Public Notice

Queensborough dike shoreline protection rehabilitation – Public comments invited

4/12/2024 – As part of its Project and Environmental Review process, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority must determine whether the proposed Queensborough dike shoreline protection rehabilitation, located, on the shoreline north of 345 Gifford Street, New Westminster, BC 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 5/13/2024 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 project

The City of New Westminster is proposing to rehabilitate and stabilize a failing segment of existing rip-rap shoreline protection, approximately 130 metres in length, along the Queensborough Dike.

The Project would consist of:

• Site preparation, including removal of vegetation, anthropogenic debris, existing rip rap and profile and grading the slope  
• Placement of geotextile, filter rock, rip rap and fill, if required
• Vegetation planting on the rip rap bench and riparian area

Project activities would be conducted in out-of-water tidal conditions (i.e., in the dry) to the extent feasible and staging and laydown areas will be situated on land (i.e., above the high-water mark).

Project activities may need to be completed outside of the port authority's standard working hours should daytime tides be unfavourable.