Labor unions and business representatives joined forces to rally at the Port of Vancouver commissioners meeting on Tuesday, urging port leaders not to cancel a lease with Vancouver Energy. The lease expires every three months, and is automatically renewed unless either party cancels the agreement. Vancouver Energy wants to build an oil terminal that will facilitate the transport of oil between ships and trains. The Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council has strongly opposed the project for several years, and has unanimously recommended that the project proposal be denied. The commissioners will vote to make an official recommendation to Governor Jay Inslee, who ultimately has the final say over the project’s approval.
See "Union, business interests voice support for oil terminal", Dameon Pesanti, The Columbian, December 13, 2017