Repairs to Bentinck Island Jetty and Float - Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot Rocky Point

The Department of National Defence (DND) is proposing a project. DND is proposing repairs to the existing Bentinck Island Jetty and Float at the Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot (CFAD) Rocky Point in Metchosin, British-Columbia. Repairs are required due to the age of the structure, and failure of one of the steel mooring piles for the float during a storm in December 2024. Repairs will include the removal of four timber piles and two steel H piles on the jetty structure, and the installation of six new steel pipe piles in the same locations. The remaining steel mooring pile for the float will be removed, and two new larger diameter steel pipe piles will be installed. A new gangway and float will be installed following installation of the two new mooring piles. The proposed work will require the use of a barge-mounted crane equipped with pile driving equipment.

Latest update

May 1, 2026 - The Department of National Defence intends to make a determination regarding whether the carrying out of the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. To help inform this determination, the Department of National Defence is inviting public comments until May 10, 2026 respecting that determination.

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Key documents

Key documents
Document number Document title File Date
1 Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination - May 1, 2026

Contacts

Becky MacInnis
Department of National Defence
Becky MacInnis, Environment Officer / MARPAC Formation Safety and Environment
Formation Safety and Environment, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt
PO Box 17000 Stn Forces
Victoria, British Columbia V9A 7N2
Email: Becky.MacInnis@forces.gc.ca


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  • Location

    • Rocky Point, CFB Esquimalt (British Columbia)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Building and Property Development
    • Ports and Harbours

  • Assessment Status

    In progress

  • Start Date

    2026-05-01

  • Proponent

    Department of National Defence

  • Authorities

    • Department of National Defence

  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands

  • Reference Number

    90430

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