me ‘aap “er . 34 - Sanday, Joly 30, 1989 - North Shore News Forest product terminals important part of port dispute between India and Moroc- co, which is one of Canada’s larg- est markets for sulphur. The __, From page 33 shipping this year is down some- what primarily because of apricing exports in half. NEWS photo Terry Paters A SHIP is loaded at North Vancouver’s Pioneer Grain terminal. The North Shore port facility shipped 1.72 nillion tonnes of various grains in 1988. dispute has cut Canadian sulphur return to 1988 shipping totals. The terminal will embark over Expectations for 1990 are for a the next year on a $30 million Berth One expansion that wiil in- crease storage and cargo handling capacity. Forest products: The North Shore handles virtually all of the port’s forestry products. Both local terminals had good years in 1988. e Lynnaterm: Employs 20 office staff and up to 200 longshoremen. Ships lumber, pulp, assorted forest products, along with containers, general cargo and steel. Enjoyed record year in 1988: shipped 1.5 million tonnes of cargo. Average year: | million tonnes. Lynnterm recently embarked on a $9-million expansion project to increase its pulp handling capacity by 300,000 square feet. Currently has 170,000 square foot capacity. e Seaboard International Termi- nal: Employs 50 regular staff and up to 200 longshoremen depending on shipping schedule. Ships forest products, containers and heavy equipment. Also had a good year’ in 1988. Shipped approximately « MORE VIEW ¢ MORE FUN 1.5 million tonnes of cargo. Hopes for similar year in 1989. Also recently expanded capacity for pulp and plywood storage with a 50,000 square foot, $1-million storage shed. Railways: ® BC Rail: Employs nearly 900 in North Vancouver head office and surrounding yards. Main railway servicing North Shore port facili- ties. Had, for the seventh year running, another record year of profits in 1988: $58.4, up $4 mil- lion from 1987. Has embarked on major $4 mil- lion modernization and expansion of its North Vancouver terminal. ® CN Rail: Employs 90 in North Vancouver operation. Ships coal, poiash, phosphate rock and grain primarily, and connects BC Rail to rail lines on the south side of Bur. tard Inlet. Completed in May a $1 million overhaul of its Lonsdale tunnel. Other harbor industries: e §=C.H. Cates & Sons Ltd: Employs 97. Added in 1989 its third vessel with- swivelling pro- pellers. Now has 15 tugs in total. ¢ MORE MENU SELECTIONS ¢ MORE CHILDRENS CHOICES ¢ MORE MUSIC - RON KCYANAGI AT THE PIANO IAOne KOT Se, RES TA UR AN T rs | RESERVATIONS 986-VIEW ~ ras SRD FLOOR CONST ALE QUAY LONSDALE QUAY ~~ HOTEE fF BC Rail has been part of ‘Our Town’ since 1912. We've grown up right alongside many of B.C’s communities and the North Shore is no exception. For almost 80 years we've been helping to build the economy, here, and elsewhere in the province. Our passenger service departs from North Vancouver to points north, such as Lillooet, Williams Lake and Prince George. The Royal Hudson attracts tourists from around the world to the North Shore. Our freight service can handle just about anything you'd care to transport by rail and truck. We have more than 800 employees working in North Vancouver —helping BC Rail provide efficient friendly service. All of this adds up to a long and prosperous relationship for North Vancouver and BC Rail, and we're still young yet.