News / Anger as Vancouver gets the green light for fourth box terminal

Plans for a new container terminal at Canada’s largest ocean gateway have cleared a major hurdle.

The federal government has given the thumbs-up to adding a second container facility adjacent to the port of Vancouver’s Deltaport terminal at Roberts Bank.

While port officials welcomed the decision, which came after a ten-year review process, it was met with misgivings by the local community, environmental groups and labour unions.

“With this approval, we can advance one of Canada’s most important trade infrastructure projects bolster our ...