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More than a thousand people used to work here. But now it’s just a skeleton crew at the old Elk Falls pulp and paper mill. But if you look beyond the empty production plants and warehouses, and past the rusting overhead spider web of conveyor systems, you might just catch a glimpse of the future. That’s what Teresa Wat was looking for when she toured the former mill site Wednesday. Wat is the new MLA for Richmond Centre and she’s also B.C.’s first-ever Minister of International Trade and Minister Responsible for the Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism. That’s a mouthful for anyone, especially a first-time MLA. But there are some big expectations for the Hong Kong native who’s fluent in both Mandarin and Cantonese. “I know Asian culture really well,”
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MLA Teresa Wat flies over Campbell River Wednesday as she tours Discovery LNG, the former site of the Elk Falls mill. Wat is B.C.’s first-ever Minister of International Trade and she’s heading to China this month on a trade delegation that will be seeking Asian investors wanting to get in on B.C.’s future liquefied natural gas production.
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