Fraser Mills Foreshore Improvements

The Proposed Project

Beedie Fraser Mills LP are proposing foreshore improvements to an approximate 600 metre length of waterfront on the north side of the Fraser River in Coquitlam, known as Fraser Mills. The proposed works within the port authority jurisdiction relate to landscaping, storm water, and the existing wharf. The proposed upland residential development (the Fraser Mills Waterfront Village development site), is within the jurisdiction of the City of Coquitlam, and does not form part of this application review.  

The proposed landscaping works along the foreshore include the installation of sections of an asphalt pathway, a one metre high wooden fence along the top of the rip rap bank and landscape planting. Also proposed are improvements to an alluvial fan at the location of the historic confluence of Como Creek and the Fraser River, to create a storm water outfall. These works would include vegetation clearing, as well as excavation of existing rip rap and historic fill to approximately 4.5 metres, and construction of a drainage channel lined with a granular filter/bedding layer, topped with infilled riprap and boulders. Habitat planting is proposed along the east and west banks of the alluvial fan outfall. Improvements are also proposed to an existing wharf structure within the project area. These works would include the replacement of the existing timber deck with a new timber deck, handrail and lighting, and the installation of a 91 metre long sheet pile wall.

The works are anticipated to commence in Spring/Summer 2021 and would take approximately six months to complete.

The proposed amendment

Fraser Mills Properties Ltd. (the Permit Holder) under the existing permit PER No. 19-074 is planning to undertake approximately 800 metres of foreshore improvements, which includes landscaping, habitat planting, stormwater improvements, and modifications to the existing 90-metre-long wharf.

The Permit Holder has requested an amendment to PER No. 19-074 to add additional scope components relating to the existing wharf improvements to meet new building code requirements and ensure structural integrity of the wharf, including:

    • Replacement and extension of a sheet pile wall debris barrier and an addition of a debris boom, including approximately 6 steel pipe piles
    • Installation of a concrete retaining wall at the top of the riverbank, approximately 100 metres long
    • Installation of a sheet pile wall, approximately 90 metres in length, within the bed of the river in front of the wharf
    • Placement of approximately 805 square metres of riprap beneath the wharf within the intertidal and subtidal area including subsurface ground improvements as needed.
    • Placement of approximately 965 square metres of aggregate fill and dredged sand beneath the wharf in the intertidal and subtidal area including subsurface ground improvements as needed.
    • Creation of an intertidal marsh, approximately 275 square metres and a tidal channel, approximately 88 square metres, beneath the wharf

The Permit Holder is also requesting to extend the expiry date of the permit as a precautionary measure and to undertake works outside standard construction hours to accommodate the low tide schedule

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Latest update

End of public comment period 

The public comment period on the project is closed. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is considering comments received to help inform its determination on whether the carrying out of the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

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Key documents

Key documents
Document Number Document Title File Date
5 Fraser Mills Foreshore Improvements - Amendment 02 - August 13, 2024

Contacts

Project and Environmental Review
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
100 The Pointe, 999 Canada Place
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3T4
Email: per@portvancouver.com


  • Location

    • Fraser Mills Foreshore Improvements (British Columbia)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Building and Property Development
    • Other, not otherwise specified

  • Assessment Status

    In progress

  • Start Date

    2024-08-13

  • Proponent

    Beedie Fraser Mills LP

  • Authorities

    • Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands

  • Reference Number

    81009
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