Notice of Determination 

Port Moody, B.C. –November 25, 2022– The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has determined that the proposed PCT Glycol Expansion located at Pacific Coast Terminals, 2300 Columbia Street, Port Moody 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 
• A qualified environmental professional will be retained to monitor demolition works 
• There will be no in-water works 
• All site runoff will be directed to the stormwater collection and treatment systems on-site before discharging to sanitary infrastructure 
• There will be no stockpiling of excavated materials. All excavation works will be immediately disposed of at an approved upland facility 
• 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 
• The works will not deposit deleterious substances in water inhabited by fish or affect fish or fish habitat in a manner contrary to the Fisheries Act 
• Construction debris and waste materials will be collected in the immediate working area and disposed of at an appropriately licensed facility 

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. 

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