Victoria International Marina

Synopsis

Developer Bob Evans wants to construct a $20-million, 52-slip Victoria International Marina in front of Songhees. Evans is partners with Western Asset Management Development Group of Alberta. Critics fear the marina would compromise safety in Victoria’s busy harbour, adversely affect the environment and reduce the public’s access and ability to enjoy the area and its views. Governments of Victoria and BC have facilitated the project, Canada is next to approve it.

Category Development

Type Commercial

Prov BC

Region Victoria

Posted 12Feb10

Updated 02Feb12

  

Status Proposed

Contacts

LOCAL
COMMUNITY

Save Victoria Harbour

http://www.savevictoriaharbour.com/index.html

info(at)savevictoriaharbour.com

GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES

Victoria International Marina, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, contact Transport Canada, Pacific Regional EA Contact, 604-666-1123, TCPACEA-EEPACTC(at)tc.gc.ca, 620 Burrard Street, Vancouver BC V6Z 2J8

PROPONENT

Community Marine Concepts, the developer of the Victoria International Marina, is a partnership between WAM Development Group and Robert Evans.

Lachlan MacLean

General Manager - Marina Operations
WAM Development Group 
Phone: (604) 737 7380
lmaclean@victoriainternationalmarina.ca

Robert Evans

Vice President, Community Marine Concepts LP
1244 Muirfield Place, Unit 104, Victoria, BC, V9B 6T3
Phone: (250) 384-1506
revans@victoriainternationalmarina.ca

Guy Scott

Partner, WAM Canada and US
President, Community Marine Concepts LP
WAM Development Group 
10213-111 Street, Edmonton, AB  T5K 2V6
Phone: (780) 423-5525, gscott@wamedmonton.com

Proponent's website: www.marinafacts.ca/

More information

Location

Victoria

Victoria International Marina

Excerpted from Save Victoria Harbour

Sept 2010: City of Victoria limits the size of the Victoria International Marina but does not have the courage to re-zone the area to parkland, leaving the door open for the destruction of recreational activities and the park-like atmosphere of the north shore.

June 2011: Province of BC grants a 2-yr permit of occupation to be followed by a 45-year lease. A valuable harbour property is leased to special interests for a pittance - damaging varied tourism opportunities in favour of an Alberta developer.

Transport Canada appears ready grant a permit under the Navigable Waters Protection Act - important safety concerns for seaplane operations and protection the rights and safety of non-powered watercraft users do not seem to be taken seriously.

 
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