We have added the Gateway Sucks campaign to our list of anti-infrastructure contacts. In their own words, “Gatewaysucks.org is a loose voluntary association of individuals and organizations who are ticked off about Gateway.”

What is the Gateway Project?

“The project is a massive old-school highway-expansion plan being launched by the BC Government, spearheaded by Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon.

“Key points of the scheme are:
• massive reconstruction and enlargement of the Delta shipping port
• construction of 10-lane Port Mann “Superbridge”
• Expansion of Highway One to eight lanes between Langley and East Vancouver
• construction of North and South Perimeter Roads through Delta, Langley, Richmond and Surrey

“Historic homes are being demolished, and ancient indigenous sites are under threat from the South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR) project … on the Fraser River bank.

” ‘Our neighbours are being forced out of their homes, and ecosystems are being bulldozed,” says Delta resident Ernie Baatz. “Schools and programs are being cut across the province to pay for this climate changing freeway. We have to stand up to this appalling waste.’ “