Roberts Bank Terminal 2...2020/05/14 · Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project 4 Vancouver Fraser Port...

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority |

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Duncan Wilson, Vice President, Environment, Community and

Government Affairs

May 14, 2020

Roberts Bank Terminal 2


• Project overview

• Environmental assessment process

• Federal Review Panel Report

• Consultation with Indigenous groups

• Economic benefits of the project

• Next steps

Presentation overview

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Container capacity on Canada’s West Coast

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Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project

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• Proposed three-berth

container terminal at

Roberts Bank

• Proposed location is the

most environmentally

sound option

• 5.5 km away from

shoreline, north of

existing terminals

• Adjacent to

communities of Delta

and Tsawwassen First

Nation

Environmental assessment update

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Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project


Environmental assessment process

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Environmental assessment process

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• Report submitted by the independent

review panel to the federal minister of

environment and climate change

• Conditions will be drafted by the Impact

Assessment Agency of Canada and will

be made available for public comment

and will be consulted on with Indigenous

groups

• Due to circumstances arising from

COVID-19, the minister has extended the

time limit for a decision by 90 days


• Concluded “construction and operation of the proposed Project do not pose major

technical challenges”

• Various topic specific findings of significant

adverse effects complemented by 71

detailed recommendations.

• We are committed to mitigating these

effects in cooperation with government,

Indigenous groups and other stakeholders

Overview of the Federal Review Panel Report

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• The project’s overall objective is to meet long-term capacity growth

• We considered various alternatives

including increasing capacity at existing

terminals, converting terminals, using

other west coast terminals. Decision was

made to build a new terminal.

• After considering all perspectives “[t]he

Panel concludes that the Proponent’s assessment of alternative means of

carrying out the Project was

appropriate.” (pg. 71)

Panel concluded the port authority’s alternatives assessment was appropriate

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• Discussions with key communities

Indigenous groups and key

agencies are ongoing

• To date nine Mutual Benefits

Agreements with Indigenous

groups

• Discussions are progressing with

many other groups on Mutual

Benefits Agreements

Consultation with Indigenous groups

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Providing economic benefits into the future

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“The City of Delta, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia

and Canada would benefit

from the employment,

business opportunities and

economic development

resulting from the project.

Indigenous groups…would also stand to benefit from

training, employment, and

contracting opportunities”

– Federal Review Panel

Report page 1


Next steps

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• Progressing planning related to offsetting,

environmental management, project

permitting and procurement

• Continue engagement with local communities,

Indigenous groups, and regulators

• Our goal, through building the project, is to

ensure that Canada is able to meet trade

plans and objectives through to the mid- to

late-2030s


Thank you

www.portvancouver.com

#myportcity

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Support slide – location and orientation of

terminal (W1 and W2)

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Vancouver Fraser Port Authority | 15

Locating the terminal to protect the environment


Support slides – review panel findings

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Review panel report: assessment of alternatives

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• The project’s overall objective is to meet long-term capacity growth

• We considered various alternatives including increasing capacity at

existing terminals, converting terminals, using other west coast

terminals. Decision was made to build a new terminal.

• We assessed environmental considerations and selected the

proposed location and terminal orientation because it has lowest

impact on the environment

• Review panel concluded our assessment of alternative means was

appropriate

• Recognized that expanding east of the existing causeway was not

permittable by DFO


• Port authority commitments:

• Creation of biofilm manual

• Follow-up program to verify effects predictions on biofilm abundance and

density

• Review panel’s findings and recommendations:• Agreed that the project would not result in an adverse effect on biofilm

productivity or composition

• Port authority to collaborate with DFO and ECCC to include identification of

sources and dynamics of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the salinity

and biofilm monitoring follow-up program

• Partner with ECCC to develop a plan that addresses potential adverse

effects on PUFAs

Review panel report: biofilm

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Review panel report: offsetting and wetlands

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• Develop enhanced Offsetting Plan in collaboration with Indigenous groups and

regulators

• Focus on key species such as Chinook and chum salmon, and high productivity

habitats such as marshes and eelgrass beds

• Review panel’s findings and recommendations:• Port authority is highly experienced in developing offsets in the Fraser River estuary

• Collaborate with DFO, ECCC, Tsawwassen First Nation and Musqueam to

develop an offsetting strategy that includes onsite and offsite offsets in adjacent

areas of the Fraser River estuary

• Monitor the offset habitats until such a time that it can be demonstrated that they

are functioning as intended


Review panel report: southern resident killer whales

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• Continue to support regional initiatives and programs to reduce the effect of marine shipping

activities on marine mammals

• Implementation of mitigation and offsetting measures to support Chinook salmon

• Implementation of marine mammal observers and underwater hydrophones to reduce exposure

of marine mammals to underwater noise from construction activities

• Working with Indigenous groups and regulators on fund to support Chinook recovery

• Review panel’s recommendations:• Collaborate with DFO and the Indigenous Advisory Committee to develop and implement a Marine

Mammal Management Plan and follow-up program during construction

• Continue initiatives carried out as part of the ECHO program

• Take action to achieve a net overall decrease in underwater noise by commercial vessel traffic


Review panel report: human health

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• Develop Air Emission Management Plans for construction and operations

• Monitoring and adaptive measures through the Human Health Air Quality Effects

Follow-up Program element

• Develop Noise and Vibration Management Plan prior to start of construction

and operations to mitigate potential effects

• Light Management Plan and Follow-up Program element to mitigate light

related effects

• Review panel’s recommendations:• Port authority to conduct emissions inventories during the construction phase

of the project

• Develop a comprehensive air quality monitoring and management strategy

• Implement the Light Management Plan and Follow-up Program


Review panel report: salmon

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• Develop Offsetting Plan which will focus on priority habitats (intertidal marsh and

eelgrass)

• Develop Marine Species Management Plan

• Working with Indigenous groups and regulators on fund to support Chinook

recovery

• Review panel’s findings and recommendations:• The Panel agrees that onsite offsetting, including a native eelgrass transplant and

reconstruction of intertidal marsh habitat north of the widened causeway, could

potentially mitigate juvenile salmon productivity losses

• Collaborate with DFO, TFN, Musqueam on a number of initiatives to protect pacific

salmon


Review panel report: crab

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• Removal of Intermediate Transfer Pit

• Support FSC crab harvesting by Indigenous groups in navigational closure area

• Follow-up Program to confirm continued persistence and use of juvenile

nursery habitat

• Enhance offsetting - focus on priority species identified by Indigenous groups

and regulators

• Review panel’s findings and recommendations:• Collaborate with DFO, TFN and Musqueam to refine offsetting locations and

develop a Follow-up Program for Dungeness crab

• Collaborate with Area I Crab Fisherman, Indigenous commercial crab fishers,

and DFO


Review panel report: noise and vibration

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• Develop Noise and Vibration Management Plan prior to start of construction and

operations to mitigate potential effects

• Review panel’s findings and recommendations:• Mitigation proposed by the port authority are standard and appropriate

• Port authority be required to design and implement a follow-up program to achieve

a variety of outcomes


Review panel report: services, infrastructure, revenues

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• Revenue to local governments throughout construction and operations

• Proposed mitigation to reduce local government expenditure required to finance

services use and demand

• Review panel’s findings and recommendations:• Project will have a positive economic benefit

• Consult with the Delta Police Department, RCMP, and Canada Border Services

Agency on recommendations relating to port security and policing

• Develop monitoring plan to evaluate incremental increase in spending for services

and infrastructure


Review panel report: accidents and spills


• Develop environmental management plans to mitigate potential effects from land

and marine-based accidents and malfunctions

• Review panel’s findings and recommendations:• Include in our Environmental Management Plans measures related to accidents,

malfunctions, and spills

• Develop an integrated response plan to ensure effective and coordinated response

to marine shipping accidents

• Publicly report our participation and contribution to the Oceans Protection Plan

Working Group and other federal initiatives


Review panel report: marine shipping

• Port authority assessment:

• Original prediction of 260 additional container ships transiting in the marine shipping

area on an annual basis

• Updated predictions based on Mercator’s report projected no increase in ships due to the transition to larger ship size

• Review panel’s findings and recommendations:• Used forecast from the Environmental Impact Statement and Marine Shipping

Addendum as opposed to updated predictions for vessel transit based on

Mercator’s 2018 study

• Use of original projections had implications across various environmental topics

assessed


Review panel report: ALR

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• Review panel’s recommendations:• Port authority to maintain as agricultural land the portion of land

acquired from BCRC and not required by the project

• Implement an agricultural management plan to prevent, monitor,

and compensate for the loss of farmland and employment, and

potential effects on ALR properties adjacent to project lands

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