Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
Repairs to Bentinck Island Jetty and Float - Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot Rocky Point

May 1, 2026 — The Department of National Defence must decide whether the proposed project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this decision, the Department of National Defence is inviting comments from the public on the project and its potential effects on the environment. All comments received will be considered public. For more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website.

Written comments must be submitted by May 10, 2026 to:
Becky MacInnis, Environment Officer / MARPAC Formation Safety and Environment
Mailing Address:  Formation Safety and Environment, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, PO Box 17000 Stn Forces
Victoria, BC, Canada, V9A 7N2
E-mail:  Becky.MacInnis@forces.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

The Department of National Defence (DND) is proposing a project. DND is proposing repairs to the existing Bentinck Island Jetty and Float at the Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot (CFAD) Rocky Point in Metchosin, British-Columbia. Repairs are required due to the age of the structure, and failure of one of the steel mooring piles for the float during a storm in December 2024. Repairs will include the removal of four timber piles and two steel H piles on the jetty structure, and the installation of six new steel pipe piles in the same locations. The remaining steel mooring pile for the float will be removed, and two new larger diameter steel pipe piles will be installed. A new gangway and float will be installed following installation of the two new mooring piles. The proposed work will require the use of a barge-mounted crane equipped with pile driving equipment.