Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, together with Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Member of Parliament for Delta-Richmond East, announced last week that the Government of Canada will invest more than $46 million over the next two years at 33 harbors in British Columbia to improve safety and working conditions for fishermen.
More than $14 million of this total investment will support improvement projects at the Steveston Harbor’s Gulf and Paramount small craft harbor sites. Together, these two sites represent the largest and most active commercial fishing hub in British Columbia.
The following projects are being carried out:
Gulf
Paramount
The federal investment in BC harbors of more than $46 million mentioned above includes funding for previously announced projects at harbors in Kanaka Landing, Mission and Ladner. Projects being carried out in other communities across the province will be announced over the coming weeks.