Transport Canada Transfers Sarnia Port Facility to the City of Sarnia

[On March 28], the Government of Canada officially announced the transfer of the Sarnia Port Facility to the City of Sarnia. The transfer agreement includes a contribution of over $8.5 million from the Government of Canada to cover operational costs and maintain the Port’s infrastructure.

The transferred port consists of two parts located in the northerly harbour and the southerly harbour. The northerly harbour portion is comprised of the Government Wharf which includes warehousing buildings, the East Dock Face, and the North Slip. The southerly harbour portion is comprised primarily of water lots distributed intermittently along portions of the length of the developed Sarnia waterfront.

This has been excerpted from the 28 March 2014 news release by Transport Canada and is available at http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=831489.