Transport Canada to Assess Environmental Condition of Oshawa Marina

News Release

No. H093/05
For release - April 29, 2005
OSHAWA — The Honourable Judi Longfield, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour and Housing and MP for Whitby-Oshawa, on behalf of Transport Minister Jean-C. Lapierre, together with Oshawa Mayor John Gray and Councillor Louise Parkes, Chair of Development Services Committee for the City of Oshawa, have agreed to assess the environmental condition of the Oshawa marina.
"I am pleased that the City of Oshawa and Transport Canada are working hand-in-hand on this important initiative," said Mrs. Longfield. "This will be of benefit to the residents of Oshawa."
Transport Canada will conduct a site-specific risk assessment of the marina to determine the next steps required to improve the environmental condition of the site including the possibility of remediation. Up to $1.5 million in funding for environmental work, to be cost-shared with the City of Oshawa, has been earmarked by Transport Canada for the Oshawa marina.
"The people of Oshawa are grateful to the Minister and his government for their commitment to Oshawa's waterfront and its revitalization," said Mayor John Gray. "This is a first and necessary step towards realizing a vision for our city, made possible only with the help and cooperation we have received from our federal partners."
"I am proud of the significant progress we have made today with regard to the Oshawa marina," said Councillor Louise Parkes. "This achievement is important in determining the path forward in giving the people of Oshawa access to their marina."
The Oshawa marina is located near Port Oshawa on the north shore of Lake Ontario, east of Toronto.
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