FACTS aAnotre vi PRASER RIVER
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fn the pase Sever weoelus corti lay Se Ueneberteacee suaaat Hieenrs be
statenmonts have boon corebont Tey Lltey amet dine witty veg wate bes,
the authority, policies Hil respounthd fb hes ar the trouser
River Narhour Commission, Li fs therefore appropriate at
this time ta clarify theso mattors for the rocord,

The Commit satan fe const fated Mader Lhe provistous orn
Fowteral Stistute, sat WS, Ee Mtg: : wd sas Favanss AGE", with
three iwombers of Chev Cami sos taana Hes danes stpopoea daa teead hy Vester t
OrdersineCoune! | awd two mombers by the uoiearhmous consent of
the two citlos and sovon munvletpalltiiles hordering on the .
harbour, On botmif of the Foudorat Crown, the Fraser River,
Harhour Coumlsn ten Hees TesponsTh it ity fas thee aye + Fram THY.
bury Pdond be the eulvanee te VLGh Laeker seted te K
fmoaddltion, the « mbssiow hiss odd d. VPespeei bbl ity any
bell at the Provinelal Crown da Pespoch af Lhe meta orm

of the Fraser River fron Stevustaun to the top of Thibury Tstiud, ©
Wtthin the legutty defined Timits of the harbour, the Commission
bs charged witt iin Tespoustht lity of Veputablnge the sae ined
devetopment of HEE Vovatdy tned Veh Tange seach eat trove: Vides be Ode
feagr ode Shity alaryvess Fadvel aveqaek poterted anzaaset Has steopaanece ti ‘owlth,
However, tho ef ATeeler af the wae ar Gerkieda atten crass in in
Part controtled py the upbaud owner of the ucdjaintnge dant unter °
tho common Inw doctrine of "vtpartan rights" which prevents
Persona other than the Ownor af sede Lames from Gate Fouing:

WEEN theese cswaneere On Ud 0s oe OT OS Toned ¢ erry Car Tabet peacengeesaca ¥

rr Uleee asd dee bund agge wistan, this Pere tte at tas ONpdqdte why

the prosont GWhOPs af thy Vayda brarates reont ing: He Stree

in the Clty have the right te Cetermine tho ane foo whlel such

lands aro tea bo put and, within cortain regtlatod limits, the

charactor o¢ ony structure on tho Wetor dn frout af the plane
prapervty: tn this ease Che BO Stregs, Tisharments the ts,
Mose wha seo pubble aceon, ta Lhe basen River at, iVebn pecteat

Mast deal with thea Present owne ous ane Would fives ta ele with

any other private fandholdter amt this Hower his uO Greater siphe

than a private eltlveon tu stoking such uceuss, Tho funda in question

havo never boon owed by this Conmtsaston, °

Tt tn therefarsn PTT ta sce Bhat bbe raed, WVaVHY Hyves

PUbTES aeons tay the River at ah Street, wilde Piss tt hendant

erltletan, some of WHS wie bees boal Lo tits Commtasion,
entlrely Vnworranted,

Novortheless, this Conmission looks upon tha Fraser River aa a
multipie uso resource and @learly has an obligetion tu harmond zs.
the requirements ef tho deop aon anlpping imluatry, caastal)

shipping, thay Cishery, Liha Provost fudustyy net Peeresul font.
Tho Board ia convinced that the ‘love apment af any port can.

be carried forward withont substantlal atuae te any of thease

. omy 6 opie . a sao . TRA et ae ae ce ee ce eaten,
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interests, and it t8 determinad to hroceead accordingly,

The Noard has omployad an Prefosstonal planner Of -exeotionr
roputattonw to foerergasegeey ay Wopetrestecrtese Evan Teloote foes Pere 0 cheverberpe
Mere seted Edaes ovsntsscesa 5 OC otades nt Hely Vetere Denver d very OST ree ens. bestnts with
Lhe othor ytiniueeyn OE Ele CU Lact ses fade bath fae “Ethan this
Comnisston's durtsitletion xe tluet the ©. ane Das Boome mal eet, Nive the
advantage of All local knowlenyvo for the better ne vantage af
port dovelopmont Af aA MU tleuge resuurce, The Commission
intenida to Presont thin Cleat preliniuery study teat) the Metore
ond abl the Mtaletpil planners ¢ Neevaed Cae Pug tise
very onrly fa the Woy ene,

discusaton

There ia a total OF TIO mi tan ot wolerfront within the ores

of the pert, but in rect this Commission only controts 50 3G
miles of the waterfront or approxtinately ng, Very bron
atutowonta Wave Geesersa nertes fe the effoen ¢ thence fee gues tabi le
ees ba ble Hives see Oak tlabes & trl sere Reese Besos oe ferhiey ot

Uiepowliys af HCCORN Ta thee water on Prdveele frebontiy, wetthen of

thusa sth tomontys “re correct. bar Maples the City of Sew

Vostminstor Controla over onesthird OF tha suterfront. hetueen
Queonsharongh Bridge and Prunotioa Crock, ‘the Muntetpolity ont
Richnond haa 1 road ends Trantsave on water and there

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alles of publle wr borfrowt lends, Conyuvratete STU fons ee gee

other miante Upoe bt bev,

Aa Ro mOttor af palfey, thin Commi salon doen Nel seth Pend, tore

purchaison land which tis subsoquentty fensed for fort Neveloprent,

Withtn the harbour limits there ure a number of ams1}

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trannde wharves which have recently fin

tho pubfede oF mich
Sonment., Thane Wletsr vor weenes orlgtutty bE Fee pbs ameny
HO te peavtite nn PUaaeres Hesee bagee ttl dosed tet a Gevssehdnags oot Oak ten,
‘The river ot that Eline ware Clee tent Ubplewey thee san Veet sy cotset

Supplies worn roid} Ty moved wp und dow ond werden the Kiner ws
these points by both Conmercial snd PVivete bonteg thot te she
theso wharves aro bublt relatively hifh above the eater, Inca)
iver lratrte CRECR ATS evi tay) tee) Fouts uid t were bugit
Hinponrerversd senna COUR ry Crienesegeoed fare forneteoud, .

Local PE steormeas sarees HN OF Ebene wharves, sete F Geacen es

vontont place ta £80 saga send Peek ren te a vases shied wise pie
intonded, Todny, many OF thene shurven UP Rs Te 0 |
dangorous to those whe pus thom, A wttdy by this Camniss ian
tudienton that (he enh af Hembertag (ene elise Varn fey tweeted
P40 eo wetted Meee ddsedes bbe Couperctael Cane ang Qe itete city oct r
hayornt Oye edn te Vistefecte des ea beet bead atest seeds oon

Sxpond L ture would be wholly Wa jush il bod,

The shaps and destin of those wharves ia wholly unfit for the
moorngn af Tlshing vouneln and In tho opinion of the Hoard they
ara wrongly Tacated, This Comal sation fu of the platen eles
MNT PL ELL Deon MOC ETE by Mereedy

sbeud des HAO vatmaatselie har fr ade tee.

eb toraetisety,

shoutd be Catabllehed at one ol: an the River ax,

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