Ribbon-cutting ceremony with (L-R) Gordon Payne, Chairman of Tidewater Container Services Inc.; John Linde, Acting Regional Director General of the CBSA; Robin Silvester, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority; Ken Baird, Chief of Tsawwassen First Nation; and Joseph Chayeski, Director of Metro Vancouver District, Pacific Region, CBSA
Tsawwassen First Nation welcomed the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) today in its grand opening of a new state-of-the-art marine container examination facility on TFN’s industrial lands.
The facility, in operation since February 25, today was the site of a ribbon-cutting ceremony with TFN, CBSA, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA), Tidewater Container Services along with Harbour Link Container Services. The CBSA occupies roughly half of the 10,500 square metre (113,000 square foot) building, providing secure cargo examinations of incoming shipments from the nearby Deltaport Terminal.
“We are pleased to welcome the Canada Border Services Agency and their staff to our Lands,” said Chief Ken Baird. “We are excited to be in a partnership that aims to secure and protect Canadians, while providing our Members opportunities for employment.”
Baird said the CBSA has provided meaningful employment to TFN Members with opportunities for career advancement and good wages.
The $33-million facility was developed by the VFPA, who utilized TFN’s Matcon Civil Joint Venture company in the early stages of the project for site preparation work and construction of the lift station.
The facility is located adjacent to the 41B Street overpass, providing convenient access to Deltaport Way and is just five kilometres from the Deltaport Terminal itself.
