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Pellet terminal given green light by PRPA decommissioning of the project.and will work with the BC Ministry of Environment On Friday afternoon the to develop a plan that Prince Rupert Port Authority will achieve the required announced that it had approved monitoring, ensure adherence the environmental assessment to current regulatory of the controverisal Pinnacle standards, and determine Renewable Energy export facility corrective steps to be taken at Westview Terminal, paving in the event that limits are the way for construction to get exceeded. underway. In terms of T h e noise, Pinnacle terminal is a will be required $42 million to carry out project that continuous will create n o i s e 9 0 , 0 0 0 monitoring hours of during terminal construction operations and work and require a plan employ up be designed to 24 people to confirm the Pinnacle president accuracy of the as well as p r o v i d e Noise Leroy Reitsma Baseline additional tax Assessment, revenue to the confirm that the City of Prince proposed noise Rupert. mitigation Opponents measures are of the terminal had cited effective, and determine concerns about the impacts the corrective steps to be taken terminal would have on the in the event that limits are view and air quality in the area, exceeded. an expected increase in noise, With the terminal initially an increased fire risk and the planned for four silos before proximity of the terminal to growing to seven, the port residential areas. authority says any expansion In granting the approval, could require a re-assessment the port authority noted that it before work is permitted to was subject to some conditions proceed. being met. “PRPA acknowledges the In terms of air quality, feedback and concerns expressed Pinnacle will be required by some local residents regarding to carry out continuous air land use management in the quality monitoring by qualified inner harbour adjacent to CN’s environmental monitors downtown railyard,” said Ken throughout construction, Veldman, Director of Public operation and potential Affairs for the Prince Rupert
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“There are a couple of hurdles that still need to be cleared before construction can start...”
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Prince Rupert School District management and principals line one of the suspension bridges on the Metlakatla Wilderness Trail during a planning workshop held on August 29, just before the start of school. For more on this story, see Friday’s Northern Connector.
Port Authority. “However, we believe we can strike a balance between creating the economic opportunity a growing port represents and enhancing the livability of Prince Rupert through improvements to public access to the waterfront. PRPA is committed to working with the City of Prince Rupert to this end.” According to Pinnacle Pellet president Leroy Reitsma, there is still some work to be done before
the shovels hit the ground. “There are a couple of hurdles that still need to be cleared before construction can start, but we’re working to see that happen soon,” he said. “We’re happy to be able to provide committments to ensure all environmental concerns are dealth with...We really looking forward to being part of the community and providing jobs and construction opportunities for Prince Rupert.”
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