+ Prince Rupert, Canada (the city) once had dreams of becomming a shipping port to rival any other on the west coast. Unfortunately on his return trip from gathering financial backing for that dream, Charles Hays, the city founder and President of The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway died when the Titanic sank. That dream is about to be realised. With Asian to North American trade growing at a huge rate, ports along the coast have been getting more and more congested. Both the federal and provincial governments are throwing $60 million dollars into building a container facility that will be operational by 2006. The trip will be one day shorter from Asia, making it a highly desireable shipping destination.