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Adam Coolidge scrambles over a derelict boat in the Alouette River to attach a heavy sling to the hull. The boat is mostly below the surface, with just the corner of the cabin emerging to give a hint of how long it's been since it was last afloat.Coolidge is wearing a big red dry suit, but says it's more for protection from the rain than his occasional splashes into the river.His small crew has been working a stretch of the lower Alouette River in Pitt Meadows all week. They have a boa...

Crews are working to pull up to a dozen derelict boats along with decaying docks and boathouses that pose an environmental threat to the Alouette River.

Abandoned vessels and docks taken out of Alouette River

Transport Canada will clean up wrecks left in the Alouette River

Dead Boats Disposal Society director John Roe said he takes this funding rejection “personally,” claiming he hasn’t received a satisfactory explanation for the refusal.

Dead Boats Disposal Society director John Roe said he takes this funding rejection “personally,” claiming he hasn’t received a satisfactory explanation for the refusal.

Dead Boats Disposal Society director John Roe said he takes this funding rejection "personally," claiming he hasn't received a satisfactory explanation for the refusal.

Derelict boats and remnants of an old floating bridge from Seattle are cluttering the Alouette and Pitt rivers

Non-profit willing to haul away nautical wreckage on the Alouette River