No. P9/01
For release July 26, 2001
PORT RENFREW PUBLIC PORT FACILITY OFFICIALLY TRANSFERRED TO LOCAL INTERESTS
PORT RENFREW, B.C. Environment Minister David Anderson and MP (Victoria),
on behalf of Transport Minister David Collenette, today announced the official
transfer of the Port Renfrew public port facility to the Port Renfrew Community
Dock Society. The Port Renfrew port facility includes a 34metre wharf and an
160metre approach.
The transfer agreement includes a $400,000 contribution from the National
Marine Policys Divestiture Fund to offset the Port Renfrew Community Dock
Societys initial operating costs for the port facility.
"The Port Renfrew Community Dock Society 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
costeffective manner."
Under the National Marine Policy, announced in December 1995, regional/local
port facilities are being transferred to other interests over a sixyear 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 Port Renfrew public port facility was one of Transport Canadas
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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