With the local aluminum smelter being upgraded and LNG infrastructure being built as major pipeline decisions are about to be made, Kitimat is anticipating a major boom
Please enable JavaScript to view this content. Open this photo in gallery: The Kitamaat Village native marina in the waters of Douglas Channel near Kitimat, B.C. John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: The Delta Spirit Lodge cruise ship has sailed to Kitimat to house temporary workers upgrading Rio Tinto Alcan’s smelter. John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Gaby Poirier, general manager of B.C. operations, at the Rio Tinto Alcan Kitimat site with stacks of aluminum ingots. John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: A rainbow forms above Kitimat’s Rio Tinto Alcan smelter, which is undergoing a huge modernization project. John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: The future Kitimat LNG site, which is owned by Chevron and Apache LNG, is under construction on April 8, 2014. John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Dan Yarwood, a bricklayer who is working on the Rio Tinto Alcan Kitimat modernization project, arrives at the local animal shelter to pick up a dog to walk. John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Phil Germuth is a councillor for the Kitimat district and owner of Phil's Mobile. John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
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Open this photo in gallery: Homes in Kitimat in April 2014. John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
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