- dustrial cargo and smaller cruise TERRACE — The “provincial “‘governmeitt . wants to spend hs ‘More than $60 million for a port “facility at Kitimat. “Two deep sea berths for cargo. ae ‘ships, A barge berth for raw in- ‘ships, a'rail line.and accompa- nying - ‘toads..and other in- frastructure will be built on land’ low owned by Eurocan ‘Pulp and Paper should the project Pass a’ provincial environmental review process, - oe The outline for the port, £ pro- jected to open in 1994, is con- tained in a document released last: ‘week that begins the provin- clal’ ‘environmental review pro- cess. ‘ “Ht indicates that $37.5 million will be needed to construct the first deep sea berth, $22,8 million for the second and $3.2 million for a rail line to the site. The figures do not include buying the land needed for the . port. from current owner Eurocan and for other lands. It also does not include monies needed to improve the CN rail line into Kitimat so it can han- dle heavier cargo that might be shipped in and out of the port. Cargo forecasts included in the study show lumber will be the main commodity projected to be shipped in the first year with pulp from expected new mills placing second. Placing third on the list of Projected cargo is copper from a smelter at Kitimat that a com- pany based in Vancouver Says it wants to build. Key to the cargo forecasts is the cost savings by shipping lumber from Kitimat as oppos- S.A 1960 FORD FAIRMONT 2 door, automatic, power steering, power brakes ....... 1982 CHEV CAVALIER S.W. 1983 MERCURY MARQUIS 4 door, automatic, 1985 MAZDA 626 4 door, sedan, 1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL 5 doar, ngnnaCk : 2 door coupe, 5 speed - "1986 HYUNDAI STELLAR sunroof, § spaed, 4 cyl., 1987 HYUNDAI! 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Ports,”" the study says. “The diversion: from Prince ‘Rupert would -have an impact until it is replaced by general growth. in~ northwest “region cargoes. The initial -diversion would amount to less than 3 per cent of recent. total tonnage handled at Prince Rupert. and about half of the current lumber shipments at Fairview. Ter- minal, ” it continues. : Those kinds of figures have Port of Prince. Rupert officials and Prince Rupert city. Officials worried about the impact on their development. They add. that lumber shipments through the Prince Rupert: port's Fairview Ter- minal are already down 40 per cent from the past. Although the study -breaks the project into lwo parts — one deep sea berth to each part — it says a minimum of two such berths is “necessary for the long term development of a finan- cially independent multi- purpose terminal due to opera- tional economies of scale.” At the same time, the study does no include estimated an- nual costs and revenues from operating the proposed port. And while it says the more than $60 million will come from public and private investment, it does not indicated which party +Untbeaneeeaes 69,000 KM ..ecesssesseccrerase vessssesseseeey enone 5 speed, 4 cyl. .. ssosnrer ies tasdasees 1886 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, Per ere ree yy CPeRrrsrre rer? See nesenenener ns #6995 $18,200 $13,200, will bear what cost, . Skeena MLA. Dave. Parker, who chaired a committee that commissioned the study, has - already said that: the province will be responsible for in- frastructure costs while com- . panies will be responsible for - building what they need to ship in and ship out cargo. He has also said that while the port can function without: the copper smelter. wanted bya Vancouver. group, its presence will boost port revenues, The study bases its findings on the expectation that northern shippers now using Prince Rupert or Vancouver will save money by going ‘through Kitimat. It states that if one port can’ t be used for any particular reason, there will be a back up one to take its place. “Increased competition bet- -$60m port plan unveiled — ween Killmat and Prince Rupert should result in savings to users - of both ports,” the-study adds. The study was financed by more than $500,000 from the provincial government under the guidance of a northwest committee of elected officials - chaired by Skeena MLA Dave Parker. That group has now been transformed —~ minus Parker — into the. Kitimat-Terrace. Port Society until provincial legisla- tion to establish a port authority is passed. There'll be a Dublic meeting here March 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Inn of the West for those with questions about the pro- posed developmen, Written comments will be taken by provincial en- vironmental review officials un- ‘til April 12, Port points in brief * Pending environmental ap- provals, construction start Oct, 1991 with completion in 1993, * Capital construction cost $63.5 million, including rail ac- cess, ° Cargo ta consist of lumber, project pulp from new nor- thwest mills and possible copper from projected smelter at Kitimat. * Projected 144 man years of construction employment, of which 71 would occur in Kitimat-Terrace area. ' * Initial projected job creation from port operations and cargo handling of 85 jobs. * Location is just east. of Eurocan Pulp and Paper docks on land owned by Eurocan. * Any fish and other marine habitat loss caused by dredging and by docks to be replaced by building a new marsh beside Minette Bay and by other measures. Tertace Standard, Wednesday, March 13, 1991 — — Page AIS West Shore fr “Fish Hatch cat ae Pulp & To Paper Industrial Corridor \ t- Ocelot —J Methangl Plant heaton! = weet Marina Alcan Wharf - 0 Ocelot’ Wy \Indusines!= Tae Aircraft Ramp Asepunog Ayadoay ueziy RAPID CLEAN II SELFCLEAN RANGE * ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL © 2-0" AND 2-6" PLUG QUT ELEMENTS * PROTECTIVE COOKTOP TRIM * FLOURESCENT LAMP * REMOVABLE GLASS CONTROL PANEL 1049°° AVAILABLE IN BLACK, WHITE ON WHITE AND EASY CLEAN MODELS : * SEE ‘STORE. 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