Wednesday, September 17, 1997 -- North Shore News - 35

Shipping skilis helped ~~
build the North Shore

BY DEANA LANCASTER the = North Chemicals are celebrating 40
News Renorter Shere, with years operanng in North
long histo- Vancouve
SHIPPING has always pl ries in the Neptune Bulk Tertainals
a prominent role sto; port, ~J has been operating since 1968
ry of North Vancouver. DLH. he 9 and Seaspan International, the
lace Shipyards Lid. was Cates & ee ac ee laigest tug and barge compa-
‘ated in 1906, Sons Lid. , ny in Canada, had its begin-
For most of this century has been . nings in the harbor in 1898,
the company’s Lower — operating on although it officially began
Lonsdale shipyards were the the waterfront since [SS86. operations i 1977.
dominant force in shipbuild- “Today, the compan STate! These North Shore com-
ing and repairing on the West 14 rugs 24 hours vy, every panies and many others have
Coast. day of the vear. helped cargo Jow smoothly
And there are other com- vis year, both CXY through the besisst port in
panies, stil in operation on and Sterling Pulp Canada.

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NEWS photo Brad Leawidgr

Container ships are attracted to the Port of Vancouver by its

Tie one or highly versatile and efficient terminals and by the availability

of export cargo.

Come see us at
Port Day °97 and
learn more about
the exciting new

250-vehicle,

! ,000-passenger
high-speed
aluminum

catamaran ferries
we're building
here on the

im :
North Shore. ye sos Poor a ,

8¢ Ferries and CFI salute the Port of Vancouver on Port Day ’97

BC Ferries and CFI
support our
province's
shipbuilding
traditions. We
continue to work
with our marine
partners, creating
the traditions of
tomorrow today.

The construction of BC Ferries’ three fast
Catamaran Ferries International (CFI), a Rae oe SL gk ONyes gi ferries is creating more than 350 direct
wholly owned subsidiary of BC Ferries, Oe a AL jobs in the 3.C. shipbuilding induscry and
was established to manage the Fog nee et a wy more than 300 indirect jobs in other
construction of che fast ferries and to lead a en sectors of the provincial economy. High-
the B.C. shipbuilding industry into the ani: Age SE By speed ferry service will begin in 1998 on
international high-speed ferry market. st BC Ferries’ Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay

: route.