Sediment buildup following floods exacerbated already serious buildup from previous annual deposits in side channels of Lower Fraser River.
The letter, signed by the mayors and First Nation chiefs, points to a recent discussion paper from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority that estimated annual funding of $2.5 million would be needed to dredge local channels to make them stable and safe for navigation.
In response to Postmedia News questions, the federal government said they’re willing to discuss the issues but didn’t say they would provide long-term funding.
Owen said the problems caused by the increasing sediment buildup are acute. He said a local rescue boat can only come in at certain times because of sediment accumulation. Recently, the boat ran aground, and Owen was asked to send his tugboat but the tug was on dry land. The rescue boat had to wait for the tide to rise and it was lucky it was a training mission and not an emergency, he said.
In the 1990s, responsibility for dredging the main navigational channels of the Fraser River was transferred from the Canadian Coast Guard to the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. That left a jurisdictional vacuum with no agency specifically mandated to manage the secondary channels and no funding source, according to a background paper from the City of Delta.Article content
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