By Arie Ross for Dogwood.
Why did the BC Liberals prioritize a project that could harm local communities, the Fraser River and farmland?
On the 601 bus to my hometown of Tsawwassen, I watch as bulldozers uproot the evergreens adjacent to the farmland along Highway 99, making way for a costly ten lane bridge built in the interests of industry. I imagine dredgers forcing themselves on the river bed, scraping at the sediment and defiling the critical salmon habitat.
The colossal pet project of the BC Liberal party — the controversial $3.5 billion Massey Bridge forced upon unwilling municipalities — is (Read more…) another reason why we need a corruption inquiry in B.C.