Public notice

Pile installation and removal – Saam Towage Canada Inc. – Public comments invited

July 4, 2025 – As part of its Project and Environmental Review process, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority must determine whether the proposed Pile installation and removal – Saam Towage Canada Inc., located at 2215 Commissioner Street, 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 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 3, 2025 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

Saam Towage Canada Inc. are proposing pile removal and installation at their Vancouver Tug docking facility located at located at 2215 Commissioner Street. Pile installation and removal would support the larger dock replacement project that is outside of Federal lands and waters in the City of Vancouver. The overall project would replace an existing dock structure that has reached end of service life with a prefabricated dock and new steel piles.

Works proposed within the port authority's jurisdiction include the removal of one pile and the installation of approximately 4 new steel piles to accommodate the dock replacement.  Pile replacement is anticipated to take a few weeks to complete.