B.C., federal government support dredging Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet, others opposed

B.C., federal government support dredging Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet, others opposed
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's energy minister is backing plans to dredge and deepen Vancouver's Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers, despite concerns from environmentalists, experts and First Nations. The plan, floated recently by Prim...
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B.C., federal government support dredging Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet, others opposed
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