PRINCE RUPERT VOL. 10 NO. 37
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
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Massive 270 unit project set for Kanata
SAYING HELLO Feature
Construction planned for this spring
Heart of our city: Miranda Kessler Page A5
BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Residents of Prince Rupert had their first look at a massive multi-family residential development planned for the former Kanata School on Wednesday night, a project that could create up to 270 new housing units. The Bryton Group outlined their plans to create up to nine threestorey buildings on the site, each of which includes 30 two or three bedroom units, with - Stuart Ramsay 80 per cent of the units being two bedroom and 20 0 per centt b being i th three bedrooms.. The units would be stratified and each unit sold individually. See HOUSING on Page A2
“We will likely do it in phases, but it is not LNG dependent.”
News Walk for the missing and murdered Page A3 Kevin Campbell / Northern View
Sophie and Betty are introduced prior to the start of the Prince Rupert SPCA’s annual Paws for a Cause on Sunday. For more from the event, see Page 10.
Uncovered Petronas safety audit raising red flags Document outlines lack of site inspection for two decades
Business TransCanada funds training program Page A9
Sports Results from the Duffers Tournament Page A13
BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
A report by the Vancouver Sun raises questions about the safety record of Petronas, the parent company of Pacific NorthWest LNG. A 732-page internal audit conducted in 2013 found four problems on Petronas-owned oil and gas platforms that could have led to “catastrophic” events, resulting in “multiple fatalities”, “extensive damage” to the facility and “massive” harm to the environment. Included in the audit was the discovery of six pressure valves that were found to have been heavily corroded but had not been inspected in two decades and “systemic” problems related to staff competence and training. As well, the report also points to a pipeline
“Why wasn’t the public made aware of such concerns?” - Jennifer Rice on Borneo Island being shut down following an explosion resulting from the pipeline being built on unstable soil. The company said it has invested $10 billion (US) into a program to “intensify and improve process safety and asset integrity” and is working very closely with the federal and provincial governments to ensure it meets the requirements of operating in Canada.
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In terms of the pipeline, Petronas noted that aspect of the project will be “designed, constructed and operated by an experienced major pipeline company”. However, the report is causing concern among officials here on the North Coast. North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice says the track record of the company is something the public should have been made aware of well before the proposal reached this point. “Why wasn’t the public made aware of such concerns before the BC Liberal government signed a 25-year deal with the company? Surely the BC Liberals would have known about this audit. The BC Liberals are either being dishonest with the B.C. public in order to get a deal, or irresponsible by not properly vetting the company,” she said. See PETRONAS on Page A2
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