Public notice

Removal of modular office trailers - Public comments invited

October 23, 2024 – As part of its Project and Environmental Review process, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority must determine whether the proposed removal of modular office trailers,  located at 203 Esplanade East, Vancouver Drydock, is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. Written comments to be received by November 21, 2024.

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 November 21, 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

Vancouver Drydock Company proposes to remove several modular buildings and utilities from the northwest corner of the drydock site, as they are no longer required. The staff that occupy the modular offices will be relocated to the new operations building currently under construction on Seaspan-owned land, to the east of this location.

The buildings would be relocated off-site on flatbed trailers. The contractor would dismantle items such as the timber foundations, skirting and external stairways for repurposing or disposal at an appropriate location. An electrical contractor would de-energize the modular buildings prior to any dismantling. A civil contractor would flush out the sanitary line, line cut the asphalt, excavate to remove the existing sanitary and water line and cap as required. After replacing the excavated soil, asphalt would be placed to match existing grade. Any above ground holding tanks would be removed from the site.