Public notice

Maintenance dredging – Coastland Wood Industries – Public comments invited

May 24, 2024 – As part of its Project and Environmental Review process, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Environment Climate Change Canada must determine whether the proposed Maintenance dredging – Coastland Wood Industries, located at 404 Salter Street, New Westminster, are likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. Written comments to be received by June 22, 2024

To help inform this determination and a decision on whether or not to approve the proposed project, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Environment Climate Change Canada 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 June 22, 2024 to:

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

Environment and Climate Change Canada

401 Burrard Street

Vancouver, BC V6C3R2

eerpy-eapyr@ec.gc.ca

The proposed project

Coastland Wood Industries are proposing to undertake maintenance dredging at their Annacis Marine Terminal located at 404 Salter Street New Westminster. The dredge area would be approximately 3,015 square metres and the targeted dredge grade would be approximately -3.6 metres chart datum, consistent with previous dredging works. The total dredge volume is anticipated to be no more than approximately 4,000 cubic metres per year. A clamshell dredge situated on a marine spud derrick would be used to conduct the works.

Dredge material would be disposed of at sea under a valid Disposal at Sea permit or would be placed upland for later reuse, or disposal (i.e., depending on material suitability and demand at the time) in accordance with applicable regulations.

Maintenance dredging is typically conducted every two to three years at this location. The facility would not be able to maintain their operations without conducting these works.