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The Vancouver Port Authority was responsible for the Port of Vancouver, which was the largest port in Canada and the Pacific Northwest. The port had 25 major terminals. The port first began operations with the opening of Ballantyne Pier in 1923. [4]
Roberts Bank is home to a twin-terminal port facility located on the mainland coastline of the Strait of Georgia in Delta, British Columbia, Canada.Opened in 1970 with Westshore Terminals as its only tenant, Roberts Bank was expanded in 1983–84, and in June 1997 opened a second terminal, the GCT Deltaport container facility.
Ferry terminals in British Columbia (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Ports and harbours of British Columbia" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
About 7,400 workers at more than 30 British Columbia port terminals and other sites began striking on July 1 and originally returned to work last Thursday after a tentative deal was drafted by a ...
[2] [3] The 13-day strike began on 1 July and prevented the movement of cargo at thirty 30 port terminals and other sites in the province with over 7,400 workers on strike [3] [4] over wages, pensions, "contracting and automation". [5] The trade disruption amounted to approximately $500 million daily, according to Canadian Manufacturers ...
The Canadian $170 million terminal project, [23] with a design capacity of 500,000 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) has been funded by five partners: Maher Terminals, $60 million, including the three super-post panamax cranes; Government of Canada: Western Economic Diversification Canada, $30 million; Province of British Columbia, $30 million
Crown corporations in BC are public-sector organizations established and funded by the Government of British Columbia to provide specialized goods and services to citizens. [1] They operate at varying levels of government control, depending on how they are defined, funded, and the kinds of services they provide.
The jobs created by the port pay on average 52% higher than the average wage in British Columbia. The port contributed $1.8 billion in direct GDP and $4.1 billion in direct economic output to the Canadian economy in 2004. When multiplier effects are taken into account, these figures increase to $4.0 billion in GDP and $8.9 billion in economic ...