Letter Transport Canada re Anchorages

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July 26, 2018 
 
via e-mail:mintc@tc.gc.ca;    
   marc.garneau@parl.gc.ca 
 
 
The Honourable Marc Garneau, MP 
Minister of Transport 
Transport Canada 
330 Sparks Street 
Ottawa ON K1A 0N5  
 
Dear Minister Garneau:  
File Number: 5450-30 
 
 
Re: Extension to Interim Anchorage Protocol 
 
I am writing to request that the Interim Anchorages Protocol, which expires on August 8, 2018, be extended by 
three months to ensure there is sufficient reliable data upon which to base future anchorage management 
recommendations. 
 
We are appreciative of the data collection that has been happening but feel that there is a need for more 
information, especially in light of the fact that that the first period of the protocol coincided with an unprecedented 
number of delays in the arrival of commodities by train to the Port of Vancouver, resulting in very high congestion at 
anchorages in the port and along the south coast.  
 
We understand that the National Anchorages Initiative under the Ocean Protection Plans continues to examine 
long-term solutions. As information becomes available, we would appreciate more information about the plan for 
anchorages after the expiry of the Interim Anchorages Protocol. 
 
There are many First Nations who have asserted Aboriginal interests in the Salish Sea region and many who 
have established harvesting rights; although we have copied First Nations on this letter, we have not directly 
heard their positions on the interim protocol. Given our commitment to establishing and maintaining a 
mutually respectful relationship with First Nations and Tribes, we offer this position while being ready to 
respectfully consider their positions.  
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
 
 
Peter Luckham 
Chair, Islands Trust Council 
pluckham@islandstrust.bc.ca  
 
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The Honourable Marc Garneau 
July 26, 2018 
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cc: Islands Trust Area MPs 
Cowichan Tribes 
Esquimalt First Nation 
Halalt First Nation 
Homalco First Nation 
Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group 
K’omoks First Nation 
Klahoose First Nation 
Laich-kwil-tach Treaty Society  
Lake Cowichan First Nation 
Lyackson First Nation 
Malahat Nation 
Musqueam First Nation 
Nanwakolas Council 
Pauquachin First Nation 
Penelakut Tribe 
Qualicum First Nation 
Scia’new (Beecher Bay) First Nation 
Semiahmoo First Nation 
Shíshálh (Sechelt) First Nation 
Snaw-naw-as (Nanoose) First Nation 
Snuneymuxw (Nanaimo) First Nation 
Songhees First Nation 
Squamish First Nation 
Stz’uminus (Chemainus) First Nation 
Te’mexw Treaty Association 
Tla’amin (Sliammon) First Nation 
T’Sou-ke (Sooke) First Nation 
Tsartlip First Nation 
Tsawo

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