Friday, August 14, 2020

 

Community Odour Issues

 

Pacific Coast Terminals takes its commitment to safety, the environment, and the community very seriously.

 

Since the current odour issues emerged in our community, Pacific Coast Terminals has worked with Port Moody Fire Rescue and the Metro Vancouver Regional District to conduct assessments of potential abnormal odour sources at our site.

 

The investigation is ongoing, but it remains unclear at this point what the source of the odour is that the community is experiencing.  While we continue to investigate, we have taken several proactive steps as a precautionary measure.

 

We will continue to keep the community informed and take any further appropriate steps based on the results of the ongoing investigation.

 

August 12th, 2020

PACIFIC COAST TERMINALS CO. LTD.

MAINTENANCE WORK

August 10th – August 24th, 2020

Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd. (PCT) wishes to advise our neighbours that we will performing a maintenance shutdown from August 10th – August 24th.

The terminal’s sulphur rail car unloading, stockpiling, and Berth 2 vessel loading operations will be shutdown. Berth 1 liquids will remain active, as well as potash unloading. There will be a number of projects being completed with the majority of work being concentrated on the Sulphur Dumper and Quadrant Ship Loader. The work will require the use of welders, hand tools, lifting equipment, and high pressure water washers. We understand the inconvenience to residents as this may result in having noise and light emitted from our terminal, and we apologize in advance.

The work will be performed during regular work hours and there will be no night shifts for this shutdown.

PCT will do everything possible to perform the work as quickly as we can. We wish to apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause our neighbours. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us by email at info@pct.ca, or by phone at 604-939-7371. After business hours please call 604-931-9211.

Dear Valued Community Members:

To date, PCT remains open for business but we have taken extra precautions to ensure the safety and well being of our staff and visitors.  Many employees have transitioned to working from home, and access to the terminal has been restricted to essential personnel only.

We are following all regulatory guidelines and are in close contact with the BCMEA, The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Transport Canada, and other Marine Terminals to ensure that all vessels coming into port are safe.  Extra measures are being taken to ensure people boarding and leaving the vessels are following all required protocol, and that no one is dispatched to work if they are sick.

As the situation continues to evolve, we suspect that some aspects of our operations may change. We have established a Pandemic Preparation and Response Team to ensure people continue to stay safe.

Unfortunately, some of our favorite community events and fundraisers may be cancelled or postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  We will continue to support the community as best we can during the weeks to come, and we encourage everyone to do the same.

Stay safe, The Team at PCT.

The Channel Dredging Project at PCT is entering a monitoring stage after having completed the dredging and berm maintenance activities in September this year. All the material that was dredged from the navigational channel and the turning basin has been placed behind the under water retention berm where it will remain. PCT has applied for and received a Disposal at Sea permit to conduct limited additional dredging activities should monitoring show that additional work is required.

We would like to thank the local residents and the users of the inlet as we appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding during this project.

Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd. (PCT) wishes to advise our neighbours that we will performing a maintenance shutdown from August 12th – August 26th.

In addition to our regular work hours, it is anticipated that some of the work will need to be done through the evening and from 8pm – 7am Monday through Sunday as required.

PCT will do everything possible to perform the work as quickly as we can.  We wish to apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause our neighbours.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact us by email at info@pct.ca, or by phone at 604-939-7371. After business hours please call 604-931-9211.

Pacific Coast Terminals (PCT) is providing the public an update of minor continued berm construction activities taking place near the terminal. After having completed the bulk of the berm construction and having let the berm settle for a month, we are topping up the berm to design elevations in localized areas. This work is expect to take two or three days to complete.

 

Working Hours

Daily activities will take place from 7:00 am to 8 pm consistent within the VFPA Project Permit #  #15-136

 

Should you require additional information on the dredging project, or if you would like to register a concern with the project, please visit our website www.pct.ca or call 604-939-7371. After business hours please call 604-931-9211. Thank you for your continued patience.

 

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