B.C. and Richmond to help fund dredging of Steveston Harbour amid mounting risks to boaters

A historic B.C. channel where boaters have been running aground due to increasingly shallow waters could soon be dredged after an injection of funding from the province, but the harbour authority says it’s still short about $2 million to finance the job.

On Monday, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure committed $2.125 million to dredge the Steveston Harbour, the largest small craft commercial fishing harbour in Canada, according to its website, where a buildup of sediment has made it increasingly difficult for boats to come and go without running aground or dragging on the channel floor.

“We know the Steveston Channel and Harbour do need dredging, and it’s becoming more and more urgent,” said Kelly Greene, MLA for

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