The Eclectic Show - Page 15 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012 Proudly serving the North Coast - The eNVy of the North www.thenorthernview.com 250-624-8088 VOL. 7 NO. 43
Feature Property SOLD
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Spectra reps visit Rupert
1807 KOOTENAY AVE For Sale:
209,500
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Pride of ownership is evident both inside and out of this well kept 5 bedroom home. Located in the hear of the Pineridge Elementary School Catchment area and within a very short walking distance of the school, this family oriented property is a perfect choice for your new home.This property has SOLD! Call Gordon @ (250) 6249298 to view other similar properties that we still have available for sale !
By Shaun Thomas The Northern View
Gordon Kobza Broker/Owner
Office and Cell: (250) 624-9298
Email: info@gordonkobza.com • www.gordonkobza.com Suite 6 - 342 3rd Ave W. Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1L5
OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Martina Perry photo
Jennifer Rice, Prince Rupert city councillor, led protesters at a rally against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project in front of the courthouse on Monday. For more on the protest see Friday’s Northern Connector.
◆ FAIRVIEW TERMINAL
Final comment period on phase II expansion underway By Shaun Thomas The Northern View
Thank you to all of the Prince Rupert businesses and citizens who assisted in raising funds and awareness For more information on the fight to end breast cancer, please see Page 14
On Oct. 16, the Prince Rupert Port Authority’s comprehensive study on the phase II expansion of Fairview Terminal was released, kicking off the final public comment period for the project. The document looks at the expansion in two phases, with the first moving the terminal closer to town and the second expanding toward Ridley Island. Between the two phases, the project calls for the infilling of 11.1 hectare of marine environment, the construction of additional wharf, container yard and intermodal yard space, the removal and relocation 14 rail tracks within the intermodal yard for a total of approximately 14,000 metres of rail, dredging and at-sea disposal, construction of two rail siding
that require infilling above and below the high water mark and construction of a road connecting Fairview Terminal to Ridley Island. Once Phase One of the expansion is complete, though, the Prince Rupert Port Authority envisions up to 10 vessels per week calling on Prince Rupert while the expansion to the south would accommodate up to 14 vessels. The overall capacity of the terminal would be two million TEUs, which is four times the 500,000 TEU capacity the first phase was designed to handle. In terms of train traffic, the expansion toward town would increase to a total of six train movements per day – three inbound and three outbound – while the second phase would see up to 10 train movements per day – five inbound and five outbound.
Representatives from Spectra Energy were in Prince Rupert on Wednesday as the company begins an initial consultation phase about the proposed LNG pipeline to Prince Rupert. The visit by Pipeline vice-president Rob Whitwham and community coordinator Evan Saugstad came the day after Spectra president Doug Bloom held a massive telephone town hall with people from across northern BC. According to Whitwham, the company views consultation as key despite the very preliminary state of the pipeline. “We’ve been doing a lot of internal work on the corridor we’re proposing to bring LNG to Prince Rupert, but at Spectra our strategy has been and continues to be starting engagement early. We think you need to set up the project properly at the very beginning... The key is early engagement, listening to people and seeing how best to alter or proceed with the project,” he said, noting that feedback so far has been good. “I’m delighted with how positive the response has been. We’re in the early days and don’t expect it will be a cake walk by any means, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised with how positive the reception has been.” Right now Spectra is looking at three possible routes for the pipeline, with the split being around the Cranberry Junction. One of the lines is entirely on land while the other two include marine pipelines, something Whitwham says the company is very experienced at doing. Regardless of which route is chosen, the route will be mostly in the wilderness and will not be running near many municipalities.
See story PHASE II, page 2
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