Delta Optimist
It’s not right that Ladner gets nothing.
That’s what Delta South MLA Ian Paton said in the legislature Monday, reiterating a call he also made last week for the provincial government to step up and support local river channel dredging.
The BC United MLA referred to last month’s announcement of $2.1 million in funding to improve access to Steveston Harbour for dredging that will maintain the Cannery Channel approach to the harbour. …
Mayor George Harvie told the Optimist that he and Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie have taken the lead on the issue at the Metro Vancouver level, along with Tsawwassen First Nation Chief Laura Cassidy and Musqueam Chief Wayne Sparrow.
Harvie noted he raised the issue with a delegation in Ottawa last week, adding it’s his objective to have the federal government take the responsibility of having the secondary channels of the South Fraser be the responsibility of the Port of Vancouver, who regularly dredge the Fraser River. …