Ridley Terminal Expands

With long term contracts signed with companies such as Arch Coal, Ridley Terminals is expanding to accommodate coal export for Asia. The facility located in Prince Rupert is owned and operated by the Government of Canada. There are planning a 35 acre expansion will include a new rail dump car for coal, iron ore and [...]

Western Coal Supports Japan’s Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Efforts

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BC Port Development

The Ports of British Columbia have attracted attention lately with the exporting of raw materials overseas. The concern about Ridley Island having a 40% of all capacity taken up by US firms that are moving coal from the US Midwest to Prince Rupert has been  raised by many people. With Ridley being a Federal Government [...]

US Coal to Prince Rupert, BC Export Arch Coal

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B.C. energy resource has its ups and downs in 2010

Vancouver Sun … of Energy reported this week, wells like this one in the Fort St. John area. … BC holds 30.9 per cent of Canada’s estimated natural gas reserves … Click for more

Canadian coal stocks fired up as demand outstrips supply

Source: Globe and Mail A decade ago, people were predicting that the northeastern British Columbia community would soon become a mining ghost town – a victim of a dying coal … Click for more

New BC coal mine blasted by environmentalists

CBC.ca Evan Saugstad, the mayor of the nearby town of Chetwynd says he welcomes the … But Ben West, a campaigner with the Western Canada Wilderness Committee … Click for more

BC companies appear poised to buy Prince Rupert coal terminal from …

AP reported that a consortium of major BC coal and lumber companies and … ( press release) Lignol plans to build large-scale biorefineries to… Oil & Gas · BC oil commission gets new environment powers; landowners get help in disputes … Click for more

Resource projects fought by First Nations in BC

Resource projects fought by First Nations in BC Globe and Mail The West Moberly Band went to the Supreme Court of BC to halt a test mining project, by First Coal Corp., southwest of Chetwynd. … Click for more

BC companies appear poised to buy Prince Rupert coal terminal from feds

SteelGuru AP reported that a consortium of major BC coal and lumber companies and several investors appear ready to buy a Prince Rupert coal terminal from the federal … Click for more

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