Goodrich Terminals | Lumber Transload Facility and Rail Spur

April 6, 2021

Project status

Permit amendment under review

In June 2023, Goodrich Terminals (the permit holder) submitted a request to extend the validity of the approved permit (PER No. 18-073), which expires on June 30, 2023. The request was made due to project scheduling delays as more time is required to obtain additional approvals. The scope of works that remains to be completed includes the installation of a rail spur of approximately 354 metres in length, and any other associated work.

As part of the Project and Environmental Review, under the Impact Assessment Act, the proposed amendment was posted on the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry with an opportunity for public comment between June 15 and July 14, 2023.

Permit amendments issued

The port authority has issued previous amendments to the permit holder extending the validity of the permit PER No. 18-037 as follows, as a result of scheduling delays:

Amendment PER No. 18-037-02: extended the validity of the permit until June 30, 2023
Amendment PER No. 18-037-01: extended the validity of the permit until December 31, 2022

Permit issued

On June 4, 2020, a project permit was issued to Goodrich Terminals to develop a lumber transload facility at 21480, 21832, 21780 South Westminster Shore and 10880 Dyke Road, Surrey, British Columbia on federal lands and waters controlled by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.

The project was approved subject to 42 permit conditions Goodrich Terminals must meet to ensure the project does not result in significant adverse environmental effects.

A construction notice was sent to the surrounding community prior to work commencing on site.

About the project

The site is approximately 50,000 m2 (54,000 ft2) in size, and includes 10880 Dyke Road, which was previously in use as a cedar sawmill, and the adjacent vacant vegetated lot. The proposed project will facilitate the transfer of lumber for export to foreign markets via the Port of Vancouver. Lumber will arrive at the site via truck or rail; it will then be temporarily stored in open areas and stacked at a height of 5 to 6 m (15 to 20 ft), before being loaded into containers that will leave the site via truck. Ancillary operations may include the transloading of woodpulp, and small-scale wood cutting/milling.

Goodrich anticipate the transportation of approximately 1,000 containers per month, with approximately 60 Super B and container trucks, and 12 center beam railcars, accessing the site each day. The facility is expected to receive approximately 60% of deliveries to site via the new rail spur, which will connect with the existing CN rail line, and 40% via truck. Truck access to the site will be from Dyke Road, via Tannery Road, between the hours of 7 am and 3:30 pm on weekdays.

Project activities and components include:

Vegetation removal, approx. footprint 14,000 m2 (150,700 ft2)
Grading and paving of unpaved areas, approx. footprint 26,000m2 (280,000 ft2)
Repaving and patching in areas of existing paving, as necessary
Installation of dust collector equipment approximately 18m (60 ft) in height from grade
Installation of a bioswale
Installation of two stormwater outfalls
Installation of a rail spur, approx. length 354m (1,161 ft)

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Contact information

For more information about Goodrich Terminal’s proposed project, please go to their website or contact Sucha Seikhon, by email or phone at 604.588.0132.

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 amendment. 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.