Minister of Transport Steven MacKinnon says Ottawa has referred a major expansion plan for the Port of Vancouver to the Major Projects Office.
MacKinnon said the plan, if approved, will help double Canada’s non-U.S. exports in the next 10 years and provide crucial infrastructure for a proposed West Coast oil pipeline.
“Just like the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Gateway Strategy represents the kind of nation-building infrastructure that will diversify trade and strengthen our economy for decades to come,” MacKinnon said during a July 16 press conference at the port in Delta, B.C.
‘Gateway Strategy’
Ottawa says the Gateway Strategy will include the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 container expansion, new land and infrastructure for bulk-export terminals, and rail upgrades….