showers, laundry, internet & communications, among others...
As I suggested, I fully expect Prince Rupert to have great success, and don't expect the other new-kid-on-the-block to hamper that growth. Having said that, I expect the two locations are where the vast majority of port growth will be, as far as Western North America.

Ensenada has the advantage of being on the outskirts of Tijuana/San Diego(5-6 million population), and within 500 miles of another 30 miliion+ people. It's also got good weather year-round, and a shorter distance from places like Chile and Australia.
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Prince Rupert, Port Edward oppose sale of Ridley Terminals
Published: May 28, 2009 4:00 PM
Updated: May 28, 2009 4:58 PM

The City of Prince Rupert and the District of Port Edward have weighed in on the proposed sale of Ridley Terminals, and both said that they are firmly opposed to selling the facility to a private company.

“The position of the City is that at this point, until we know more information, we would be opposed to the sale of Ridley Terminals to a private interest…The concern is that if it goes to one owner there is a monopoly and, in terms of viability, coal producers in Northeastern B.C. and elsewhere need access to shipping from the nearest point available,” said Prince Rupert Mayor Jack Mussallem.

“There may be some merit in Ridley Terminals going to the Prince Rupert Port Authority with a board of directors of user groups and have it operating that way.”

In Port Edward the issue came up at the May 26 meeting, where all in attendance voiced their opposition.

“My personal opinion is that we have a lot of coal mining and bulk export opportunities and that it should remain as a crown corporation. But it should be run as a commercial entity, just like ports in the country,” said councillor Knut Bjorndal, who said providing contracts below market value as was done in the past is a poor idea but “is not an ownership issue, it’s a management issue”.

Along with concerns about what the sale of Ridley Terminals could mean to coal producers when it comes to a private company setting fees, councillor Murray Kristoff pointed to another concern in the current economic climate.

“If Ridley Terminals is run by a private business then that business could be swallowed up by an international company, with the Chinese being most likely, and it would then be owned and operated by an offshore interest,” he said.

As well as the opposition from Prince Rupert and Port Edward, Mayor Evan Saugstad of Chetwynd sent out notice to mayors around the north asking municipalities to voice their concerns about the proposed sale of Ridley Terminals.
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Canpotex moving to phased approach for development
By Shaun Thomas - The Northern View
Published: June 03, 2009 12:12 PM

Canpotex, proponents of the $250 million potash terminal on Ridley Island in Prince Rupert, say they are moving forward with the project but that the time line may be significantly changed from the original 2012 operational date.

“When we made the announcement a year ago we said we would build in Prince Rupert and expand our terminals in Vancouver and we are still committed to that long term concept. But with the economic uncertainty the demand for our product has changed and we are moving to a phased approach,” said company spokesperson John Summers, noting that the environmental assessment for the Ridley Island facility and discussions with the Tsimshian and the Prince Rupert Port Authority are ongoing.

“Both projects are proceeding simultaneously and, as we get details on capacity and meet with stakeholders, we will decide which project to proceed with and which to come back to later on…In September we aim to have selected which location we will develop first.”

When the company made the announcement of the two projects last June, it was to add 11 million tonnes of export capacity to the existing 12 million tonnes at the Vancouver facility. However, the decline in the world market has changed the demand for potash quite a bit.

“We’re basing this on industry recovery. Do we feel strongly about the strategic advantage of Prince Rupert? Absolutely, but the market change has created capacity at our existing Vancouver terminal,” said Summers.

“We’re not going to build a facility to have it sit empty for months.”
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City of Prince Rupert backs port with $300 million in grant applications

Published: June 10, 2009 11:35 AM
Updated: June 10, 2009 11:57 AM

The City of Prince Rupert is taking a more proactive approach in making the future plans of the Prince Rupert Port Authority, including the expansion of Fairview Terminal and Ridley Island’s industrial park, a reality as council agreed to proceed with applications for $300 million from the Build Canada Fund.

“Council recently had a presentation from the Port Authority outlining their plans for phase two of the container port and their desire to seek federal assistance on that project in the amount of $200 million through the Build Canada Fund,” said city manager Gord Howie, noting that municipal approval was required for the funding.

“The second application [$100 million] is to develop infrastructure on Ridley Island south of the existing coal facility to provide a loop of rail track to provide space for a major facility…What it does is it allows PRPA to develop the land to the point where it is more marketable and better suited to handle the needs of the current clients and, more specifically, the expansion to the container port. They would then be able to look at having a series of loop tracks dedicated to the larger container port that would negate the need to bring trains into the downtown area. They would also be able to look at building the haul road from the container port to Ridley Island that would greatly facilitate the examination of containers.”

The Build Canada Fund is the government’s new infrastructure program, and includes a major infrastructure component to target “larger, strategic projects of national and regional significance”. Council easily passed the motion, with councillors Kathy Bedard and Joy Thorkelson saying they were excited by what could come to pass should the funding get the green light from Ottawa.

“I took the opportunity to spend a bit of time on Sunday to watch the activity at phase one and they were unloading a train, loading a train and unloading a ship all at the same time. I can only envision what a phase two and possibly a phase three could do for this community in terms of economics and employment, so I think this is a very worthwhile project for the city to get behind and support,” said Bedard.

“The small plant in Masset is owned by a major United States company and they said they would operate the plant in Masset on a year round basis on ground fish if they were able to ship via ferry and then to the port and directly overseas to Asia. I think the economic benefits would be great if we were able to fix up that industrial park on Ridley Island,” added Thorkelson, who said the expansion at Ridley could facilitate the cold storage facility needed to ship fish products through Fairview Terminals.
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June 12, 2009
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The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today launched an international advertising campaign promoting Canada’s Asia-Pacific Gateway as the fastest, most reliable way to transport goods between Asia and North America.

“Our economic prosperity depends on moving goods quickly and efficiently around the world,” said Minister Day. “We are working hard with our partners throughout Asia and North America to promote the benefits of using Canada’s transportation system to move products from the factory floor to store shelves.

“The Government of Canada has taken a number of important steps to enhance the country’s transportation network. This international ad campaign will help make businesses more aware of the advantages of moving their goods through our seaports and airports, and on our highways and railways.”

Beginning June 15, advertisements will appear featuring the slogan “With Canada’s Pacific Gateway, everything gets there sooner than you think.” The ads will be placed in marine and air shipping trade publications in the United States, Japan, Korea and China, including Journal of Commerce, Logistics Management, Air Cargo World, Payload Asia, China’s Foreign Trade and Maritime Press. The ads will appear in publications and as online web banners at intervals over the next 10 months.

During this global economic downturn, the Government of Canada recognizes that trade is more important than ever. Efficient and sustainable gateways are crucial to facilitating global trade, and the government is taking action to make Canada more competitive in international trade.

Canada’s Asia-Pacific Gateway offers significant advantages:

• $15 billion in public- and private-sector investment

• up to 60 hours’ sailing time advantage over other North American ports

• container terminal dwell times of as little as 30 hours

• train transit time of less than 100 hours to Chicago from Prince Rupert and Vancouver

• up to four days saved in transit time

• combined container capacity of 3.6 million at Prince Rupert and Vancouver

• three Class 1 railways providing service to Canada and the United States

• Canadian airports located within one day’s drive from more than two thirds of North America’s population

• Canadian airports offering efficient and reliable service, without congestion

For more information on Canada’s Asia-Pacific Gateway, visit: www.pacificgateway.gc.ca/international.
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By Derrick Penner, Canwest News Service
June 26, 2009

The operator of Prince Rupert's major coal-loading terminal and regional First Nations signed an agreement yesterday that will see native communities offered a right of first refusal on capital contracts awarded by the Crown-owned facility.

The terms of what the two sides are calling an opportunities agreement call for Ridley Terminals to offer Coast Tsimishain communities a chance to bid on any request-for-proposal worth more than $500,000.

As part of the agreement, Ridley is expected to "make commercially reasonable efforts" to solicit First Nations' participation by breaking up large contracts into smaller components that they can handle.

"I'm sure there are some who will say this is social engineering, but it isn't," Daniel Veniez, Ridley Terminals Inc.'s chairman said in an interview. "It's recognition of a reality and a business opportunity as we see it."

The reality, Veniez said, is that the region's First Nations are under-represented in the Ridley terminal's workforce, making up about five to six per cent of its 100-member workforce when aboriginals are some 60 per cent of the Prince Rupert region's overall population.

The business opportunity, he added, is tapping and helping to foster the business skills of that population.

Veniez said the Crown-owned terminal will give First Nations a 30-day first opportunity to look at its requests-for-proposal contracts to determine if they want to bid on them, or form partnerships with outside firms to take on the work.

However, he added that aboriginal bidders will not get "special dispensation" when it comes to the terminal's commercial decisions to award contracts.

"These guys have to come in and make sense from a cost, from an efficiency, from a productivity point of view," Veniez said.

To John Helin, chief councillor of the local Lax Kw' alaams aboriginal community, the opportunity agreement is a "very refreshing" acknowledgement of First Nation communities.

"What it means to me is we're not bringing some company into court kicking and screaming about our aboriginal rights and title," Helin said, and hopes it can serve as a template for other companies operating in the north west.

Helin said the parties need to strike a joint implementation committee so that First Nations can "find out what's available and how we can access it."

Initially, Helin said he expects First Nations will do a lot of bridge building with other contractors while his people gain education and training, but he eventually hopes the agreement will help deliver some much- needed jobs to his community, which he said suffers greater than 80 per cent unemployment.

"I think when you empower your people through economic means it relieves some of the pressure on the social structure," Helin added.
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On November 28, 2009, the Government of Canada and the Prince Rupert Port Authority announced three infrastructure projects to upgrade, repair and renovate existing infrastructure at the Port of Prince Rupert. The three projects are valued at just over $3 million.

Atlin Terminal Building

This $2 million project will receive approximately $1 million in federal funding. It will be used for repairs and seismic upgrading to the substructure to extend the economic life of the historic Terminal, originally built in the 1920s as a fish processing plant. Work will also be done to the main floor to improve the viability of the Atlin Terminal and enhance services for cruise passengers visiting Prince Rupert. In addition, the funding will enhance efficiencies in security operations at the Port of Prince Rupert by renovating the upper floor of the terminal to create a Security Command Centre and centralize all security staff in one location.

Port Edward Water Supply

This $500,000 project will receive $250,000 in federal funding to construct a one-kilometre pipeline to connect into the District of Port Edward water supply. This will secure the water supply for existing port related operations on Ridley Island, while creating capacity to support the continued development and build out of the Ridley Island Industrial Site. These improvements will reduce the risk of potentially shutting down operations as a result of water shortage and the high cost associated with emergency response to water supply failure.

Ridley Island Culvert Replacement

This $500,000 project will receive $250,000 in federal funding to replace 340 metres of eroding culverts along the Ridley Island Causeway, which was built in 1982. Due to the large volumes of water that flow through these culverts at a high velocity, the culverts have reached the end of their lifespan and need to be replaced.
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Old Posted Feb 1, 2010, 11:39 PM
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What about oil?

Hey guys,
I was reading your posts here and couldn't help but wonder, "what about oil?"
What are your thoughts on possibility of an oil terminal in Prince Rupert? where it would naturally be located? and would that potentially qualify as for government support under the Northern Gateway or Build Canada funds?
I appreciate your thoughts on this.
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Old Posted Feb 2, 2010, 4:12 AM
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My understanding is that there was an oil pipeline either u/c or in the works from northern Alberta to Prince Rupert. Still not certain it would make a huge difference. The large majority of crude gets shipped south for refining in the US.
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