Public Notice 

Shoreline adaptation and restoration - Tsleil-Waututh Nation Reserve – Public Comments Invited 

June 24, 2025 – Transport Canada must determine whether the proposed Shoreline adaptation and restoration - Tsleil-Waututh Nation Reserve, located in the upper intertidal of Burrard Inlet, fronting 3178 Alder Court, North Vancouver, BC is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. 

To help inform this determination, Transport Canada 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. 

 

Written comments must be submitted by July 24, 2025 to: 

TC Pacific Environmental Programs 
Transport Canada 
Email: PACEnvironment-environnement@tc.gc.ca

 

The Proposed Project 

Tsleil-Waututh Nation proposes to implement an Indigenous-led climate adaptation, resilience and disaster mitigation program to strengthen the protection of Tsleil-Waututh Nation Reserve shoreline from coastal erosion and flooding. The Project involves the design and construction of nature-based shoreline protection and stabilization measures in combination with native plan revegetation and integration of Indigenous stewardship practices and technologies to help restore the habitat health and biodiversity.  

 

The Project consists of the following: 

• Removal of existing debris, asphalt, and concrete along the beach 
• Removal of invasive species  
• Placement of fill (clean sand, gravel) in the upper intertidal of the shoreline as beach nourishment 
• Creation of rock headlands, oyster revetments, and a habitat island to retain the new fill and protect the fill from wave energy 
• Planting riparian, coastal dune, and saltmarsh vegetation 
• Upgrading the existing canoe shed ramp 

 

Project works are proposed to take place between June 2025 and May 2026. In-water work is proposed to take place during the fisheries least risk window for the project (August 16 – February 28).

 

To the extent possible, in-water works would be carried out during the lowest tides. Therefore, tidally dependent work would be carried out at night.  

 

Material would most likely be delivered to the site by barge, however, there is a possibility that the material would be trucked to the site.