2009-04-27
11:58:43
(Cruise ship dockside in the harbour – photo courtesy SJ Port Authority)
The port authority is calling on the provincial and federal governments to come through with funding to help with expansion of docking facilities to handle larger cruise ships.
Port chair Stephen Campbell says the precedent has already been set with the St Lawrence Seaway area getting over 150-million dollars in combined federal and provincial funding last year — and — their passenger volume is about half of our head count.
The port authority is also looking for federal money to help upgrade west side piers — and — it thinks Ottawa should assume harbour dredging costs — right now dredging represents a large chunk of the port’s expenses and a user fee will be implemented to recover those costs.
