North West Terminal is undergoing a dust system upgrade.
The company is adding two new dust filter systems and associated piping to replace its aging dust cyclone systems.
The new dust filter systems are designed to capture small dust particles, generated when the elevator is handling grain, and remove 99.9 per cent of them from the air, according to a NWT press release. Officials say the upgrade will minimize dust emissions into the environment and result in a healthier and safer work place for staff.
The project is scheduled to be completed in the early summer of 2017 at a budgeted cost of approximately $650,000. Management expects to finance the expansion using working capital.
“The board of directors is very pleased to be upgrading the dust system,” says NWT’s president Brad Sperle.
“We strive to be an industry leader in everything we do as a business. This upgrade will allow us to help protect the health and safety of our staff while also ensuring we remain good stewards of the environment by minimizing dust emissions from the elevator.”
