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Why B.C.’s resource sector and shipbuilders belong in the same boat

Scott Lunny of USW speaking at the Aug. 31 launch of We CAN Build Ferries in BC. Photo by Richard MacIntosh

Forestry, mining and energy all depend on tugs, barges and supply vessels. Almost none of them are built in Canada.

Here’s what they don’t tell you about BC’s tanker ban

Crude oil tankers at the Trans Mountain Westridge Marine Terminal, where crude oil from the expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline is loaded onto tankers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Crude oil tankers have sailed and docked on the British Columbia coast for more than 70 years, with no spills

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