Public notice 

Queensgate Routine Maintenance Dredging – Public comments invited 

December 20, 2022 -  As part of its Project and Environmental Review process, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority must determine whether the proposed Queensgate Routine Maintenance Dredging, locate on the water lot fronting 700-800 South Dyke Road New Westminster, B.C., is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. Written comments to be received by January 18, 2023. 

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 January 18, 2023 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

Queensgate Marina proposes to conduct maintenance dredging to establish safe navigation and moorage for house floats and vessels at its facility located within Annacis Channel at 798 South Dyke Road, New Westminster. The scope of works includes dredging a footprint of approximately 4,000 square meters to a target dredge depth of -2.5 metres chart datum. The total dredge volume will be approximately 6,000 cubic metres. Dredging will be completed with a barge-mounted crane and clamshell and will take approximately ten days. The area was last dredged in 2014 under PER project number 14-111 and 2020 under PER 20-120.