West
Coast
Corridor
Resiliency
Partnership

Letters of Support

West Coast Corridor Resiliency Partnership brings together the communities of Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope, Merritt, and Princeton in a coordinated effort to advance critical economic resiliency infrastructure investments that protect Canada’s transportation networks, energy corridors, food security systems, community safety, and access to interprovincial and international trade.

Below are the recently submitted letters of support that demonstrate broad cross-sector interest in protecting transportation, energy, agricultural, trade, and community systems for future generations.  More letters of support are in progress and will be posted here when received. 

Partners

WCCRP Letter to the Right Honourable Mark Carney; Joint Request from Five B.C. Mayors: Federal Engagement on West Coast Corridor Infrastructure Resilience

Response Letter from the Office of the Prime Minister

Joint Request from Five B.C. Mayors: Federal Engagement on West Coast Corridor Infrastructure Resilience

Ross Siemens
Mayor of Abbotsford, BC

Ken Popove
Mayor of Chilliwack, BC

Victor Smith
Mayor of Hope BC

Micheal Goetz
Mayor of Merritt, BC

Spencer Coyne
Mayor of Princeton, BC

Message from the Prime Minister of Canada to WCCRP

Jean-Luc Marion
Director, Prime Minister's Correspondence Office of the Prime Minister

2026-05-21 Letter to The Right Honourable Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada re National Economic Infrastructure Priority WCCRP

Ross Siemens
Mayor
Abbotsford, BC

Letter of Support from Mayor Popove

Ken Popove
Mayor
Chilliwack, BC

WCCRP-Letter of Support from the Mayor of Hope BC

Victor Smith
Mayor
Hope BC

WCCRP Letter of Support from the City of Merritt

Micheal Goetz
Mayor
Merritt, BC

WCCRP Letter of Support from Priceton Mayor Spencer Coyne

Spencer Coyne
Mayor
Princeton, BC

Joint letter of support from five B.C. Cabinet Ministers

WCCRP Letters of Support from BC Provincial Ministers

Kelly Greene
Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness

Mike Farnworth
Minister of Transportation and Transit

Adrian Dix
Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions

Lana Popham
Minister of Agriculture and Food

Randene Neill
Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship

Government

WCCRP letter of support from Member of Parliament for Abbotsford South Langley

Sukhman Gill
MP
Abbotsford-South Langley

Letter of Support Mark Strahl Member of Parliament for Chilliwack-Hope

Mark Strahl
MP
Chilliwack-Hope

WCCRP letter MP Caputo

Frank Caputo
MP
Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola

MP Vis Letter to Minister Gregor Robertson on West Coast Corridor Resiliency Partnership

Brad Vis
MP
Mission-Matsqui-Abbotsford

WCCRP Letter of Support from Reann Gasper MLA Abbotsford – Mission

Reann Gasper
MLA
Abbotsford – Mission

WCCRP Letter of Support from Bruce Banman MLA Abbotsford South

Bruce Banman
MLA
Abbotsford South

Letter of Support to the Prime Minister from Korky Neufeld MLA for Abbotsford West

Korky Neufeld
MLA
Abbotsford West

Á’a:líya Warbus MLA For Chilliwack-Cultus Letter of support for WCCRP

Á’a:líya Warbus
MLA
Chilliwack-Cultus

WCCRP Letter of Support from Heather Maahs MLA Chilliwack North

Heather Maahs
MLA
Chilliwack North

Letter of Support Harman Bhangu MLA Langley-Abbotsford

Harman Bhangu
MLA
Langley-Abbotsford

Letter of Support for WCCRP from the City of Chilliwack

Jennifer Hahn, CPA, BBA
CAO
Chilliwack

Letter of Support from the FVRD for WCCRP

Patricia Ross,
Chair
Fraser Valley Regional District 

Agriculture & Food Security

Letter of Support from BC Agriculture Council

Danielle Synotte
Executive Director
BC Agriculture Council

BC Dairy letter of support for WCCRP

Casey Pruim
Board Chair
BC Dairy

British Columbia Fruit Growers’ Association letter of support for WCCRP

Deep Brar, President
BC Fruit Growers’ Association

Chambers of Commerce

BC Chamber of Commerce Letter of Support

Jen Riley
President & CEO
BC Chamber of Commerce

Letter from Abbotsford Chamber - National Economic Infrastructure Priority – West Coast Corridor Resiliency Partnership

Alex Mitchell
CEO
Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce

Hope and District Chamber of Commerce letter of support

George Rice
President
Hope and District Chamber of Commerce

Letter to Prime Minister re Federal Infrastructure Funding

Jordan Knox, President
Michael Magnusson, Executive Director
Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce

Letter of Support from Penticton Chamber of Commerce

Joyce Edwards
President
Princeton and District Chamber of Commerce

LOS - WCCRP - SWRBOT

Aman Parmar
Surrey & White Rock Board of Trade

Corridor Infrastructure & Transportation

BCTA letter of support West Coast Corridor Resiliency Partnership (WCCRP)

Dave Earle
President & CEO
BC Trucking Association

Letter of Support from CN Rail Company

Melissa Cotton
Director Government Affairs
Canadian National Railway Company

Energy & Utilities

WCCRP | Letter of Support from Enbridge

Michaela Bjorseth
Director, Operations
Enbridge

Fortis Letter of Support

Roger Dall’Antonia
President and CEO
FortisBC

Letter of Support for WCCRP from Trans Mountain

Jennifer Pierce
Chief Administrative Officer
Trans Mountain Corporation

Indigenous Communities

Yale First Nation WCCRP support letter

Troy Peters
Chief
Yale First Nation

Industrial, Resource & Mining

Letter of Support from Drax

Agata Kosinski
Public Affairs and Policy Manager
Drax

Letter of Support for WCCRP from Gorman

Nick Arkle
CEO
Gorman Group

Letter of Support Template

Our team appreciates every community and organizations voice.

For your convenience, please download our letter template here. Once completed and signed, please forward your letter of support to support@wccrp.ca.

Thank You.

West Coast Corridor Resiliency Partnership (WCCRP)