As deadline for comments nears, PRPA provides Environmental Effects process update for proposed Ridley Island Export Logistics Platform project

The southern end of Ridley Island is the proposed site for a major
Port related logistics project

A month of consultation on one of the larger Port related projects on Ridley Island is about to come to an end, with September 4th the last day for comment on the Environmental Effects Evaluation background that has been underway since August 6th.

As we outlined in April, the plans for the Ridley Island Export Logistics Platform by the Prince Rupert Port Authority would see a development take place on the south end of Ridley Island, providing for additional space and resources for transit of goods through the Fairview Container Terminal.

With the final day for comment coming up on Friday, the PRPA has provided for some additional notes on the Environmental process, posting a video to their website that offers up a snapshot of the site under consideration.

Jack Smith from the Prince Rupert Port Authority provides
an update on the environmental process for the proposed
Ridley Island Export Logistics Platform

The notes on the potential impact are offered up by Jack Smith, Director of Environmental planning and compliance for the Port and include areas of noise, air quality and what mitigation measures could be put place to address those concerns.

In the presentation, the PRPA makes note of some of the plans towards offsets and how they may address any areas of impact associated to the proposed development.

As part of the update, Mr. Smith takes note of some of the past comments that have been received on the project and how they have been incorporated into the current Environmental Assessment process now underway.

The full documentation on the project is available here.

As well, an overview of the proposed development,  as well as some of their past video presentations related to the Ridley Island Export Logistics Platform can be found on the project page from the PRPA website here.

Those wishing to contribute their comments to the project evaluation can do so by making a submission through their Email address at projects@rupertport.com, a link to the Port's email account is included on the overview page listed above.

For more notes on the project and other Port related themes see our archive page here.