Notice of Determination 

North Vancouver, B.C. – June 7, 2023 – The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has determined that the proposed Seaspan Camel Relocation Project located at the waterlot fronting 10 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver, BC 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:  

• 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 
• All works will be carried out in accordance with the construction environmental management plan. 
• The physical activities will be conducted to avoid increasing sedimentation of foreshore and nearshore areas and induced turbidity of local waters 
• All  piles will be removed completely by extracting the entire length of the pile from the river/seabed. If the condition of the 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 
• Piles will installed using vibratory or drop hammer. Other pile installation methods are not allowed without approval from the Port Authority 
• 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 August 14, inclusive 
• The works will not deposit a deleterious substance in water inhabited by fish, or affect fish or fish habitat in a manner contrary to the Fisheries Act. 

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. 

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