Public notice 

Canada Place East Berth Fender Installation – Public comments invited 

January 5, 2022 – As part of its Project and Environmental Review process, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority must determine whether the proposed Canada Place East Berth Fender Installation, located at 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. Written comments to be received by February 3, 2022.  

To help inform this determination and a decision on whether or not to approve the proposed project, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. All comments received will be considered public and may be posted online.  For more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website. In addition, your contact information may be shared with third parties, e.g., the tenant, other relevant agencies, to help respond to your questions and inform possible mitigations. 

Written comments must be submitted by February 3, 2022 to: 

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority 
Project and Environmental Review 
100 The Pointe, 999 Canada Place 
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6C 3T4  
per@portvancouver.com 

The proposed project 

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority proposes to install a new fender on the east berth of Canada Place to safely accommodate larger cruise ships in the future. The Project will consist of installing two (2) steel piles and a steel floating camel.  

Work activities will include: 

• Removing approximately 1.5 metres by 0.9 metres by 1.5 metres of reinforced concrete deck by saw cutting and chipping, including asphalt, to facilitate the installation of the piles 
• Installing two (2), 20 metres long and 914 millimeter diameter painted steel pipe piles on the east berth 
• Installing steel fasteners into concrete, i.e., drilled Hilti anchors and U-bolts 
• Reinstating concrete and asphalt on decking 
• Securing the floating camel to the steel piles using mooring rope 

The steel piles and floating camel will be fabricated off-site and delivered to the Project site via barge. Steel piles will be installed using either a vibratory or an impact hammer from a marine derrick. 

The anticipated construction timeline is April 1, 2022 to August 31, 2022.