it firm plans big

Van Wharves
adds to sulphur
and food trade

By Robert Galster

ews Reporter
robert@nsnews.com

NORTH Vancouver’s water-
front industry is about to
get an expensive shot in the
arm.
Earlier this week, Vancouver
Wharves, located just cast of the
Lions Gate Bridge, announced a
$100-million expansion of its facili-
“Its very significant.” said
Vancouver Wharves’ chief operating
officer Bill Weyrnark. “We'r: invest- : ;
ing large amounts of money into the ce Pitas Paes : : 3
facility to take us into the future. : NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

Vancouver Wharves is a deep-sea
VANCOUVER Wharves’ sulphur handling facility is scheduled to undergo a $51.2 mi

terminal operation that is a wholly-
owned subsidiary of BC Rail, a refit that will also see the construction of a new !oop track to ease handling of the cargo.

provincial Crown corporation.
The massive expansion is the result of two
recently planned projects coming together.
The first is the $51.2 million expansion of
Vancouver Wharves’ sulphur storage handling

on the heels of a recent five-year agreement

with Procor Sulphur Services and Sultran Ltd.

for the handling and sturage of sulphur.
“Capital investment of this magnitude will

facilities and the construction ofa loop track to
allow for smoother and faster loading and
unloading of cargo.

The upgrade of the sulphur facility comes

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Capilano
claims .
man’s life

AN intensive two-hour search
on the Capilano River on
Wednesday for a missing fish-
erman ended with the discov-
ery of his body below the
water near the railway bridge
at the river's mouth.

The top photo shows
bystanders and rescue people
after the body was discovered.
Bottom photos show emer-
gency rescue workers in rafts
trying to locate the body
below the surface as a fire-
fighter uses binoculars to help
in the search.

allow us to stay competitive for many years to
come and in the process, encourage customers
to sign much longer term contracts than they
have in the past,” said Weymark.

Completion of the expanded sulphur facili-
ty is scheduled for the end of 1999,

The other half of the announcement is the
construction of a new specialty agricultural
products terminal, a  $48.9-million invest-
ment.

Goods included in the “specialty agriprod-
uct” category include alfalfa, peas, malt and
lentils. Vancouver Wharves’ foray into the spe

ialty agriproduct market is not only the first

kind in the world, it is also an attempt to

replace the recent loss of potash business to
the port of Portland.

“These (agriproduct) shippers support this
development,” said Wevmark. “We have the

ingredients required to meet their needs as
well as available land for an efficient loop track
and storage facilities. We can also offer a berth
that can be dedicated to specialty agriculrural
produc

hn addition to the two major announce-

s, a $7.9-million project is already under

. That project involves the expansion of the

Ps pulp storage area and the rephace-
meant of its maintenance facility

The expansion became necessary when
existing storage arcas became filled to capacity
Pulp is a wood byproduct used in the produc-
tion of paper. Weymark said the pulp project
should be compieted in January 1998.