Public Notice

Queensgate Routine Maintenance Dredging – Public comments invited

August 26, 2024 – As part of its Project and Environmental Review process, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority must determine whether the proposed amendment to PER No. 22-187, Queensgate Routine Maintenance Dredging, located in the water lot fronting 700-800 South Dyke Road, New Westminster, BC, is 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 24, 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 amendment

Queensgate Marina is looking to amend the permitted project with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority by proposing to increase the allowable dredge volume from 6,000 to 8,000 cubic metres and extend the dredge footprint by 3 metres to the north of the marina (total footprint would increase from 4,000 to 4500 square metres), as additional dredging is required due to unanticipated sediment deposition from recent freshets.