Federal Court upholds RBT2 Megaport expansion, in a setback to legal protection for species at risk

Georgia Strait Alliance
2025 01 13

Cabinet approved the project despite accepting the conclusion of the independent environmental assessment that the project would have significant adverse effects on the Southern Residents and their main prey source, Chinook salmon.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority plans to destroy 177 hectares of crucial Chinook habitat in the Fraser River estuary to double the capacity of the Roberts Bank terminal. This estuary, one of Canada’s most biodiverse regions, hosts over 100 at-risk species, including numerous populations of Chinook salmon. This location, and the salmon themselves, are part of the legally protected critical habitat of the endangered Southern Resident killer whales.