Public notice

VPD boathouse installation – Main Street Dock – Public comments invited

August 9, 2024 – As part of its Project and Environmental Review process, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority must determine whether the proposed VPD boathouse installation – Main Street Dock, located at the foot of Main Street Dock, Vancouver are likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. 

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 September 7, 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

The proposed project

The Applicant proposes to install two steel piles to support the addition of an already-built boat shed to an existing dock on the southwest side of the Main Street dock. To accommodate the boat shed, the project would require relocating an existing finger dock shoreward (to the east). The piles would be installed using vibratory or impact pile-driving equipment. Construction will be completed from a marine derrick anchored in place using spuds. Works will be conducted during the Fisheries and Oceans Canada least-risk timing window for the Burrard Inlet (August 16 through February 28).