Federal government just pulled out of the Maritime Museum in Lower Lonsdale
The City of North Vancouver has been advised by the Provincial Government that it is regretfully unable to provide the City with the necessary funding required for the delivery of the National Maritime Centre for the Pacific and the Arctic.
Without the Provincial financial contribution to the tri-government partnership, the National Maritime Centre will not move forward as originally envisioned. Funding for the project was structured as a 3-way partnership of local, provincial and federal government resources as well as private sector funding. The Federal government had made an unofficial partial commitment to the initiative subject to a matching commitment from the Province.
The City will spend the next few weeks reviewing options and determining next steps.
Related Links:
The City of North Vancouver Considers Next Steps for National Maritime Centre Project
Letter from Finance Minster Krueger re: Funding for National Maritime Centre Project