Prince of ports

Giant ships packed with containers loom on the Pacific horizon as hungry consumers clamour for goods. Tiny Prince Rupert plans to bring those freighters to shore to become one of the continent’s key ports. more...

Going Coastal

It’s 8:30 p.m. when the dented, steel-grey carriages of the Skeena, the VIA Rail train serving the northern route from Jasper, begin their final wheezing crawl into Prince Rupert, the rainfall capital of Canada’s multi-fjorded Wet Coast. Far from a pampering Rocky Mountaineer excursion, this old-school locomotive feels like a perambulating 1950s diner, complete with a side order of cozy home-style charm. more...

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