Public notice

Breakwater replacement – Burrard Yacht Club – Public comments invited

March 5, 2024  – As part of its Project and Environmental Review process, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority must determine whether the proposed Breakwater replacement – Burrard Yacht Club, located at 10 Gostick Place, North Vancouver, BC are likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. Written comments to be received by April 3, 2024.

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 April 3, 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 Burrard Yacht Club is proposing to replace an existing the western wooden breakwater with a purpose-built concrete breakwater within their waterlot located at 10 Gostick Place, North Vancouver, BC. The project consists of the following:

• Temporary removal of two structures from the existing breakwater using a crane: one storage building and one electrical shed
• Removal of the existing wooden breakwater along the western edge of the water lot. The current breakwater is comprised of four wooden pontoon sections that are approximately 12.5 m wide by 33.5 m long (41' x 110'). The existing breakwater will be towed off site using a barge.
• Replace two 36" diameter steel pile piles with longer (approximately 100' long) steel pile piles using a vibratory hammer
• Placement of a purpose-built concrete breakwater on the western edge of the water lot. The concrete breakwater is comprised of two cement pontoon sections that are approximately 12.2 m wide by 70 m long (40' x 230' long). The breakwater will be fabricated off site and towed to site using a barge.
• Replacement of the two structures on the new concrete breakwater using a crane