Aldergrove is in British Columbia, and it's part of a corridor that is highly used by people from B.C. and Washington state. I was in Aldergrove to announce the refurbishment...or actually the demolition of the current facility, which was built in the 1970s. You can understand that with the increase in flow, the capacity has reached its total limit.
This investment of $17.7 million is adding more lanes, more NEXUS lanes, and is state of the art with some built-in facilities, especially for...sometimes I must say “organized crime”, which is trying to pass some illegal merchandise, or even individuals, through the border.
Madam Parliamentary Secretary, this announcement concerns Aldergrove.
The facility was an award recipient at the time, but it dates from the beginning of the 1970s. This facility is one of several to share investments of $60 million. The announcement concerning Aldergrove is interesting in that it will allow not only for a modern infrastructure, but will also help those who want to cross the border where the wait times are the shortest. The representatives of the agency will in fact be able to talk about it more at length.
We expect Aldergrove to channel a part of the traffic from other, busier border crossings and deal with demand.