The Union of BC Municipalities’ 2012 convention will be getting underway in a couple of weeks, and the province’s mayors will all be weighing in on cuts to the coast guard.
A resolution set to go before the convention calls on mayors to petition the federal government to maintain the current levels of staff on watch year-round at five marine communication and traffic services centres in BC.
The coast guard has announced the number of officers on watch will be reduced.
The resolution says the move could threaten the safety of “coastal communities, boaters, fishers, mariners, aviators, and the environment.”
The convention runs from September 25th to the 28th in Victoria.
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