“There is no need to scare people,” about tankers, Transport Minister Denis Lebel told the House of Commons on Thursday, March 28. Lebel was answering a question from Skeena Bulkley Valley MP and NDP House Leader Nathan Cullen. The official … Continue reading
The announcement Monday that the federal government intends to turn the private port of Kitimat into a public port, an announcement confirmed by Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver in Terrace, Tuesday, came as a surprise to Rio Tinto Alcan, which … Continue reading
Rio Tinto Alcan has reopened Hospital Beach, the nearby boat ramp and Moore Creek and the Moore Creek falls for public use. RTA took out an ad in a local newspaper Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2012, to make the announcement which … Continue reading
The hottest issue in Kitimat this summer is water, not oil. For us, this summer can be summed up by saying: “Water, water everywhere, but you can’t get there from here.” Even with David Black’s proposal for an oil … Continue reading
“This will be the first project in Canadian history to have First Nations, environmentalists and, for a lack of a better term, rednecks standing together in protest,” that sentence from Katherina Ouwehand summed up the first day of public … Continue reading
Updated with Rio Tinto Alcan statement and CAW negotiations bulletin Rio Tinto Alcan and Bechtel are proposing to bring in temporary foreign workers for the Kitimat Modernization Project, because, according to a letter from Bechtel obtained by Northwest Coast Energy … Continue reading
The Kitimat Modernization Project, the $3.3 billion upgrade of the Kitimat aluminum smelter will create capable and competitive contractors that can go on to work at the future energy developments in the region, Rio Tinto Alcan CEO Jacynthe Côté said … Continue reading
Rio Tinto Alcan transfered sixty three district lots totalling just over 11,000 acres or 4,4500 hectares of land to the Cheslatta Carrier Nation in British Columbia on Monday, Jan. 30. 2012. The transfer took place at a ceremony at the … Continue reading
AluminumRio Tinto Alcan president primary metals, Jean Simon, announces the go-ahead for the Kitimat Modernization Project at ceremony at the plant in Kitimat, Dec. 1, 2011. (Robin Rowland/Northwest Coast Energy News) ”It’s a go.” The “go” meant that the Rio … Continue reading
Rio Tinto Alcan has called a news conference for Thursday, December 1 in Kitimat “to make an announcement regarding the company’s multi-billion dollar growth plans.” BC Premier Christy Clark, Rio Tinto CEO Jacynthe Cote, Jean Simon, president, RTA Primary Metal … Continue reading
