Port

• Terms of deal that ended B.C. port strike revealed

  The new terms of the agreement that resolved British Columbia's port dispute include a commitment by employers to train workers to perform maintenance on new equipment.

  Economy

  Aug 8, 2023
  
• ‘Economic corridor’: Manitoba’s CentrePort Canada welcomes new businesses to rail park project

  A group of businesses are looking to call CentrePort Canada their new home as Manitoba's trimodal inland port gets ready to open its doors to a new facility next year.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2023
  
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• B.C. port strike enters day 3 after negotiations fail to reach weekend deal

  Around 7,500 workers from the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Vancouver Island, are on the picket lines for the first time in three decades.

  Economy

  Jul 3, 2023
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• More than 7,000 B.C. port workers now on strike

  Longshoremen manned picket lines in ports in Vancouver and Prince Rupert Saturday, with a strike that could potentially cause 'major damage' to Canada's economy, one expert said.

  Economy

  Jul 1, 2023
• Deal with union would spare cruise ships from B.C. port strike: Employer

  A possible strike by British Columbia port workers will not disrupt cruise ships docked in Vancouver, Prince Rupert or Vancouver Island, employers say.

  Jun 30, 2023
• Cargo loaders at B.C.’s ports issue 72 hour strike notice

  Bargaining between the ILWU and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) has been ongoing since February after their collective agreement expired on March 31.

  Economy

  Jun 28, 2023
• First Nations and environmentalists vow to keep fighting B.C. port expansion

  Ottawa approved the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project in April, subject to 370 conditions for protecting the environment, local wildlife and First Nations land-use activities.

  Environment

  Jun 14, 2023
• Unionized B.C. port workers vote 99% in favour of strike mandate

  The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) said Monday that an eye-popping 99.24 per cent of members cast a ballot supporting job action if necessary.

  Economy

  Jun 12, 2023
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• Conservationists decry ‘devastating’ impact of B.C. port expansion on orca, salmon

  The approval comes with 370 binding conditions, designed to minimize the project's environmental impact, but conservationists say it will have major impacts on biodiversity.

  Economy

  Apr 21, 2023
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• Controversial plan to ban older trucks from Vancouver port delayed again

  The program is intended to cut emissions from older, less-efficient vehicles, and the port authority says more than 85 per cent of trucks are already compliant.

  Economy

  Feb 24, 2023