Burrard Yacht Club | Breakwater Replacement

On June 5, 2024 a project permit was issued to The Burrard Yacht Club to replace an existing breakwater at ​10 Gostick Place, North Vancouver, British Columbia on federal lands and water managed by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.

The project was approved subject to 37 number permit conditions applicant must meet to ensure the project does not result in significant adverse environmental effects. Please see the Impact Assessment Act Registry for the Notice of Intent and Notice of Decision.

About the project 

The Burrard Yacht Club is proposing to replace an existing the western wooden breakwater with a purpose-built concrete breakwater within their waterlot located at 10 Gostick Place, North Vancouver, BC. The project consists of the following:

• Temporary removal of two structures from the existing breakwater using a crane: one storage building and one electrical shed
• Removal of the existing wooden breakwater along the western edge of the water lot. The current breakwater is comprised of four wooden pontoon sections that are approximately 12.5 m wide by 33.5 m long (41’ x 110’). The existing breakwater will be towed off site using a barge.
• Replace two 36” diameter steel pile piles with longer (approximately 100’ long) steel pile piles using a vibratory hammer
• Placement of a purpose-built concrete breakwater on the western edge of the water lot. The concrete breakwater is comprised of two cement pontoon sections that are approximately 12.2 m wide by 70 m long (40’ x 230’ long). The breakwater will be fabricated off site and towed to site using a barge.
• Replacement of the two structures on the new concrete breakwater using a crane