One of many items of discussion at this weekend’s Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC) conference surrounded the long-standing issue of abandoned vessels along our coast.
It’s an issue that has been discussed at nearly every annual conference for 15 years, according to presenter Sheila Malcolmson, MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith.
“Who here has got abandoned vessels in their harbour right now?” Malcolmson asked to open the session Saturday afternoon.
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