Province's solution to dangerous harbour not impressing some in Kier shore
CBC
Some people who live near Keir Shore say they're concerned about plans for a new landing area for some boats fishing out of Malpeque Harbour.
People who fish those waters have said for years that navigating the shallow channel in and out of the harbour can be dangerous, particularly when boats are weighed down with heavy catches.
On Thursday night, the province held a public meeting on the development plan and said work is set to begin this fall.
Larry Fingler, who lives in the area, said he knows something needs to be done to make the harbour safer, but thinks residents should have been consulted sooner.
"It makes me feel as though I don't count for anything," Fingler told CBC News in an interview Friday.
"Why has this gotten this far, and nobody has known about it?" he said.
"It's a done deal, that's basically what they said."
In May, a mussel boat sank in Malpeque Harbour. Five crew members had to climb on to the roof of the vessel to await rescue.
The plan is to widen Keir Shore Road to two lanes, and add a landing that will stretch out over 300 metres into the water.
The new landing will only be used for mussels fishers to offload their catches. Boats will still tie up and leave from Malpeque Harbour.
Fishers have said this will make their work safer.
But Derek Sewell, who also lives nearby, said he's concerned about traffic.
"They're going to take this road, for example, and turn it into a full two-lane road with ditches and everything so the tandem truck can go back and forth, kind of an unspecified number of times a day because it's not predictable," said Sewell told CBC.
The province says there could be eight to 12 trucks using the road each day
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