After securing more than $200 million dollars in Federal and Provincial funding, Prince Rupert is set to embark on the largest single infrastructure investment since it’s inception more than 10 years ago.

$200 million may sound like a lot, but it only covers about a third of the infrastructure gap the city will need to fill over then next decade. More than $450 million is still needed to complete a major overhaul of critical infrastructure in the small port city of 12,000 people.

But Rupert has been steadily growing over the past decade, both in population and economic growth. With the most recent port expansion a few years back, the Port of Prince Rupert is now the fastest growing port in the country and the third largest in terms of shipping volume, next to Vancouver and Montreal. Something the federal and provincial governments are taking notice of.

As we’ve done on the program before, we’ll speak with Prince Rupert Mayor, Herb Pond today about what the future holds for Rupert, how disruptive replacing the hundred year old water system is going to be overt the next few years and why the city is levying yet another tax increase in 2024.