Delta Mayor George Harvie has been appointed to the new Metro Vancouver George Massey Crossing Task Force.
The Task Force will be responsible for reviewing project-related materials and providing feedback to provincial representatives, consider project-related impacts to Metro Vancouver assets, plans, and infrastructure, and reporting to the Metro Vancouver board through its finance and intergovernment committee with advice and recommendations about the project.
The new task force includes representation from the City of Delta, City of Langley, Township of Langley, City of Richmond, City of Surrey, Tsawwassen First Nation, City of Vancouver, City of White Rock, the Mayors’ Council, and the Metro Vancouver board.
Harvie brought almost all of these entities together on Feb. 21 to achieve consensus and present a united voice to the provincial government about the need to take immediate action to solve traffic congestion at the George Massey Tunnel.
“I am very pleased that [Metro] chair Sav Dhaliwal has demonstrated leadership by taking this step to appoint the Metro Vancouver George Massey Crossing Task Force,” said Harvie in a news release. “When I brought other mayors and First Nation Chiefs together on Feb. 21 it was with the goal of moving this project forward quickly. I am looking forward to working with this Task Force to achieve that goal.”
