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Port Metro Vancouver Contributes $2 Million for Acquisition of Waterfront Property As Part of Ladner Harbour Revitalization Plans
October 02, 2008
The $2 million contribution is being made by the Port as part of the Deltaport Third Berth Project Community Amenities Fund. The Deltaport Third Berth Project will add a third berth and twenty hectares of container storage to the existing Deltaport container terminal at Roberts Bank in Delta.
“The Port is pleased to provide Delta with these funds to assist in their long-term plans for improving Ladner Harbour,” said Captain Gordon Houston, President and Chief Executive Officer, Port Metro Vancouver. “It is an important element in the preservation of Ladner’s marine heritage and demonstrates our commitment to support and enhance the well-being of communities in which we operate.”
Originally built as a warehouse in 1892, the Seven Seas Fishing Company site is located in the 4800 block of Chisholm Street in Ladner. The Corporation of Delta now owns the entire Seven Seas property, and public access to this section of the waterfront is assured.
The Corporation of Delta held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the acquisition at the site this morning.
Since 1997, Port Metro Vancouver has contributed almost $9 million dollars to the community of Delta, which has been used to fund a number of major projects including parks, arts and seniors centres, community and environmental projects and Highway 17 improvements.
Port Metro Vancouver is Canada’s largest and most diversified port, trading more than $53 billion in goods with more than 100 trading economies annually. Port activities generate 69,000 jobs across Canada with $4 billion in Gross Domestic Product and $8.9 billion in economic output.