January 21, 2020 - Fisheries and Oceans Canada is reviewing the proponent application to amend their existing Fisheries Act Authorization (17-HPAC-00374). As part of this review process, Fisheries and Oceans Canada must determine whether the proposed amendments are likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, Fisheries and Oceans 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 February 20, 2020 to:

Suzanne Earle
Senior Biologist, Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
200 – 401 Burrard St.
Vancouver, BC
V6C 3S4
Suzanne.Earle@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
604-666-0282

The Proposed Project

The Centerm Expansion Project proposes to extend the timing of in-water works to continue dredging during the period of February 29 to April 5, 2020 and continue infilling associated with habitat offsetting work at Maplewood Flats during the period of February 29 to May 31, 2020. Both of these activities would then fall outside of the Burrard Inlet least-risk timing window for in-water works, which would require amendment of the existing Fisheries Act Authorization for the project (17-HPAC-00374).

The proponent has provided additional information in support of these requests, including commitments to supplemental mitigation measures.