False Creek Small Craft Harbour Limited Sediment Remediation and Tidal Boat Grid Removal

The Project is located in False Creek Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. Work to decommission the southern active boat grid and remediate the sediment in the northern grid of the False Creek Small Craft Harbour falls within the mandate of the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan to reduce environmental and human health risks from known federal contaminated sites.

Tidal grids were typically used for vessel maintenance during low tide periods and these maintenance activities have the potential to introduce contamination into the surrounding sediments. Previous Environmental Site Assessments found Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Tributyltin, and metals exceedances of applicable environmental criteria within the area of the boat grid.

The boat grids are occasionally used by harbour users. The southern grid will continue to be available for use after the sediment surrounding the grid is removed and disposed of in a provincially licensed receiving facility. The northern grid will be decommissioned and the surrounding sediment will also be disposed of in a provincially licensed receiving facility. Work will be completed using a long-reach excavator from shore.

Remediation will address contamination in the sediments within the area of the existing boat grid.  The excavation footprint is anticipated to be 15-30 cubic meters per grid. Work will be completed following Fisheries and Oceans Canada's best standards of practise to minimize adverse effects to fish and fish habitat.

Work is expected to start in mid July to align with day time seasonal low-tide windows and take 1 week.

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Latest update

June 4 2026 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada Regional Office of Environmental Coordination intends to make a determination for the project. To help inform this decision, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Regional Office of Environmental Coordination is inviting public comments until  July 5, 2026 on the project’s potential for causing adverse effects. .

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Key documents

Key documents
Document number Document title File Date
1 Notice of Intent to Make a Determination - June 4, 2026

Contacts

Paddy McManus
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Regional Office of Environmental Coordination
Paddy McManus, Environmental Officer
401 Burrard Street Suite 200, BC. V6C 3L6
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3L6
Email: paddy.mcmanus@dfo-mpo.gc.ca


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  • Location

    • False Creek Harbour, Vancouver, 1505 West 1st Avenue, Vancouver, V6J 1E8 (British Columbia)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Remediation and conservation

  • Assessment Status

    In progress

  • Start Date

    2026-06-04

  • Proponent

    Fisheries and Oceans Canada

  • Authorities

    • Fisheries and Oceans Canada

  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands

  • Reference Number

    90518

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