BC Ferries backs off Denman Island terminal expansion after protesters push back
Posted: Feb. 16, 2023 6:49PMBC Ferries is backing away from a terminal expansion on Denman Island, for now, following a standoff between locals and work crews that lasted four days.
“It’s unfortunate that the community is unable to reach consensus on this project,” wrote BC Ferries spokesperson Deborah Marshall in a statement to CHEK News. When it started to ramp back up earlier this year, locals spoke out saying they were concerned over the number of trees that were going to be cut down to make way for the expansion.Then on Feb. 13, crews were met with a crowd of protestors, some even blocking traffic. RCMP arrived before things came to a head and managed to negotiate with protestors to temporarily move out of the way so that a heavy equipment driver could turn his rig around and go back home.
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