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The Kitimat Port Development Project is a unique First Nations, Business and Government partnership focused entirely on the development of Common Carrier Break-Bulk port on the Douglas Channel in Kitimat. The Kitamaat Port Development Society which is taking the lead is comprised of membership from the Haisla First Nations, K.T. Industrial Development Society, and Alcan with space available for local government.
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The development of the Kitimat Break-Bulk Port marks a major change coming to the region. The impact of this facility in the northwest, will open up opportunities for every community across northern BC and Alberta. A break bulk facility in Kitimat is ideally located to complement the port developments in Prince Rupert and fills a gap, truly putting the northwest on the global stage.
For the first time in the history of the region, all of the partners who need to be part of a project of this magnitude are working for the same common goal. Funding support for the project has come from the:
• the Haisla First Nations,
• the Province of British Columbia,
• the Northern Development Initiative,
• the Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund,
• CN Rail,
• 16/37 Community Futures,
• Alcan Inc.
• Additional other private sector investors.
The governments of British Columbia and Canada have undertaken an Asia Pacific Strategy that holds tremendous promise for the people and the economy of Canada. A major component of this strategy is port access. This strategy to date has focused significant provincial and federal energy and resources on container traffic. With the increase pressure and congestion on land and rail in the port of Vancouver now is the time to develop all of Canada’s west coast assets. The Kitimat port is one of those assets.
To see this project through the study phase Kitimat Port Development Project (KPDS) has partnered with a number of shippers, carriers, manufacturers, resource development proponents and marine operators. This is the first time that such a wide range of interests have participated in a project in the Kitimat/Terrace area and reflects the importance of this project beyond the borders of the northwest