The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) has announced that the Ridley Island Export Logistics Project has reached a significant milestone with the receipt of its final determination of the Federal environmental effects evaluation review. Federal authorities, including Environment and Climate Change Canada, Transport Canada and Fisheries & Oceans Canada, have determined that the Ridley Island Export Logistics Project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. This concludes the Federal environmental review process. Following the receipt of required permits, early works construction is scheduled for early March 2023, with tree clearing and site preparation activities. PRPA continues to work toward making a Final Investment Decision on the project with its commercial partners, expected later this year
The export logistics facility will create an innovative and competitive transloading facility for Canadian commodities such as plastic pellets, cereal grains, specialty agriculture crops, lumber, and pulp to be loaded directly from rail into containers for export, creating 400,000 TEUs of export capacity in the first phase. This facility will increase efficiencies in export supply chains, enable greater access to Indo-Pacific markets and maximize value for Western Canadian producers.
