Public notice

Crane pad installation - Cascadia Annex 4 – Public comments invited

July 17, 2024 – As part of its Project and Environmental Review process, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority must determine whether the proposed Crane pad installation - Cascadia Annex 4, located at 3333 New Brighton Rd, Vancouver, BC is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. Written comments to be received by August 15, 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 August 15, 2024:

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

Viterra proposes to demolish the access point to an old wood dock near Cascadia's Annex 4 and construct a crane pad within the same general footprint. The project would consist of:

• Removal of the precast concrete access point and its two support piles
• Installation of four (4) 914-millimetre diameter piles - two offshore and two onshore piles
  • These piles are required to support the new crane pad.
• Installation of the crane pad
  • The crane pad would consist of a galvanized fabricated steel assembly designed to be either lowered into place or constructed on-site.

The new crane pad would be used to replace various terminal equipment during annual terminal shutdowns and access higher areas of the terminal that regularly require maintenance. The work would be completed from land and/or water. Works from the water would be carried out using standard marine equipment.