Notice of Determination

Katzie First Nation Shoreline Clean-up – Pitt Meadows, BC – January 27, 2020  

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has determined that the proposed Katzie First Nation Shoreline Clean-up project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

This determination was based on a consideration of the following factors:

• Impacts on rights of Indigenous peoples
• Indigenous knowledge
• Community knowledge
• Comments received from the public
• Technically and economically feasible mitigation measures

Mitigation measures taken into account for this determination are:

• The barge and other support vessels will be prevented from grounding on the foreshore, seabed or otherwise disturb the foreshore or seabed
• There will be no in-water works during the fisheries sensitive period from March 1 to June 15, inclusive
• All construction debris and waste materials will be collected in the immediate working area and disposed of at an appropriately licensed facility
• All construction equipment will be environmentally clean and properly maintained to prevent spills, invasive species, and noxious weeds
• All timber piles will be removed completely by extracting the entire length of the pile from the riverbed. If the condition of the timber pile prevents the complete removal, the pile will be removed to the extent possible to avoid leaving a pile stump which may pose a hazard to navigation
• A spill prevention, containment and clean-up plan will be developed for the project, be available in the immediate working area, and project personnel will be trained on spill prevention, containment, and clean-up
• An archaeological chance find procedure will be developed for the project, be available in the immediate working area, and project personnel will be trained on archaeological chance find procedures.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is satisfied that the carrying out of the project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

Therefore, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority may carry out the project, exercise any power, perform any duty or function, or provide financial assistance to enable the project to be carried out in whole or in part.