Notice of Determination

Seaspan ULC facility in North Vancouver, B.C. –September 29, 2020– The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has determined that the proposed Load-out Gravel Bed and Shoreline Protection project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

This determination was based on a consideration of the following factors:

• Impacts on rights of Indigenous peoples
• Indigenous knowledge
• Community knowledge
• Comments received from the public
• Technically and economically feasible mitigation measures

Mitigation measures taken into account for this determination are:

• All works will be carried out in accordance with the construction environmental management plan
• The works will not deposit a deleterious substance in water inhabited by fish, or affect fish or fish habitat in a manner contrary to the Fisheries Act
• The physical activities will be conducted to avoid increasing sedimentation of foreshore and nearshore areas and induced turbidity of local waters
• A qualified environmental professional will be retained to monitor works and activities with the potential to negatively affect fish or fish habitat
• There will be no in-water works during the fisheries sensitive period for Burrard Inlet
• The barge and other support vessels will be prevented from grounding on the foreshore, seabed or otherwise disturb the foreshore or seabed
• A spill prevention, containment and clean-up plan will be developed for the project, be available in the immediate working area, and project personnel will be trained on spill prevention, containment, and clean-up
• All construction equipment will be environmentally clean and properly maintained to prevent spills, invasive species, and noxious weeds

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is satisfied that the carrying out of the project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

Therefore, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority may carry out the project, exercise any power, perform any duty or function, or provide financial assistance to enable the project to be carried out in whole or in part.