Editor:
It is important the people of Delta South know that Port Metro Vancouver has submitted its project description for Terminal 2 to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency.
The CEAA has since announced the start of a 20-day public comment period for Terminal 2. Due to recent changes in federal legislation, the environmental assessment process no longer uses a "trigger system" to automatically initiate environmental assessments.
Under the new process, the federal government has invited stakeholders - including all of us - to have a say about whether the port expansion project should be subjected to a federal environmental assessment.
As we know, Port Metro Vancouver proposes the construction and operation of a new three-berth marine container terminal that would nearly double the size of Deltaport. This proposal will have a significant impact on Robert's Bank, an internationally recognized migratory bird habitat and a crucial ecological link for the Pacific salmon fishery.
The federal government has responsibility over the fishery, migratory birds and species at risk.
Please take a few minutes to review the proposal at http://bit.ly/18oeI6s or email [email protected].
The deadline for submissions is Oct. 15.
Vicki Huntington
MLA
Delta South
