COUNCIL

The Council's role is to formulate and advocate policies, legislation and regulations that are beneficial to our membership by working with the appropriate governmental and industrial agencies. This is done by utilizing a wide range of political, bureaucratic and Association contacts which have been developed over the time the council has existed and previously, as the British Columbia Tow Boat Owners Association. These contacts range from Inspectors in the field in organizations such as Transport Canada, Industry Canada and the Workers Compensation Board to various Ministers and senior governmental officials at all levels of Government from municipal through to Provincial and Federal. The Council maintains links in both Canada, the United States as well as abroad. We also have close relations with similar organizations such as our own including the BC Chamber of Shipping, the Chamber of Maritime Commerce, the International Ship-Owners Alliance of Canada the Shipping Federation of..