Delta Optimist
Mayor George Harvie, in partnership with Tsawwassen First Nation Chief Laura Cassidy, Musqueam Chief Wayne Sparrow and City of Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, recently sent another joint letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the dredging issue.
lso going to Premier David Eby, the letter urges the federal and provincial governments to work collaboratively with local governments and First Nations and to commit to establishing a long-term strategy and appropriate resources for dredging of the lower Fraser River and its local channels.
Harvie noted a working group has been re-established by Delta, Richmond, Tsawwassen First Nation, Musqueam, and other key partners to develop a pilot project that may serve as a model for other waterfront communities across Canada, however, federal government support is needed to help develop a long-term funding and management model. …