Southern Gulf Island Aids to Navigation Replacement

A condition review of the navigational aids in the Southern Gulf Islands has found that many of the structures are in poor condition, non-compliant to Canadian Coast Guard directives for service, and/or non-compliant to current Canadian standards for safety to the workers who maintain them. The sites are all accessible by small vessel.

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to refurbish twenty eight navigational aids in the Southern Gulf Islands. Of these twenty eight aids six are located in the Gulf Island National Park Reserve and one will be relocated on Mayne Island 6 Reserve Land. These seven sites are subject to review under the Federal Lands Provision of the Impact Assessment Act. The Project will begin in mid-July and finish by the end of August, with work at the sites within the Gulf Island National Park Reserve starting mid-end of August and work potentially beginning in July at Helen Point.

The following table indicates what proposed work is planned at each site:

 

List of Lights Number

Site Name

Work Type

230.3

Sidney Spit

Install aluminum ledger on existing base, Tower swap. Future relocation and type of aid structure in development to address rapid erosion.

241

Kanaka Bluff

Install aluminum ledger on existing base, tower swap (remove wood timber from base and fill with grout or cap)

268

Peile Point

Tower swap (remove wood timber from base and fill with grout or cap)

2150

Skull Islet Daybeacon

Tower swap, secure new ladder to base, Parks Canada sign to alternate face of base

225

Tom Point Sector

Tower swap

266.5

Port Washington

Tower swap (remove wood timber from base and fill with grout or cap)

272

Helen Point

Demolish existing concrete base, relocate new structure to above the high water line, build new concrete base and install new tower

 

 

Project Locations

The Project is located within the Southern Gulf Island area in the Strait of Georgia.

List of Lights Number

Navigational Aid Name

Latitude

Longitude

Location

230.3

Sidney Spit

48° 39' 13.453"

123° 20' 45.779"

Gulf Island National Park Reserve

241

Kanaka Bluff

48° 43' 33.559"

123° 23' 12.952"

Gulf Island National Park Reserve

268

Peile Point

48° 50' 59.712"

123° 24' 18.800"

Gulf Island National Park Reserve

2150

Skull Islet Daybeacon

48° 45' 08.12"

123° 14' 13.56"

Gulf Island National Park Reserve

225

Tom Point Sector

48° 39' 44.44"

123° 16' 25.62"

Gulf Island National Park Reserve

266.5

Port Washington

48° 48' 41.375"

123° 19' 24.700"

Gulf Island National Park Reserve

272

Helen Point

48° 51' 27.62"

123° 20' 42.16"

Mayne Island 6

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Disclaimer

This map is for illustrative purposes. The markers represent the approximate locations based on available data. More than one marker may be identified for a given assessment.

 

Latest update

June 15, 2023 – The public comment period on the project and its potential for causing adverse effects is closed. The Canadian Coast Guard, Parks Canada and Indigenous Services Canada are considering comments received to inform their determination on whether the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

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Contacts

Steven Cole
Marine Civil Infrastructure
Steven Cole, Senior Project Engineer
Vitoria Coast Guard Base 25 Huron St
Victoria, British Columbia V8V 4V9
Email: steven.cole@dfo-mpo.gc.ca


  • Location

    • Helen Point (British Columbia)
    • Kanaka Bluff (British Columbia)
    • Peile Point (British Columbia)
    • Port Washington (British Columbia)
    • Sidney Spit (British Columbia)
    • Skull Islet Daybeacon (British Columbia)
    • Tom Point Sector (British Columbia)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Building and Property Development

  • Assessment Status

    Completed

  • Start Date

    2023-05-17

  • Proponent

    Canadian Coast Guard

  • Authorities

    • Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    • Parks Canada Agency

  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands

  • Reference Number

    84606

Nearby assessments

...within 200 kilometres
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