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No. P8/01
For release July 26, 2001
HORSESHOE BAY PUBLIC PORT FACILITY OFFICIALLY TRANSFERRED TO LOCAL INTERESTS
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. –– Environment Minister David Anderson and MP (Victoria),
on behalf of Transport Minister David Collenette, today announced the official
transfer of the Horseshoe Bay public port facility to the District of West
Vancouver, effective July 12, 2001. The Horseshoe Bay port facility includes a
wharf, a shed, an approach and three floats.
The transfer agreement includes a $250,000 contribution from the National
Marine Policy’s Divestiture Fund to offset the District of West Vancouver’s
initial operating costs for the port facility.
"The District of West Vancouver is to be congratulated for joining the move
towards a new era of port management," said Mr. Anderson. "Having these
facilities run by local people who know their role in the community –– and the
potential for growth –– will allow them to function in a more commercial and
cost–effective manner.
Under the National Marine Policy, announced in December 1995, regional/local
port facilities are being transferred to other interests over a six–year period
ending in March 2002. In some cases, ports are being transferred as operating
ports; in other cases, Crown land and facilities are being transferred to
interested parties for other uses.
"The National Marine Policy enables ports to respond more effectively to
the needs of their customers," said Mr. Collenette. "The better use of the
transportation infrastructure in this manner will ultimately provide a boost to
trade, tourism and job creation."
The Horseshoe Bay public port facility was one of Transport Canada’s
Regional/Local ports, which range from large facilities that support significant
local and regional commercial activity to very small facilities with little or
no commercial traffic.
Funding for this project was provided for in the February 2000 budget and is
therefore built into the existing financial framework.
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