Above,  new navigational  aid – photo courtesy  Port of Prince Rupert

Prince Rupert,. B.C.  – A new lighted navigational aid has been added to the Prince Rupert Harbour.

Harbour user groups  had expressed a need for an additional NavAid in Fairview Channel, the deep water channel leading to Prince Rupert's inner harbour. Following a NavAid review, the Canadian Coast Guard concurred with local users and identified that a fixed light at Philips Point would enhance the safe transit of commercial vessels.

The location provides a shore marker visible from either end of the channel, and is useful to all vessels entering and exiting the Prince Rupert Harbour.

"As we plan and prepare for growth in the number and size of vessels calling at the Port of Prince Rupert, we're identifying measures to increase the overall safety of vessels, mariners and the surrounding environment of our harbour," said Gary Paulson, Harbour Master and Vice President of Operations with the Prince Rupert Port Authority.

PRPA will fund the cost to have new NavAids like Philips Point built to Canadian Coast Guard  specifications.