Northern Connector, September 06, 2013

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PRINCE RUPERT - The City of Prince Rupert and Sun Wave Forest Products have reached an outof-court settlement, putting an end to a lengthy court battle and any future claims on the city by the company. Under the terms of the settlement, the city will not pay Sun Wave any money and will work to decommission the mill over the next 24 to 30 months. The settlement also gives the City of Prince Rupert clear title to the

former pulp mill site, allowing it to work toward the sale of the site to the Watson Island Development Corporation (WatCo). “This is excellent news. The private sector can now move on with repurposing Watson Island, resulting in numerous jobs, while the mill is decommissioned,” said Mayor Jack Mussallem, noting a change in management played a role in resolving the matter. “Congratulations are in order for our new city manager, Robert Long, who has taken on this complicated file and found a workable solution that is good

for Prince Rupert,” said Mayor Mussallem. WatCo intends to repurpose the mill as a private multi-modal port using the land and docking facilities to service the coming industrial activity in the Prince Rupert region. An overall environmental remediation plan will be sought from the Province of British Columbia and the site will be remediated as the mill site is decommissioned. Elton Tanner, chief operating officer for WatCo, noted there is still much to be done. “It is still a long way from a

done deal,” he said, also noting the efforts of Long. “He shook the bag, he changed things.” Mussallem said the plan now is to sell the equipment and scrap metal on the site, and it is anticipated there will be a lot of interest from the private sector to decommission the mill. The City of Prince Rupert took control of Watson Island in 2009 when Sun Wave failed to pay taxes owed on the site. In Feb. 2010, however, the company filed suit against the city, disputing ownership of the lands and equipment in the site.

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