Liberal MPs decry Vancouver Port Authority truck program in letters to minister cdnpoli
The MPs’ letters come amid heavy criticism of the Rolling Truck Age Program, which aims to phase out trucks that are more than 12 years old to improve air quality and community health.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
A letter from Surrey, B.C., MP Randeep Sarai says he has met with truckers who have complied with the new measures but still find it unreasonable and worry about the requirement to replace more vehicles from their fleets down the road.Article content Those that chose to wait are the ones facing the higher cost of trucks and limited availability, he said.
The port has also said that once trucks that were built prior to 2009 have been removed, it expects to see a reduction of about 15,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases being released each year, including 575 tonnes of smog-forming nitrogen oxide and 37 tonnes of carcinogenic particulate matter.“We are ready to have a nice conversation with the Port of Vancouver,” said Gagan Singh, a spokesperson for the United Truckers Association, which represents operators in the Vancouver area.
Dhaliwal, who mentioned in his letter that he attended the association’s annual general meeting, said that Alghabra has been “very diligent” in supporting a dialogue between the port authority and the truckers.
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