NDP calls for greater investment in Port of Prince Rupert

Provincial NDP leader Carole James has come out in favour of further provincial funding for the expansion of the Port of Prince Rupert.

In a press release congratulating the Tsawwassen First Nation over their recent successful treaty negotiations, James touched on the party's position on the port development in Prince Rupert and how it could reduce the need for further expansion in the Lower mainland.

The issue of the planned expansion of the Delta Port container terminal has become a controversial bit of planning, as local residents and environmentalists have banded together to try and change the province's mind on the project, limiting the space made available to the container port in the already congested Lower mainland.

With a growing movement to stop the Delta port plans before they get too far along, the Port of Prince Rupert may find that its expansion plans get a faster track to travel on, a development that may see the excitement over the Fairview Terminal gain some important backers in Victoria.