Reef opponents question BC Government acceptance of warship

News that the Province of British Columbia had accepted a decommissioned warship as a gift and planned to continue controversial plans to sink it as an artificial reef in Howe Sound surprised opponents of the project who pointed out that the plan has been rejected by other government agencies.

Andrew Strang, of the Save Halkett Bay Campaign, said his group is shocked by the news, because last year the B.C. parks branch rejected the proposal, stating in a Nov. 4, 2010, letter to ARSBC that the ship could not be sunk without changes to the park master plan, which would require public consultation.

read more