Dear Editor
Why is New Westminster still subsidizing the port of Vancouver?
Hundreds of container trucks detour through New Westminster to avoid the tolls on the Port Mann Bridge. All those trucks are registered with Port Metro Vancouver, why not register them with TREO? So TREO could send the toll bills directly to Port Metro Vancouver.
More trucks will cross the new bridge, increasing revenue for TREO. Port Metro Vancouver pays the true cost of moving containers and avoids another mass trucker protest. Port Metro Vancouver could negotiate reduced tolls with TREO and possibly enjoy a reduction in registered trucks due to increased efficiencies. And the City of New Westminster enjoys a few less trucks on our congested streets.
Harvey Barton, New Westminster
