City of North Vancouver is concerned that Seaspan’s plans to expand water lot by 40 metre to the west will impact residents in the area with increase in noise, traffic and pollution.
In June this year, Seaspan submitted an application to expand their water lot lease west to install a work pontoon and two drydocks.
The proposal would have a direct impact on residents and local businesses, specifically those residing in Cascade at the Pier and Trophy at the Pier, CNV says.
“Although the economic impacts of the proposed project are difficult to quantify, there are potential negative externalities that have not been defined in the proposal, such as a reduction in property enjoyment by way of increased noise,” the City says.
In a submission to Vancouver Port Authority, which is reviewing the application, CNV says the proposed expansion will directly impact residents and the way the community members use public spaces.
“The proposal as currently designed will negatively impact the children and people who play at the south end of the Spirit Trail in front of the Trophy building,” CNV says.
CNV has asked the company to consider expanding east, although Seaspan says it is challenging to do so.
CNV has also raised concerns about traffic impacts, and is requesting more information about expected worker traffic and parking, including how many workers will arrive on site and how workers are expected to arrive.
To mitigate potential traffic concerns, the City is requesting that construction traffic enter and exit the site from the east side, if possible.
CNV is also worried about potential for more noise in the area.
“Residents and businesses at the Shipyards already observe noise from the operations of industry and there are concerns that the project will further intensify the sound pollution,” CNV notes.
CNV also wants Seaspan to monitor noise and air quality and then share the data.
CNV has requested Seaspan to shift the new drydock eastward to minimize noise and lights impacts, and it also wants the company to get into a good neighbor agreement with the City, committing Seaspan to work with local businesses and residents to minimize the impacts of late nights and holiday observances.
Get over it this a working harbour and was long before the influx of over priced condos
This is a working dockyard, nearby residents should have been aware of that when they bought into the area. In my opinion the life that the shipyards bring is an asset not a detriment. Residents get over it. Too much consultation should not be required. The expansion rendering seem fine.
It is funny to see a few Seaspan lovers (maybe paid lovers) claim seaspan was there before and they can do what they want! Boohoo, cities expand and industries need to work with neighborhood. I don’t see any coal harbouring at coal harbour anymore! Be a good neighbor seaspan and stop being greedy. You don’t have any respect for human life or environment. Move Mr Washington expensive toys from the East and work with what you have.
This port creates hundreds of jobs and, incidentally, interest to a world famous city! It also, keeps your property taxes low in comparison to Vancouver. We all benefit by having industry!
Good for you City of North Vancouver! We are all trying to make our community a great place to live and raise our children. The City has made a huge investment to beautify and create a family friendly Shipyard for all of us to enjoy. There is no way Seaspan greed should be allowed to take away from this. The needs of the many always outweigh the needs of the one.
I am not a paid Seaspan lover, just a concerned citizen that wants to keep a thriving port and jobs.
I am sure you are not 😉 and out of nowhere, you just wrote a comment about an industry which pollutes our air and water, has no respect for neighbors, etc. I believe you. Lol
Simple solution, build to the east. Seaspan has the ability to do so. It may not be as convenient but it would solve all of the issues that are being brought forward. Nothing against industry and the corresponding uptick in employment it’s just time for co-operation and flexibility be reasonable. No excuse for this kind of residents be damned approach.
North Vancouver will continue to be an important working harbour, but that work need not interfere with the lives of the hundreds (actually thousands) that have chosen to live and recreate here and NOT in the Roberts Bank Superport near Delta.
Politely and rationally asking Seaspan to locate more drydocks to where Dennis Washington moors his several superyachts is not pushing back against jobs or the future economic success of this port within Burrard Inlet. It is quite simply pushing back against the sense of entitlement that seems to be prevalent within the ownership of Seaspan.
Please get all the facts before commenting.
So disappointing to hear people try to support the proposal to move the drydock expansion a further 61 meters (200 feet) west, towards the burrard pier, without recognizing and taking into consideration the completely underutilized Seaspan adjoining eastern waterlot and pier as ANOTHER VIABLE OPTION. It is not a question of not in my back yard (NIMBY) but where the expansion takes place.
Just take a walk to that eastern adjacent seaspan waterlot to see what I mean. You will also see BOTH of Mr Washington’s Attessa Yachts moored there along and next to that underutilized eastern pier.
So let’s be open minded with respect to this proposal and understand that the real issue is not with the expansion proposal and JOBS as such but with respect to where it is being located.
All Seaspan had to do was provide all reasonable options to this expansion which should have included the Eastern adjacent waterlot, with the existing underutilized pier, which they DELIBERATELY chose NOT TO CONSIDER. And from my perspective they WANTED TO HAVE THEIR CAKE AND EAT IT TO. And that is why most people are so disappointed with this Seaspan proposal.
What hypocrisy for the CNV who collude with developers to bully neighbourhoods into unwanted overdevelopment or millions spent on bike lanes for the few to suddenly want a ‘ good neighbour ‘ gesture from a private company…let’s hope this and other issues like Harry Jerome Rec Center scam get Buchanan gone !
This is exactly what I was thinking! I could not agree more!!!
The NIMBYs are strong in this thread.
I assume you are referring to Seaspan that doesn’t want the Drydock expansion in their own adjoining eastern industrial waterlot, so to speak, back yard. They deliberately failed to mention that they even had that waterlot with additional working pier.
Too much development in too short of time really creates for a overcrowded and unlivable city.
Good idea build EAST.