TSAWWASSEN — Plans to upgrade the Port of Vancouver have been referred to Canada’s Major Projects Office for possible fast-tracking. Federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon has announced the referral, calling the upgrades a “transformational strategy” that aims to diversify and grow trade capacity, and reach more global markets such as the Indo-Pacific region. More coming. The post CP NewsAlert: Port of Vancouver upgrade is referred to Major Projects Office appeared first on The Lethbridge Herald - News and Sports from around Lethbridge .
By Canadian Press on July 16, 2026. TSAWWASSEN — Plans to upgrade the Port of Vancouver have been referred to Canada’s Major Projects Office for possible fast-tracking. Federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon has announced the referral, calling the upgrades a “transformational strategy” that aims to diversify and grow trade capacity, and reach more global markets such as the Indo-Pacific region.
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- Jul 16, 2026
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- Jul 16, 2026
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