Honourable Bill Bennett


Pictured between two massive trucks, to officially open Western Canadian Coal Corporation’s Wolverine mine, are, from left to right: Western Canadian Coal Corp. President & CEO Gary Livingstone, Prince George Ð Peace River MP Jay Hill, Mitsui Matsushima President Shoichiro Yonezawa, B.C. Minister of State for Mining Bill Bennett, Western Canadian Coal Corp. Chief Operating Officer John Hogg and West Vancouver-Capilano MLA Ralph Sultan

From left to right: Western Canadian Coal Corp. President & CEO Gary Livingstone, Prince George – Peace River MP Jay Hill, Mitsui Matsushima President Shoichiro Yonezawa, B.C. Minister of State for Mining Bill Bennett, Western Canadian Coal Corp. Chairman John Byrne, Western Canadian Coal Corp. Chief Operating Officer John Hogg and West Vancouver-Capilano MLA Ralph Sultan cut the ribbon between two massive trucks to officially open Western Canadian Coal Corporation’s Wolverine mine on Oct. 6, 2006. The metallurgical coal mine is comprised of two deposits and is expected to produce 1.35 million tonnes of hard coking coal in its first fiscal year.

Click here to return to photo gallery