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On Saturday, June 2, the fifteenth annual Prince Rupert Relay for Life event took place at the Prince Rupert Middle School track. 125 people participated in this year’s day-long relay that raised over $70,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. For more on this story, turn to page 9.
◆ EXPORT TERMINAL
Pinnacle Renewable Energy holds open house By Shaun Thomas The Northern View Half of the conference space at the Crest Hotel was packed on Tuesday, May 29, for an open house on Pinnacle Renewable Energy’s planned export terminal in Prince Rupert. Along with company officials, project planners and members of the Prince Rupert Port Authority - the agency overseeing the environmental review of the project - the walls were lined with boards showing the scope of the project and what mitigation measures were being taken to address issues like noise and dust. The two hour meeting saw plenty of interaction between residents, a few city councillors and company officials
- including president and chief operating officer Leroy Reitsma. “I think we had a lot of positive dialogue with people, and also got a good barometer of how people feel about the project. It was a great opportunity to share what we perceive as a lot of positive aspects of the development, but also the degree of due diligence that has taken the project to this point,” he said. “In terms of evaluating, zoning issues and other issues aside, in the eyes of the community we want to help people to see the balance of values. Not all the values are going to be positive, but we do want to show the positives that balance any negatives.” Reitsma said there was a mix of positive
and negative feedback on the project, as well as some good comments that will be considered going forward. “I think a lot of people wanted a greater understanding of the dust in particular. A primary concern raised by the people in the neighbourhood to the east of the project is the impact on property values if the harbour view changed...That comes back to the balance of what we’re bringing with this project to the community and the surrounding communities,” he said, noting property taxes, employment, noise reduction through work with CN, cleaning up the Westview site and increased pedestrian access to the waterfront as positives.
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