LA-LTC_2025-01-22_False-Bay-Dock_LTR_Final

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January 22, 2025           File No.: 11-5595-30-Docks-10 
                                                                                                           
Via email: TC.MinisterofTransport-MinistredesTransports.TC@tc.gc.ca;  
 
The Honourable Anita Anand, MP 
Minister of Transport 
Transport Canada, 
330 Sparks Street, 29th Floor 
Ottawa, ON K1A 0N5 
 
Re: Port Facilities at False Bay, Lasqueti Island, British Columbia 
 
Dear Minister Anand: 
 
I am writing on behalf of  the Lasqueti Island Local Trust Committee to urgently request that Transport 
Canada provide funding for the inspection and repair/replacement of the False Bay Dock on Lasqueti 
Island.  
 
The dock facilities at this location are very old, and in need of serious renovations, if not complete 
replacement. It is possibly unsafe and it has been quite some time since any work of substance has been 
done on the dock or wharf. While federal funding has been provided to upgrade other facilities in this 
region, which are not such vital points of access, the False Bay facility continues to degrade. 
 
This dock is not a small craft harbour, but we are hearing questions from users of the False Bay facility 
and local constituents about why the False Bay Dock has not received funding from the 2024 budget for 
small craft harbours, or other Transport Canada funding schemes. 
 
Residents and visitors to Lasqueti Island rely on this facility for our ferry service. It is our lifeline and 
connection to all off island services, including medical evacuations and the RCMP. The dock is the only 
public connection for residents to the rest of Canada, and is a vital part of our community. As Lasqueti 
Island has almost no services, only a cafe, pub, and gas station, the port facilities are a vital point of 
access to/from this remote community. 
 
Residents and visitors deserve a safe and reliable facility. We urgently request that the dock facility at 
False Bay be added to the next round of funding for repair and/or reconstruction. 
 

Transport Canada 
January X, 2025 
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Islands Trust is a special-purpose government with a provincial mandate to preserve and protect over 
450 islands and surrounding waters in the Salish Sea through conservation-oriented land use planning 
and regulation, land conservation and cooperation with other levels of government. This mandate is for 
the benefit of the benefit of all British Columbians.  
 
Thank you for your consideration. We would appreciate your leadership on this urgent issue. 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
 
 
 
Tobi Elliott, Chair, Lasqueti Island local Trust Committ

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