Premier John Horgan has appointed Sheila Malcolmson, MLA for Nanaimo, as minister's special advisor to George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on marine debris protection.
Malcolmson's role will be to make recommendations for a provincial action plan, in co-ordination with the federal government, to eliminate the environmental threats caused by derelict vessels.
She will also collaborate with the federal government on potential development of a boat-licensing program to aid enforcement of regulations for the management of derelict boats.