Local MP hopeful for new abandoned-vessels strategy

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Strait Area Reporter
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Photo by Adam Cooke Cape Breton-Canso MP Rodger Cuzner says he has been made aware of the lengthy stay of the MV Dutch Runner at the Port Hawkesbury waterfront, and is hoping that the federal government’s proposed new regulations for dealing with abandoned vessels on Canadian coastlines will help address the situation and prevent similar events from occurring in the future.

PORT HAWKESBURY: The Liberal MP for Cape Breton-Canso is hoping a federal financial commitment to the clean-up of derelict and abandoned vessels will put an end to developments such as the mooring of a cargo ship at the town’s main wharf facility for the past 18 months. In late May, Transport Canada and the Department…

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