Fred Davies says people in Port Colborne have been waiting years for the Welland Canal wharfs to be restored
A challenge to the federal government to get restoration of Wharfs 17 and 18 of the Welland Canal in Port Colborne finally moving.
Niagara South MP Fred Davies stood in parliament yesterday saying the Liberal government has been sitting on this for 10-years.
He points out it's been a long time waiting for Port Colborne. "For more than 20-years this critical infrastructure has sat broken. During that time the City of Port Colborne, shipping companies, port authorities, and private investors have all been ready to move but they're still waiting on Transport Canada and the St. Lawrence Seaway to act."
He added partial funding has already been committed.
"Every year of delay costs us real economic opportunity. Restoring these wharfs could create well paying, local jobs, strengthen domestic supply chains, and position Port Colborne as a strategic industrial hub, while helping to protect Canada's economic sovereignty."
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