F14 Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Update

City of Delta F.14 COUNCIL REPORT Regular Meeting

To: Mayor and Council

From: Corporate Services

Date: November 27, 2019

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Update This report has been reviewed and endorsed by the City Manager.

■ RECOMMENDATION:

THAT this report be received for information.

■ PURPOSE:

The purpose of this report is to provide an update on Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) projects and initiatives in Delta.

■ BACKGROUND:

Staff meets regularly with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority to discuss a variety of port related issues that impact Delta. Regularly scheduled meetings include the Port Community Liaison Committee and the DeltaNFPA Staff Liaison Committee.

■ DISCUSSION:

Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project (RBT2):

The public hearing for the RBT2 project was held over 22 days in May and June 2019. Delta presented at the hearing and provided written closing remarks on the project. On August 27, 2019, the RBT2 Review Panel closed the public record for the environmental assessment. The Review Panel is now in the process of preparing its report to the Minister of Environment & Climate Change - this is expected to be submitted in early 2020. The Minister determines the significance of environmental effects; Cabinet decides if the significant effects, if any, are justified; and then the Minister issues a Decision Statement. Timelines for the final decision are difficult to predict but could range from a few weeks to several months.

In 2015, VFPA initiated a formal procurement process for a terminal operator for RBT2, with an expectation that the terminal would be operational by the early-2020s. However, with the environmental assessment process still ongoing, VFPA has decided to revisit market Page 2 of 4 VFPA Update November 27, 2019 conditions and re-evaluate procurements options for both the construction and operation of the terminal. A request for qualifications will be issued by late 2020 or early 2021.

Deltaport Shore Power:

Construction of shore power facilities at Deltaport was completed in late 2018 and, on November 14, 2019, the first container ship was hooked-up at Deltaport. Delta Council has long advocated for shore power at the terminal as it reduces air pollutants and reduces ship noise (one of the most frequent community complaints is noise from ships engines while in dock). Shore power capability qualifies a ship calling at Deltaport for the EcoAction program, providing discounted harbor dues charged by VFPA and opportunities to be recognized with a Blue Circle Award. Each shore power connection reduces greenhouse gases, equivalent to taking 20 cars off the road for one year. As more ships are equipped to connect to shore power, the emission reduction benefits will grow.

Proposed/New Terminals at Fraser Surrey Docks:

• Direct Transfer Coal Facility: On January 30, 2019, VFPA cancelled the project permit which was issued to Fraser Surrey Docks in 2014 to develop a direct transfer coal facility. The project was required to meet 83 conditions, but failed to meet a key condition that it achieve substantial progress on construction by November 30, 2018. With the cancellation of the permit, this project cannot proceed unless a new application is submitted to VFPA and it undergoes a full review and public consultation process.

• BHP Potash Export Facility Project: For the proposed potash export facility, VFPA has accepted a completed permit application from BHP Billiton Canada Inc. (BHP), and the project is now under review as a Category D (complex) project. The facility would have an annual capacity of 8 million tonnes and would use an existing berth and portion of the existing container yard at Fraser Surrey Docks to load potash to deep sea vessels on the Fraser River. A public consultation process was completed in 2018 and Delta provided detailed comments on the project, particularly relating to emergency access issues. Staff will report back once VFPA has made a decision on the permit application to ensure Delta's concerns have been addressed through the terms and conditions of the permit.

• Fraser Grain Terminal Project: A VFPA project permit for the Fraser Grain Terminal Export Project w?s issued on November 9, 2018. Construction started in late 2018 with scheduled completion by December 2020. This is a 4 million tonne/year grain terminal that will be located at the site of an existing grain terminal that handles 500,000 tonne/year. Grain will be delivered by rail with approximately 309 trains annually using the CN mainline through Surrey. Page 3 of 4 VFPA Update November 27, 2019

Delta has been working with VFPA, the BC Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure (MOTi) and other stakeholders to address concerns about emergency access to Fraser Surrey Docks and adjacent industrial areas. This situation was created with the construction of the South Fraser Perimeter Road which necessitated the closure of the primary access route to the port lands and longer response times to the area for Delta emergency services. MOTi has retained Binnie & Associates to examine this issue and identify potential solutions. Staff will keep Council apprised as this study progresses.

Container ship emergency response workshops:

On November 13, 2019, VFPA held the first of several workshops aimed at improving port wide response to emergency situations involving container ships. The workshop was a collaboration with partner agencies and terminal operators, including Canadian Coast Guard, Public Safety Canada, Transport Canada, Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, Delta Fire, West Vancouver Fire Department, District of North Vancouver Fire Department, City of North Vancouver Fire Department, Fraser Surrey Docks, GCT Canada, DP World Canada, and Seaspan Ship Management. The event included response planning and marine firefighting tabletops scenarios, and marked the beginning of a multi-year discussion aimed at strengthening emergency response procedures throughout the Port of Vancouver. Staff will report back to Council as mote workshops are held.

Secondary channel dredging:

In August 2018, VFPA awarded a contract for $1.25 million to Fraser River Pile and Dredge (FRPD) to dredge the secondary (local) channels around Ladner. There have been significant delays in obtaining permits from the Provincial government and DFO under the new Fisheries Act. The process to obtain a sediment disposal permit from Environment & Climate Change Canada has also been lengthy and is ongoing. These delays have been caused, in part, by new restrictions that have been put in place by the Provincial government to protect the at risk sturgeon population in the area.

Letters have been sent to Premier Horgan and the new Minister of Fisheries & Oceans Canada (see Attachment 'A') from the Lower Fraser River Secondary Channel Dredging Collaborative urging the Provincial and Federal governments to commit to funding a dredging program for all the secondary channels of the Lower Fraser River. Staff will report back when responses have been received.

National Trade Corridor Fund:

In July 2019, VFPA received federal funding of $102 million for various projects aimed at increasing supply chain efficiencies throughout Metro Vancouver, including: Page 4 of 4 VFPA Update November 27, 2019

• Fraser Surrey Port Lands Transportation Improvements - $12.2 million to improve road and rail traffic operations to accommodate new rail-serviced bulk export marine terminals. This project will improve on-site transportation but does not specifically address the emergency access issue mentioned previously in this report. • Annacis Auto Terminal Optimization - $42.7 million to consolidate this operation with the Richmond Terminal and improve rail operations in the area. • Short-Sea Shipping - $1.6 million to evaluate the viability of short-sea shipping in Greater Vancouver. • Supply Chain Visibility Program - $6 million to develop a real-time dashboard for the Ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert to measure end-to-end performance of the supply chain for all cargo moving through both ports.

More details on each of these projects is provided in Attachment 'B'.

Implications:

Financial Implications - there are no financial implications.

■ CONCLUSION:

An update on various Vancouver Fraser Port Authority projects and initiatives is provided for Council's information. Staff will keep Council apprised as to the status of these issues moving forward. ~------Mel Cheesman Director of Corporate Services

Department submission prepared by: Bernita Iversen, Manager of Corporate Policy F:\Bernita\Port of Vancouver\2019\CRJanUpdate.docx

■ ATTACHMENTS: A. Letter to Minister of Fisheries & Oceans Canada, dated November 25, 2019 B. VFPA Project Backgrounders ATTACHMENT 'A' Page 1 of s

November 25, 2019

The Honourable Bernadette Jordan Minister of Fisheries & Oceans Canada House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6

Dear Minister,

Re: Lower Fraser River Secondary Channel Dredging Collaborative

Firstly, I would like to congratulate you on your recent promotion to the position of Minister of Fisheries & Oceans Canada and wish you all the best as you navigate your way through this challenging portfolio.

The Lower Fraser River Secondary Channel Dredging Collaborative represents a wide range of industrial, commercial, local government, transportation and community interests along the lower Fraser River, and its members share common concerns regarding the precarious state of many of the secondary channels which provide access to businesses, marinas and float home communities in this region.

In 2013, the cities of Delta and Richmond, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and the Province of British Columbia came together in a $10 million collaboration to dredge the secondary channels around Ladner and Steveston. Now, in 2019, we are almost back to square one with many of the channels once again in critical need of dredging to ensure safe access and navigation. For your information, I am including a backgrounder on this issue.

We estimate that annual funding of $1.8 million would be required to establish a maintenance dredging program for the most heavily used secondary channels of the lower Fraser River. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has indicated that it could manage this program as part of its larger annual dredging of the main navigation channels, subject to dedicated government funding to cover the program costs.

We are reaching out to local First Nations to share their perspective on this issue and see how we can collaborate in future discussions. We recognize that there are many issues to be considered, including environmental, fisheries, and cultural, in the development of a local channel dredging plan.

4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, British Columbia, V4K 3E2 / 604.946.3210 / [email protected] ATTACHMENT 'A' 2 of 5

November 25, 2019 Page 2

It is time to resolve this long-standing issue. Both the provincial and federal governments have indicated their support for such a program - the business case has been demonstrated - let us move forward to secure the necessary funding to support our businesses and communities along the river.

Yours truly,

~ ""' v. ~t.i ---George V. Harvie Mayor

Enclosure cc: Pepita Elena McKee, Manager of Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs, TFN Dianne Sparrow, Intergovernmental Affairs, Musqueam Indian Band Mark Hallam, Manager, Properties & Land Management Branch, MOTi Robin Richardson, Senior Program Advisor, Small Craft Harbours, DFO Vahid Kahnamelli, Regional Engineer, Small Craft Harbours, DFO Captain Mike Armstrong, Fraser River Pilots Delta Council Sean McGill, City Manager Mel Cheesman, Director of Corporate Services

This letter is endorsed by members of the Lower Fraser River Secondary Channel Dredging Collaborative:

• Vancouver Fraser Port Authority • Fraser River Industrial Association • Fraser River Residential & Commercial Working Group (Ladner Sediment Group, Floating Home Association of BC, Council of Marine Carriers, Community of Residential Water Lot Leaseholder Association) • Moray Channel User Society • North Delta Harbour Association • Shelter Island Sediment Group Lower Fraser River Local Channel Dredging

City of Delta's Key Issue

The City of Delta, supported by the Local Channel Dredging Collaborative (comprising representatives from Fisheries & Oceans Canada, BC Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the Fraser River Residential and Commercial Working Group, and the Fraser River Industrial Association), is calling on the Federal government and the BC government to provide long-term funding for dredging the high priority local channels of the lower Fraser River to ensure continued community and economic prosperity.

The Issue Post-freshet surveys taken in 2018 indicate that the local channels around Ladner are, once again, experiencing significant sediment accumulation at key access points to harbours, marinas and float home communities. Without regular maintenance dredging, the channels will soon revert back to the same condition that prompted remedial efforts in 2013 to restore local channel navigability and safety.

At that time, the Province, City of Delta, City of Richmond and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority came together in an unprecedented collaboration to fund a $10 million program to dredge the secondary channels around Ladner and Steveston. This program was successful in removing 400,000 cubic metres of sediment that was impeding navigation and access through the three most heavily used channels to fishing harbours, marinas, businesses and float home communities in Delta. At the same time, the Federal government dredged Ladner Harbour through its mandate under Fisheries and Oceans Canada Small Craft Harbours program.

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It has taken four years for the natural sedimentation processes of the Fraser River to infill the local channels to a point where more dredging is needed. Since they were last dredged in 2014, more than 210,000 cubic metres of sediment has accumulated in the three main channels. At a minimum, 107,000 cubic metres of material needs to be removed to return the channels to grade (removal of the full 210,000 cubic metres would be required to return the channels to below-grade). Estimated costs range between $1.7 and $2.3 million to dredge the Delta channels to grade.

Of the original $10 million joint funding, approximately $1.5 million remains for dredging channels in Delta. At most, this will allow targeted dredging of 'high spots', which will provide temporary relief for channel users. A long-term, sustainable dredging plan is needed.

The Economic Importance of the Lower Fraser River

A report commissioned by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce in 20141 highlights the economic significance of the Fraser River and identifies local channel dredging as one of several key challenges that could jeopardize future growth and cause financial losses in the region. The economic impact of the Lower Fraser River is comparable in importance to the St. Lawrence Seaway in terms of annual cargo tonnages, employment and wages.

A multiple accounts evaluation undertaken by the City of Delta in 2012 also looked at the economic significance of the local channels around Ladner:

• 285 direct jobs equivalent to 235 person years of FTE employment; • $8.3 million in direct wages; • $14 million in direct GDP; and • Over $51 million in direct economic output.

Challenges

There is no mandated authority for local channel dredging:

• Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has authority for dredging major navigational channels. • Transport Canada has limited regulatory authority for navigational dredging. • Fisheries & Oceans Canada is responsible for harbours and commercial fisheries. • Environment & Climate Change Canada is responsible for sediment management and ocean disposal permitting. • BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations & Rural Development is responsible as the owner of the river-bed for the regulation of in-stream works.

1 The Economic Importance of the Lower Fraser River, July 2014. Richmond Chamber of Commerce

~ City of Delta 1:-, ~ 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent For more information contact: I~ .rt BC V4K 3E2 Office of the City Manager · 604.946.4141 www.delta.ca 604-946-3212 [email protected]. : ATTACHMENT 'A' 5 of 5

There is no dedicated funding for local channel dredging:

• In 2009, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority established a 10-year, one-time fund of $7 million for local channel dredging. • Since there is no mandated authority tasked with managing secondary channels, there is no annual budget to undertake the work. • Sediment disposal is subject to DFO's ocean disposal fee requirements of 47c per cubic metre. Of the $10 million budget for local channel dredging in 2012, almost $200,000 was paid to the Federal government in ocean disposal fees.

Moving Forward

A meeting of the Local Channel Dredging Collaborative was held at Delta City Hall in November 2018 with representatives from the following organizations in attendance:

• Fisheries & Oceans Canada Small Craft Harbours. • BC Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure. • Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. • Fraser River Residential & Commercial Working Group: representing the Ladner Sediment Group, Floating Home Association of BC, and Council of Marine Carriers. • Fraser River Industrial Asso~iation: representing Fraser Surrey Docks, Seaspan Ferries, Coast 2000 Terminals, Fortis BC, Catalyst Paper Corporation, Wespac, Southern Railway of BC, WWL Vehicle Services, and Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation.

The Collaborative unanimously supports the need to secure senior government funding for dredging the priority local channels of the lower Fraser River. The group also agreed to seek support from First Nations and other community dredging groups, including the North Delta Harbour Association, the Moray Channel User Society, and the Shelter Island Sediment Group.

Based on hydrological studies provided by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, preliminary annual cost estimates for dredging the priority secondary channels are as follows:

• Delta channels - $900,000 • Richmond channels - $575,000 • Channels up-river of Annacis Island - $250,000

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has indicated that they are willing to take on the role of project manager to ensure the work is undertaken as part of their annual main navigation channel dredging program. Both the Federal and Provincial governments are being urged to provide financial support for a long-term dredging program for the priority secondary channels of the lower Fraser River.

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About the Short Sea Shipping - Concept Development

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, as part of the Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum's Greater Vancouver Gateway 2030 Program, is applying for federal funding through the National Trade Corridors Fund for projects that increase trade capacity, support trade diversification and increase the resilience of the Canadian transportation system .

OVERVIEW BENEFITS With federal funding support, the Short Sea Shipping A viable and sustainable Short Sea Shipping operation initiative would involve developing a concept for a in the Lower Mainland would provide the following viable and sustainable Short Sea Shipping operation in benefits to businesses across the region: the Lower Mainland. This would enable the movement Sustain the growth of import/export containerized of containers from existing marine container terminals cargo capacity by barge to a central location on the Fraser River for Support efficient use of industrial land distribution. The concept development would include the following: Minimize the increase of truck traffic on provincial and regional roads Business model Decrease the environmental impacts of cargo Operational concept movement Financial analysis Terminal and off-dock facility concept development

1 Greater Vancouver Gateway 2030 Short Sea Shipping - Concept Development I February 2019 ATTACHMENT 'B' Page 2 of 8

ABOUT THE GATEWAY TRANSPORTATION COLLABORATION FORUM The Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum, established in summer 2014, is a collaborative effort to ensure the gateway is ready to manage growing trade. It consists ofTransport Canada, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Trans Link and the Greater Vancouver Gateway Council.

Oversight of the Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum is provided by a Steering Committee, consisting of senior executives from the partner organizations. Its responsibility is to understand stakeholder interests and issues, collaborate on advancing priority infrastructure projects, evaluate and prioritize projects, and identify and pursue viable funding sources.

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ABOUT GREATER VANCOUVER GATEWAY 2030 The Greater Vancouver Gateway 2030 is the Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum's strategy for smart infrastructure investment that will strengthen trade corridors to increase Canada's trade and access to global markets.

In 2018, the federal government announced funding of more than $220 million for Greater Vancouver Gateway 2030 projects. Building on this success, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is preparing to submit funding applications to the National Trade Corridors Fund under the continuous call for projects, which was opened on January 15, 2019.

The transportation projects delivered as part of Greater Vancouver Gateway 2030 will provide national, regional, and local benefits by getting Canadian goods to market, growing the economy, creating well-paying jobs, and support livable, green communities by improving safety, mobility and air quality.

GREATER VANCOUVER ------GATEWAY 2030

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GREATER VANCOUVER GATEWAY 2030 Please visit vancouvergateway.ca ATTACHMENT 'B' Page 3 of 8

GREATER VANCOUVER Fraser Surrey Port Lands GATEWAY 2030 Transportation Improvements

About the Fraser Surrey Port Lands - Transportation Improvements

OVERVIEW With federal funding support, transportation improvements at the Fraser Surrey Port Lands would include: Constructing a new port road connection from the Tannery Interchange to the Gunderson Slough area Upgrading rail crossings Upgrading the port security and operations camera system

BENEFITS Together, these improvements would provide the Enable potential growth opportunities by following benefits to businesses across the region: preserving industrial land suitable for an import export marine terminal Improve safety and mobility by reducing exposure Improve road network capacity and reliability of of port and public traffic to rail crossing activities emergency access for port tenants and the public and delays Enable growth in export of cargo trade for all Expand the Fraser Surrey Docks terminal area to export-related terminals by providing a more enable growth of bulk export capabilities while efficient means of access to and from Highway 17 improving the fluidity for current import and export related activities Allow greater visibility for port operations and enhancing enforcement and safety for the port

Fraser Surrey SVRREY Port Lands - Transportation Improvements

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1 Greater Vancouver Gateway 2030 Fraser Sun ey Port Lands - Transportation lrnpr ovenients I February 2019 ATTACHMENT 'B' Page 4 of 8

ABOUT THE GATEWAY TRANSPORTATION COLLABORATION FORUM The Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum, established in summer 2014, is a collaborative effort to ensure the gateway is ready to manage growing trade. It consists of Transport Canada , the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Trans Link and the Greater Vancouver Gateway Council.

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In 2018 , the federal government announced funding of more than $220 million for Greater Vancouver Gateway 2030 projects. Building on this success, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is preparing to submit funding applications to the National Trade Corridors Fund under the continuous call for projects, which was opened on January 15, 2019.

GREATER VANCOUVER GATEWAY 2030

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GREATER VANCOUVER GATEWAY 2030 Please visit vancouvergateway.ca ATTACHMENT 'B'

About the Annacis Auto Terminal Optimization Project

The Vancouver Fras er Port Authority, as part of the Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum's Greater Vancouver Gateway 2030 Program, is applying for federal funding through th e National Trade Corridors Fund for projects that increase trade capacity, support trade diversification and increase th e res ili ence of th e Canadian transportation system.

OVERVIEW The two auto terminals located in the Port of The Annacis Auto Terminal Optimization Project would Vancouver are currently operating at maximum expand the capacity of the Annacis Auto Terminal, capacity. At the same time, real estate constraints allowing all automobile trade to be handled at Annacis prevent the expansion of alternative marine terminal Island, freeing up Fraser Wharves for other marine uses , including the export of Canadian resources. terminal uses. The project would include: BENEFITS Deve loping additional ground level storage bays, Together, these improvements would provide the rail capacity, and a multi-level parking structure following benefits to Canada: Increasing capacity to handle new trade Free up Fraser Wharves to accommodate alternate opportunities uses such as Canadian exports Expanding rail yard capacity Attract new trade opportunities such as Mexican Relieving existing bottlenecks by optimizing and European manufactured vehicles destined for railcar movements at Southern Railway of British the B.C. and Alberta markets Columbia's nearby domestic auto compound on Improve efficiency of rail and truck movements Annacis Island

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1 Greater Van couver Gateway 2030 Ann ans Auto Terminal Optinmation ProJe c- t I February 2019 ATTACHMENT 'B' Page 6 of 8

ABOUT THE GATEWAY TRANSPORTATION COLLABORATION FORUM The Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum, established in summer 2014, is a collaborative effort to ensure the gateway is ready to manage growing trade. It consists of Transport Canada , the B.C. Ministry ofTransportation and Infrastructure, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Trans Link and the Greater Vanco uver Gateway Council.

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GREATER VANCOUVER GATEWAY 2030

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GREATER VANCOUVER GATEWAY 2030 Please visit vancouvergateway.ca ATTACHMENT 'B 1 Page 7 of 8

GREATER VANCOUVER Supply Chain Visibility Program GATEWAY 2030

About the Supply Chain Visibility Program

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, as part of the Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum's Greater Vancouver Gateway 2030 Program: is applying for federal funding through the National Trade Corridors Fund for projects that increase trade capacity, support trade diversification and increase the resilience of the Canadian transportation system .

OVERVIEW BENEFITS The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority's Supply The program will benefit Canadian overseas Chain Visibility Program is an operational system export trade by supporting the optimization of the that provides a broader visibility into operational Western Canadian supply chain through increased performance across the supply chain by utilizing real collaboration among supply chain participants, time multi-modal information. Optimizing the supply optimizing the flow of cargo from origin to port, and network performance and increasing resiliency within identifying network bottlenecks and operational the existing supply chain structure will maximize the constraints to inform supply chain operational use of the existing Western Canadian supply chain improvements and investme·nts in infrastructure to capacity to handle the projected increase in foreign increase capacity. trade.

1 Greater Vancouver Gateway 2030 Supply Chain Visibility Program I February 2019 ATTACHMENT 'B' Page 8 of 8

ABOUT THE GATEWAY TRANSPORTATION COLLABORATION FORUM The Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum, established in summer 2014, is a collaborative effort to ensure the gateway is ready to manage growing trade. It consists of Transport Canada , the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Translink and the Greater Vancouver Gateway Counci l.

Oversight of the Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum is provided by a Steering Committee, consisting of senior executives from the partner organizations. Its responsibility is to understand stakeholder interests and issues , collaborate on advancing priority infrastructure projects, evaluate and prioritize projects, and identify and pursue viable funding sources.

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ABOUT GREATER VANCOUVER GATEWAY 2030 The Greater Vancouver Gateway 2030 is the Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum 's strategy for smart infrastructure investment that will strengthen trade corridors to increase Canada's trade and ?Ccess to global markets.

GREATER VANCOUVER GATEWAY 2030

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GREATER VANCOUVER GATEWAY 2030 Please visit vancouvergateway.ca