Meanwhile, Pat Riley with the International Longshoremen’s Association tells CHSJ news he’s not surprised by the outcome. He had asked the PAC to table both decisions. He says the wharf’s future potential will be stifled by the office complex.
A discovery hearing will continue today with regards to the ILA’s court application against the port being leased to Irving Oil. The recommendations to designate a waterfront district from Fallview Park to the former Lantic Sugar Site–along with rezoning Long Wharf for the Irving Oil office proposal– will go before common council September 28th.