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Former Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Sheila Malcolmson calls situation ‘a no-man’s land of responsibility’

Federal funding boosts volunteer efforts to remove thousands of abandoned boats in B.C. CBC/Radio-Canada © David Horemans/CBC The wreck of a sailboat washed up on Sunset Beach near False Creek in 2019. The pandemic has spurred a wave of boat sales along with concerns about an increasing number of abandoned vessels washing up on B.C. shorelines. Now, the federal government is contributing $1.7 million to remove the boats and hold owners responsible in an effort to prevent th...