Surrey mayoral candidate Linda Annis and two other Metro Vancouver city councillors are slamming Premier David Eby for "quietly abandoning" a review related to the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Project and its billions of dollars in cost overruns.

Councillors Annis, Daniel Fontaine (New Westminster) and Kash Heed (Richmond) issued a joint press release Sept. 9 expressing "outrage" after receiving a letter Sept. 5 from Assistant Deputy Minister Tara Faganello they say indicates the provincial government won't pursue an inquiry or review and "expects the matter to resume only after litigation between Metro Vancouver and Acciona concludes—a trial that is not expected to begin for years and may never occur if an out-of-court settlement is reached."

“We’ve now seen the letter, and it

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