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An industrial ship dock or light industrial site for marine manufacturing are two example alternatives the site could be used for, Loughnane suggested.

CRD board chair Geoff Young said he recognizes the dwindling number of waterside industrial properties, but the advantages of the chosen sewage site are stronger.

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The harbour authority also worries the facility will be unsightly and repel some of the almost 500,000 visitors who come to Victoria by cruise ship every year.

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