Some familiar names of Prince Rupert's recent LNG past returned to the headlines, with Australia's Woodside Energy cancelling any further interest in a development for Grassy Point, while Malaysia's Petronas is back on B.C.'s radar, with rumours of an interest in a Kitimat Terminal project.
The City of Prince Rupert finds itself the subject of some disappointment from School District 52, with the District set to write a letter to Mayor and Council expressing their concern over how the zoning process for the Kanata School lands proposal turned out, That after a proposed buyer informed the District it was no longer interested in the site, leaving SD52 to now have to restart its sale process over again.
A contribution to the letters page of the local newspaper has once again stirred an audience to comment on the state of affairs both in the condition of the downtown core area and the health of the business sector in the city, that following a string of store closing announcements.
And don't look now, but the Pulp Mill site was back in the news, though this time some progress was found when it comes to the ongoing legal issues at Watson Island, with a ruling in favour of the city when it comes to the former owner Sun Wave.
The top story of the week however, brought back a ghost of Prince Rupert's recent LNG past, with the cancellation of yet one more terminal project in the region..
Woodside bows out of LNG Terminal development plans for Grassy Point -- Another proposed LNG project was taken off the development list this week, though for the most part few probably even remembered it, as Australia's Woodside had not really explored the Grassy Point project much in recent years (posted March 6, 2018)
That article was followed by:
Petronas considers BC comeback; with a Kitimat destination possibly in mind -- While Woodside was tying up its loose ends around Prince Rupert, another LNG player familiar to the region was looking at getting back into a terminal development. With Malaysia's Petronas, which last year cancelled the Pacific NorthWest LNG project, now reportedly interested in a share of a Kitimat Terminal development. (posted March 6 , 2018)
In final year of their mandate, City council's list of Feuds continues to grow -- A proposed letter to the Mayor and council in Prince Rupert from the School Board, makes for the latest in flash points between the City and other regional partners when it comes to areas of disagreement (posted March 9, 2018)
Observations on state of downtown and business climate spur online discussions -- A recent letter to the editor of the weekly newspaper has reinforced a number of concerns by residents when it comes to the state of the city's downtown area and recent surge in business closure notices. (posted March 7, 2018)
Sun finally appears to set on Sun Wave claims to Watson Island -- A recent court hearing in Vancouver, appears to have finally exorcised one of the long haunting ghosts of Watson Island and cleared the last obstacle to expropriation of the site, with a court ruling in favour of the City of Prince Rupert over Sun Wave, the one time property owner. (posted March 5 , 2018 )
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