Ecojustice Canada to argue in federal court that the federal government’s greenlight of the plans by the Port of Vancouver runs afoul of the Species at Risk Act
Environmental groups are seeking a judicial review of Ottawa’s approval of contentious plans by the Port of Vancouver to build a new container terminal.
“If the federal government is to address this biodiversity crisis and help save the iconic whales of the West Coast, and the Chinook salmon they depend on, the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project cannot continue,” the charity said in a news release. “The terminal will be located along the migration path of ocean-type juvenile Chinook salmon, and within the critical habitat of the southern residents, a population of 73 killer whales listed as endangered,” Ecojustice said in its court application.
The port authority, which reports to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, said that expanding its cargo capacity is crucial to handle imported goods from Asia and exports of Canadian raw materials such as grain. “The government of Canada is confident that its decision-making for the project was appropriate and consistent with its legal obligations,” the IAAC said Tuesday.
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