City of New Westminster | Queensborough dike shoreline protection rehabilitation

April 12, 2024

City of New Westminster | Queensborough dike shoreline protection rehabilitation

Project status
Permit application under review

In April 2024, the City of New Westminster submitted a project permit application for the Queensborough dike shoreline protection rehabilitation, located, on the shoreline north of 345 Gifford Street, in New Westminster, British Columbia on federal lands and waters managed by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.

As part of the Project and Environmental Review  for the proposed project under the Impact Assessment Act, the proposed project was posted on the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry with an opportunity for public comment between April 12 and May 13, 2024. The port authority will conduct formal consultation activities with stakeholders and Indigenous groups.

About the project

The City of New Westminster is proposing to rehabilitate and stabilize a failing segment of existing rip-rap shoreline protection, approximately 130 metres in length, along the Queensborough Dike.

The Project would consist of:

  • Site preparation, including removal of vegetation, anthropogenic debris, existing rip rap and profile and grading the slope
  • Placement of geotextile, filter rock, rip rap and fill, if required
  • Vegetation planting on the rip rap bench and riparian area

Project activities would be conducted in out-of-water tidal conditions (i.e., in the dry) to the extent feasible and staging and laydown areas will be situated on land (i.e., above the high-water mark).

Project activities may need to be completed outside of the port authority’s standard working hours should daytime tides be unfavourable.

Contact information
For questions regarding the Project and Environmental Review of the proposed project, or to get in touch with our team, please contact us by email or phone at 604.665.9047.

Please note, when receiving public feedback as part of the PER process, the port authority may collect your personal information, i.e., your name, contact information and personal views and opinions, to inform the PER process for a proposed project. Your personal information may be disclosed to third parties, such as our tenants, in order for them to respond directly to you or help inform our response. You are entitled to submit a complaint to the Privacy Commissioner office here.