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BACKGROUNDER: PORT OF PRINCE RUPERT

About the Port of Prince Rupert:

• The Port of Prince Rupert is located on British Columbia’s northwest coast, within the traditional territory of the Tsimshian First Nation.

• The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) was created under the Canada Marine Act as a financially self-sufficient operation, governed by an independent Board of Directors, with a mandate to support Canadian trade.

• Canada’s 3rd largest port, shipping an estimated $35 billion of goods annually

• Six modern terminals providing a total of 35 million tonnes of shipping capacityo Fairview Container Terminal (DP World)o Prince Rupert Grain Terminal (Prince Rupert Grain Ltd.)o Ridley (Dry Bulk) Terminal (Ridley Terminals Inc.)o Westview Wood Pellet Terminal (Pinnacle Renewable Energy)o Ridley Island Project Cargo Facility (Coast Tidal Terminals)o Northland Cruise Terminal (PRPA)

Fast, Reliable, and with room to grow, the Port of Prince Rupert is a competitive trade solutions for Canadian industries::

• North America’s shortest route to Asia: Up to three days faster than other west coast ports

• Deepest Harbour in North America: Accommodates the largest vessels in trans-Pacific trade

• Transcontinental Rail Reach: CN’s North American network provides direct coast-coast market reach

• Safe Marine Access—Minimal marine traffic, sheltered harbour, and short passage to Pacific Ocean shipping routes

• Dedicated Community Support—Strong local connections between First Nations, labour, local businesses, government and local port operations

• Environmental Stewardship—minimizing our footprint through innovative and integrated port development planning, integrated infrastructure investments, baseline monitoring, and impact reduction programs

• Marine Safety—ensuring the safest port on the west coast is supplemented by investment in advanced port navigation technology like shore-based radar

• Commitment to Community—proactive collaboration with, and investment in, local First Nations and communities has strengthened strategic alignment with local values

A strategic focus on sustainable growthensures a fluid and resilient supply chain, a productive workforce, and a robust regime of environmental safeguards:

The Port of Prince Rupert is a major economic catalyst in Northern BC:

• 19 Million Tonnes of Cargo: Continued growth in port volumes through 2016 has resulted in ongoing economic and employment increases

• 3,300 direct jobs: Since 2009, port employment has more than doubled in Northern BC, generating $259 million in wages annually

• $5 Billion of Western Canadian exports: Forest products, coal and minerals, grain and other agricultural products from Western Canada

• $112 Million in Government Revenues—Annual tax contributions to all levels of government from the companies and workers that keep the port moving

Major Port Expansion Projects:

• Fairview Container Terminal Expansion: Phase 2 North: DP World’s $200 million expansion of the Fairview Container Terminal has been completed in August 2017, and is now Canada’s 2nd largest container terminal. The terminal’s new capacity of 1.35 Million TEUs represents an increase of over 50%, and will ensure it can continue its growth as the fastest and most reliable terminal for imports and exports on North America’s west coast. As volume grows to fill the new capacity, over 200 new longshore jobs are expected to be created on the terminal.

• Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal: AltaGas has commenced a construction of the first Liquified Propane Gas (LPG) export facility on Canada’s west coast. The terminal will ship 1.2 million tonnes of propane annually from BC and Alberta to growing Asian markets. The $475 million project is providing 250 construction jobs, and terminal will require 50 permanent employees following its scheduled completion in early 2019.

• Agri-Food Logistics and Container Loading Facility: Ray-Mon t Logistics is constructing a facility on Ridley Island that will handle export pulses and cereals transported by rail from the Canadian and US Midwest, and transferred to containers for export through Fairview Container Terminal. The development of the transload facility will be complete in fall of 2017, and represents a significant expansion in intermodal logistics capacities at the Port of Prince Rupert.

• Security and Maintenance Complex: The Prince Rupert Port Authority is nearing completion of the construction of a $16-million security and maintenance building, being built by the Coast Tsimshian Northern Contractors Alliance (CTNCA) in partnership with IDL Projects. The project is a vital component of the expansion and integration of the Port’s growing marine safety and security infrastructure needed to accommodate growth in vessel traffic and terminal capacity at the Port.

Contact Information:

Port of Prince Rupert200 - 215 Cow Bay Rd., Prince Rupert, BC, V8J 1A2media@rupertport.com250-627-8899WWW.RUPERTPORT.COM | TWITTER.COM/RUPERTPORT | FACEBOOK.COM/RUPERTPORT

PORT OF PRINCE RUPERT TERMINALS

Fairview Container Terminal Fairview Container Terminal is a dedicated intermodal facility, anchoring the fastest and most reliable trade corridor on the west coast. An expansion of the terminal was completed on 2017, creating a capacity of more than 1.35 million TEUs.CARGO: ContainersANNUAL THROUGHPUT CAPACITY: 1.35 million TEUsBERTH SIZE: 800 metre quay VESSEL SIZE: 20,000+ TEUs container vesselsBIRTH DEPTH: 17 metres (low tide)

Ridley TerminalRidley Terminals Inc. is a world leader in the efficient and reliable movement coal and other bulk

commodities from trains to ships. The facility provides an export point for the vast reserves of coal in western Canada and the United States.

CARGO: Metallurgical Coal, Thermal Coal, Petroleum CokeANNUAL THROUGHPUT CAPACITY: 18 million tonnesSTORAGE CAPACITY: 1.2 million tonnesVESSEL SIZE: 250,00 dwtBERTH DEPTH: 22 metres (low tide)

Prince Rupert Grain TerminalPrince Rupert Grain Ltd. offers an efficient route for Canadian agricultural products bound for Asian and mid-east markets. The facility handles 15% of Canadian grain exports.

CARGO: Wheat, Canola, Barley, Grain PelletsANNUAL THROUGHPUT CAPACITY: 7 million tonnesSTORAGE CAPACITY: 202,000 tonnesVESSEL SIZE: 145,00 dwtBERTH DEPTH: 14.5 metres (low tide)

Westview Wood Pellet TerminalOwned and operated by pinnacle renewable energy group, Westview is the first purpose-built wood pellet export facility in north America. The facility receives cargo from rail cars, stores pellets in metal silos and loads them to bulk ships bound for European and Asian markets.

CARGO: Wood PelletsANNUAL THROUGHPUT CAPACITY: 1.3 million tonnesSTORAGE CAPACITY: 50,000 tonnesVESSEL SIZE: 75,000 dwtBERTH DEPTH: 12.5 metres (low tide)

Don was appointed President & CEO of the Prince Rupert Port Authority in 1992. Prior

to this appointment he served as the organization’s Chief Financial Officer beginning in

1987. He holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Management at the University of West-

ern Ontario, is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a member of the Institute of

Corporate Directors.

Don is a Director of the Association of Canadian Port Authorities, a Director of Oceans

Network Canada, a Director of Green Marine Management Corporation and is a member

of the Board of Governors of the Business Council of British Columbia. He is a past

Director of the Western Transportation Advisory Council, the British Columbia Trade

Development Corporation and served as Director and the Canadian Chairman of the

American Association of Port Authorities.

Don and his wife, Gail, recently celebrated their 38th Wedding Anniversary and have one

daughter, Olivia.

D O N K R U S E LP r e s i d e n t & C E O

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Mr. Stevenson joined the Prince Rupert Port Authority in 1997 as Marketing &

Communications Officer and assumed progressive roles in helping lead the organization

in its transformation from a regional port to an integrated global trade gateway.

Mr. Stevenson currently leads the Prince Rupert Port Authority’s Trade Development

and Public Affairs team as they work to enable the growth of the Port of Prince Rupert.

A key component of Mr. Stevenson’s role with the Port Authority has been the growth

and diversification of the Port’s cargo business through work with shippers and

developers including new bulk, container and general cargoes terminal projects.

Mr. Stevenson has been instrumental in the feasibility assessment, marketing,

financing, and construction of numerous port projects and related infrastructure

at the Port of Prince Rupert.

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