Public notice

Iona North Arm Jetty Breach – Public comments invited

November 10, 2021 – The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, as part of its Project and Environmental Review process, and Transport Canada must determine whether the proposed Iona North Arm Jetty Breach, located in the Fraser River Estuary, Richmond, B.C. is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. Written comments to be received by December 9, 2021.

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 December 9, 2021 to:

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority 
Project and Environmental Review 
100 The Pointe, 999 Canada Place 
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6C 3T4  
per@portvancouver.com 

Impact Assessment Pacific Region
Transport Canada
Suite 600 – 800 Burrard St.
Vancouver, B.C., V6Z 2J8
PACEnvironment-environnement@tc.gc.ca

The proposed project 

Raincoast Conservation Foundation (a charitable, non-profit conservation science organization) is proposing to construct a linear breach, i.e., channel, across the Iona Island North Arm Jetty in the Fraser River estuary, Richmond, B.C. The North Arm Jetty is a human-made structure that was constructed in 1916 to aid in navigation. The goal of this project is to restore natural migration pathways for juvenile salmon and other fish species, and to restore the natural movement of freshwater and fine sediments in the estuary.

The proposed Project works include: 

  • Excavation of a jetty breach of approximately 95 meters long and 30 meters wide, to an elevation of -1.0 meter Geodetic Datum, and lining with filter rock and rip rap to a final elevation of -0.5 meters Geodetic Datum.  
  • Installation of a temporary barge ramp constructed of filter rock and rip rap next to the breach site. 
  • Transportation of construction equipment and materials to the project site by barge 

Construction of the jetty breach is anticipated to require 4 to 6 weeks.  

 

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