Roberts Bank

• Major Delta, B.C. port expansion gets provincial green light

  The B.C. government has issued an environmental assessment certificate for the contentious container port expansion project at Roberts Bank.

  Politics

  Sep 28, 2023
  
• First Nations and environmentalists vow to keep fighting B.C. port expansion

  Ottawa approved the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project in April, subject to 370 conditions for protecting the environment, local wildlife and First Nations land-use activities.

  Environment

  Jun 14, 2023
  
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• Conservationists decry ‘devastating’ impact of B.C. port expansion on orca, salmon

  The approval comes with 370 binding conditions, designed to minimize the project's environmental impact, but conservationists say it will have major impacts on biodiversity.

  Economy

  Apr 21, 2023
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• Councillors ask Ottawa to can marine container terminal project in Delta, B.C.

  "Our federal scientists have come out and said the adverse effects will be immediate, continuous and cannot be mitigated," said Delta Mayor George Harvie.

  Politics

  Feb 10, 2022
• Tsawwassen First Nation unveils industrial plan amid concerns about environment and gridlock

  As the Tsawwassen First Nation unveils its plans for an expanded industrial park designed to boost the community's economy, others are raising concerns that it could add to traffic bottlenecks and negatively affect agricultural land.

  Economy

  Oct 19, 2016
• WATCH: Massive shopping complex under construction in Tsawwassen

  The once-sleepy suburb of Tsawwassen is in the middle of a building boom.

  Sep 18, 2014
• Opponents of Deltaport expansion meet in Ladner

  Critics of a proposed massive expansion of the Roberts Bank container terminal gathered today to voice their concerns.

  Apr 5, 2014