Public notice 

Water Supply Tunnel at Second Narrows - Metro Vancouver – Amendment 02 – Public comments invited 

August 15, 2023 – As part of its Project and Environmental Review process, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority must determine whether the proposed Water Supply Tunnel at Second Narrows - Metro Vancouver – Amendment 02, located 400 metres east of the Second Narrows Bridge in the District of North 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 amendment, 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 13, 2023 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 amendment 

Metro Vancouver is requesting an extension to the approved project permit (PER No. 17-064), which has an expiry date of December 31, 2023, due to unanticipated issues which have resulted in project scheduling delays. The scope of works that remain to be completed includes: 

• Maintenance of an area, approximately 4,200 metres squared, which would be used for storage and demobilization of construction material 
• Grading and replanting of vegetation with native species in areas previously disturbed