Pu blic Con su lt a t ion Su m m a r y a n d Con side r a t ion Re por t
May 8 , 2 0 1 7
 
 
O er ie  of the proposed proje t 
 
As pa t of its fo us o   o ti uous i p o e e t a d e i o e tal leade ship, Neptu e Te i als is pla i g to 
upg ade the dust supp essio  s ste  fo  its steel aki g  oal sto kpile. Neptu e has applied to the Va ou e  F ase  
Po t Autho it   the po t autho it  fo  a pe it to  e o e its e isti g sp a  poles a d i stall  e  o es.  
 
Sp a  poles a e a  i po ta t pa t of Neptu e’s e i o e tal  a age e t s ste . Thei  pu pose is to sp a  a fi e  ist 
of  ate  o to the steel aki g  oal pile  hi h  oats it a d  eates a fi e  ust. This i  tu  p e e ts  oal dust f o  
lo i g to  eigh ou i g sites a ou d the te i al.  
 
The  u e t sp a  pole s ste  is  o ki g effe ti el ,  ut is old a d  o lo ge  up to  u e t e i o e tal  est p a ti es. 
Dust supp essio  e pe ts ha e ad ised that upg adi g the s ste   ould allo  fo   ette   o e age of the steel aki g 
oal pile, e e  du i g d  a d  i d   o ditio s.  
 
Neptu e’s  u e t s ste  i ludes   poles,   of  hi h a e the old  ood st le a d t o that a e the  e  steel st le. The 
p oposed p oje t  ould i lude the  e o al of    oode  sp a  poles a d the i stallatio  of   poles as follo s, fo  a 
et additio  of th ee poles:  
 
   e  poles the sa e height as the e isti g poles;  
   e , la ge  sp a  poles to p ote t the site f o  offsho e a d o sho e  i ds f o  Bu a d I let;  
   e   a d sp a s  ou ted o  the poles,  hi h fu tio  like os illati g la  sp i kle s to sp a  the 
steel aki g  oal; a d  
 Repla e e t of the  ‐ ea  old  ate  li e feedi g the poles.  
 

 
 
  

   
 
Details of  otifi atio   ethods 
 
I  o de  to  otif  the  o u it  a d othe  stakeholde s a out the p oje t a d seek feed a k, Neptu e u de took the 
follo i g  o u i atio s a ti ities.  
 
A ti it   Audie e  Ti i g 
Co u it   otifi atio    Te i al a ea  eside ts a d  We site – li e o  Fe .  th/  
‐ Mail d op,  e site, t itte  a d  Pa k & Tilfo d a ea   
e ail  oti e  e: p oposed sp a   usi esses.  see  ap i   Co u it  Notifi atio  – 
pole  epla e e t a d    Appe di  B    deli e ed  /o Fe .  th  ia 
usi ess da  feed a k pe iod  Copies  e e also  ailed to  Ca ada Post.   
et ee  Fe ua    a d  No th Va  MLAs, MPs,   
Ma h  ,  .  i ludi g  Ma o s & Cou ils,  Lette s to stakeholde s  ailed 
o ta t i fo fo  feed a k a d  Cha e  of Co e e, a d  /o Fe .  th. 
o e ts   S ua ish a d Tsleil   
  Waututh Fi st Natio s.  T eets posted Fe   ,   a d 
‐ Notifi atio  also featu ed  Ma   /  
i fo atio  o  Neptu e’s 
e i o e tal s ste s o e all   
Media Relatio s    Fe .  /  
Neptu e did a  i te ie   ith the 
No th Sho e Ne s  hi h  esulted i  a  
a ti le i  the pape  o  Fe .  /   See 
Appe di  G  
P ese tatio  to No th Sho e  No th Sho e Wate f o t  Ma h  /  
Wate f o t Liaiso  Co ittee   Liaiso  Co ittee 
 
Details of the  o sultatio   aterials produ ed 
 
Mate ials p odu ed fo  the a o e a ti ities i luded: 
 Co u it  a d stakeholde   aile   Appe di  A  
 Po e Poi t p ese tatio   Appe di  C  
 T eets  Appe di  E  
 We site  o te t  Appe di  F  

 
Le el of pu li  parti ipatio  
The e  e e th ee e ails  e ei ed f o   eigh ou s  esidi g i  the L ou  South a d Ri e side West  eigh ou hoods.  
 
Su ar  of feed a k re ei ed 
All th ee e ails  e ei ed f o  the  o u it  e p essed suppo t fo  this p oje t as a  ea s of  edu i g dust a d 
e ha i g o e all ai   ualit  i  the a ea.  
 

 
 
  

   
 
Additio al  o e ts a d  uestio s  e e  e ei ed f o   o ittee  e e s a d guests at the No th Sho e Wate f o t 
Liaiso  Co ittee  eeti g  Ma h  ,  , a d a e as follo s: 
 
Questio   A s er 
Do the to e s  e ui e lighti g?  The e isti g to e s al ead  ha e lighti g, a d the  e  
to e s  ill ha e lights at the sa e height. The   ill  e 
a gled do a ds to  i i ize distu a e o  
su ou di g  eigh ou s. 
A e the e  at h  asi s fo  the  u ‐off f o  the sp a ?  Yes, the e a e su ps at   lo atio s. The  u ‐off is pu ped 
to settli g po ds a d it is the  t eated off‐site. 
Wh  is the  ate   ot  e led  a k o  to the pile?  Re led  ate  does go  a k to  e used o  the  o e o , 
  ut it does  ot get used o  the sp a  poles  e ause of 
o e s a out pa ti ulate  loggi g up the sp a s. 
Whe e is the e ess  ate  pu ped?  The  ate  is pu ped i to the Bu a d I let,  ut is fi st 
t eated a d  ust  eet st i t e i o e tal sta da ds set 
 the BC Mi ist  of E i o e t. The  ate  is  egula l  
tested fo   o plia e. 
Wh   a  the te i al  ot use salt  ate ?  The e a e  o e s a out ho  the salt  ould i te a t  ith 
oal, as  ell as the possi ilit  of the salt da agi g the 
e uip e t. 
Ho   u h  ate  is used i  a  ea  at Neptu e Te i al?  I   , Neptu e’s  ate  use  as  ,   u i   ete s, 
o   .   u i   ete s pe   et i  to e of p odu t ha dled. 
This is a sig ifi a t  edu tio  f o   .   illio   u i  
ete s, o   .   u i   ete s pe   et i  to e used i  
, tha ks to sig ifi a t  ate   o se atio  effo ts 
u de take  at the te i al.   
Ho   u h  ate  is  e led?  Wate  is  u e tl  o l   e led o  the  oal side du i g d  
o ths, a d that e uates to app o i atel   % of use. We 
o ti ue to e plo e additio al oppo tu ities to  e le 
ate  at the te i al. 
What a e the  ou da ies fo  the  o u it   otifi atio  of  Neptu e  otified adja e t  eside ts east to Ri e side 
the p oje t?  D i e,  o th to Keith Road, a d West to Lo sdale. 
Is the e a thi g that  a   e do e to offset  ate  use  Neptu e is pla i g to  o k o  a p oje t to  edu e  ate  
du i g d  seaso s?  use. I  the  ea ti e,  itigatio   easu es i lude 
shutti g do  the  a   ash a d ope ati g the sp a e s 
a uall . 
Whe   ill  o st u tio  sta t?  Co st u tio  is pla ed to sta t i  the su e  of  . 
 
 

 
 
  

   
 
APPENDICES 
 
Appe di  A ‐ Co u it  a d Stakeholder Mailer – Page    
 

 
 
  

   
 
 
Appe di  A ‐ Co u it  a d Stakeholder Mailer ‐ Page   
 

 
 
  

   
 
Appe di  B ‐ Distri utio  Area for Co u it  Mail‐Out 
 
 
 

 
 
  

   
 
Appe di  C ‐ Po erPoi t Prese tatio  to NSWLC a d NSWLC Mi utes of Mar h  / 7 Meeti g 

 
 
  

   
 

 
 
  

   
 

 
 

 
 
  

   
 
Appe di  D ‐ Mi utes of NSLWC Meeti g 
 

N or t h Sh or e W a t e r fr on t Lia ison Com m it t e e – M e e t in g N ot e s

D ATE: March 23, 2017
TI M E: 8: 00 am – 10: 00 am
LOCATI ON : Com m it t ee Room , Dist rict of Nort h Vancouver
CH AI R Glen Webb, Com m unit y Represent at ive, Dist rict of Nort h Vancouver
VI CE CH AI R n/ a

Age n da Topic D iscu ssion/ Act ion I t e m s

1. Welcom es and Com m it t ee m em bers int roduced t hem selves. Special guest s
int roduct ions included:
 Babs Perowne, Nort h Vancouver Com m unit y Associat ion
Net work
 John Miller, Nort h Vancouver Com m unit y Associat ion Net work
 Lisa Dooling, Nept une Term inal
 Dana Nielsen, Nept une Term inal
2. Review of not es a) Organize present at ions on LNG ( planned for May 4) and
and act ions Green Marine ( planned for June 29)
b) Noise working group Term s of Reference ( deferred t o next
m eet ing)
3. Present at ion from Lisa Dooling and Dana Nielsen from Nept une Term inal present ed on
Nept une t heir dust suppression upgrade proj ect :
 Rem oval of original st eel wat er line and replacem ent wit h new
HDPE pipe
 Rem oval of t en exist ing wooden spray poles
 I nst allat ion of five new st eel spray t owers ( 43.9 m t all)
 I nst allat ion of eight new st eel spray poles ( 24.5 m t all)
 Thirt een new oscillat ing yard sprinklers ( one on each pole or
t ower)
 I nst allat ion of t hree new boost er pum p and valve houses t o
pressurize t he wat er line

The benefit s of t he proj ect include:

 More spray nozzles produce finer m ist for im proved coverage
of st ockpile
 Spray poles in bet t er locat ions for prot ect ing against high
winds
 Full aut om at ion t o reduce wat er use
 Aut om at ion also cont ribut es t o increased responsiveness t o
changing weat her condit ions

Discussion
Q: Do t he t owers require light ing?
A: The exist ing t owers already have light ing, and t he new t owers will
have light s at t he sam e height . They will be angled downwards t o

 
 
  

   
 

m inim ize dist urbance on surrounding neighbours.

Q: Are t here cat ch basins for t he run- off from t he spray?
A: Yes, t here are sum ps at 5 locat ions. The run- off is pum ped t o
set t ling ponds and it is t hen t reat ed off- sit e.
Q: Why is t he wat er not recycled back on t o t he pile?
A: Recycled wat er does go back t o be used on t he conveyor, but it
does not get used on t he spray poles because of concerns about
part iculat e clogging up t he sprays.
Q: Where is t he excess wat er pum ped?
A: The wat er is pum ped int o t he Burrard I nlet , but m ust first m eet
st andards set by t he BC Minist ry of Environm ent . The wat er is
regularly t est ed for com pliance.
Q: Why can t he t erm inal not use salt wat er?
A: There are concerns about how t he salt would int eract wit h coal, as
well as t he possibilit y of t he salt dam aging t he equipm ent .
Q: How m uch wat er is used in a year at Nept une Term inal?
A: Nept une will get back t o t he com m it t ee wit h an answer.
Q: How m uch wat er is recycled?
A: Nept une will get back t o t he com m it t ee wit h an answer.
Q: What are t he boundaries for t he com m unit y not ificat ion of t he
proj ect ?
A: Nept une not ified adj acent resident s east t o Riverside Drive, nort h
t o Keit h Road, and West t o Lonsdale.
Q: I s t here anyt hing t hat can be done t o offset wat er use during dry
seasons?
A: Nept une is planning t o work on a proj ect t o reduce wat er use. I n
t he m eant im e, m it igat ion m easures include shut t ing down t he car
wash and operat ing t he sprayers m anually.
Q: When will const ruct ion st art ?
A: Const ruct ion is planned t o st art in t he sum m er of 2017.

Act ion : Nept une Term inal will get back t o t he com m it t ee wit h
inform at ion about how m uch wat er is used a year, and how m uch of
t hat wat er is recycled.

4. Nept une Nept une will be providing t ours of t he t erm inal all day long on April
Com m unit y Tour 22 nd , t hrough pre- booked bus t ours. I t s com m unit y part ners, such as
Day Green Marine, t he port aut horit y, and local com m unit y organizat ions,
will have boot hs set up in an adj acent field where people are
arriving. The Nort h Shore Wat erfront Liaison Com m it t ee is invit ed t o
have a presence as a com m unit y part ner.

Act ion : Frances t o get feedback from t he com m it t ee on how t hey

would like t o part icipat e.

 
 
  

   
 
 
5. Present at ion from The Nort h Vancouver Com m unit y Associat ion Net work ( NVCAN) was
Nort h Vancouver form ed less t han a year ago, and is an um brella organizat ion of 17
Com m unit y com m unit y associat ions in t he Dist rict of Nort h Vancouver. I t is also
Associat ion open t o m em bership from com m unit y associat ions in t he Cit y of
Net work Nort h Vancouver. The group is com posed of direct ors, m em bers wit h
vot ing right s, and non- vot ing chart er m em bers. The group m eet s
m ont hly t o share issues and experiences. Recent priorit ies include
concerns about t raffic, especially along t he Marine Drive corridor,
and developm ent . NVCAN is working wit h t he planning depart m ent
t o lim it t he am ount of developm ent .

NVCAN can dist ribut e any inform at ion t hat t he NSWLC and it s
m em bers would like t o share t o t he com m unit y.

Q: Does NVCAN have a st aff point of cont act in t he Dist rict ?

A: There is not an official point of cont act ; NVCAN m em bers would
share pot ent ial cont act s.
Q: How m any people at t end m eet ings?
A: Approxim at ely 15- 20 people at t end each m eet ing.

6. Recruit m ent of Heat her Drugge has com e t o t he end of her t wo- year t erm and has
new Cit y of Nort h decided not t o renew her posit ion. I n addit ion, I an McMurdo has
Vancouver served on t he com m it t ee for five years and will be st epping down.
represent at ives
Act ion : A recruit m ent process for new represent at ives will
com m ence.

7. West Vancouver a) Am bleside boat launch: A feasibilit y st udy is t o be provide t o

updat es council in June 2017, and unt il t hat t im e t he boat launch rem ains
closed. The Spirit Trail is being well used.
b) I nform at ion bollards: I nform at ion bollards about t he port are
being inst alled along t he Spirit Trail in Nort h Vancouver
Act ion : Com m it t ee m em bers request ed t hat t hey have input int o
t he inform at ion being conveyed on t he bollards, and t hat t he port
consider inst alling bollards in West Vancouver because of how
popular Am bleside Park is.
c) First Narrows Marine Rest rict ed Area: The port aut horit y will soon
release t he boundaries of a new Marine Rest rict ed Area around
t he First Narrows. The MRA will exclude t he Hollyburn Sailing
Club and t he wat erfront at Am bleside Park. However, t he port is
unable t o perm it a boat launch under t he Lions Gat e Bridge and
also unable t o financially cont ribut e t o a Dist rict of West
Vancouver boat launch.
d) I nform at ion pam phlet for ships: Frances dist ribut ed t he
inform at ion pam phlet s provided t o ships, which has inform at ion
on reducing light s and noise t o t he m inim um safe levels.

 
 
  

   
 
8. Proj ect Vancouver Dry Dock proposes t o const ruct a t hree- st orey, m et al-
applicat ion for clad addit ion t o t he rear of t he exist ing heavy m achine shop on sit e.
ext ension on
Seaspan dry The ground floor of t he addit ion will provide a new st ore room and
docks st eel shop for welding personnel, second floor will be reserved as a
st aff lunchroom while t he t hird floor will be used as offices for st aff.
The current office st aff and lunch room s are current ly being
accom m odat ed in t em porary work t railers in t he exist ing em ployee
parking lot on sit e and will be rem oved once t he addit ion is
com plet ed and occupancy is obt ained ( approxim at ely May 2018) .
This is a Cat egory B applicat ion and is current ly in pre- applicat ion
review by t he port aut horit y.

9. Nort h Shore There have been t wo individuals who have m ade several com plaint s
com m unit y t o t he port aut horit y recent ly. One com plaint is t o do wit h whist ling
com plaint s noise from CN, which will be conveyed t o t he new com m unit y
relat ions cont act once she begins. The ot her com plaint was about
garbage in front of t he Seaspan dry dock building; t his has been
forwarded t o Jeff Taylor.

10. Com m it t ee n/ a
correspondence

11. Any ot her

Venue for next m eet ing: Com m it t ee Room , Dist rict of Nort h
business
Vancouver

12. Dat e of next 6: 00 pm – 8: 00 pm , May 4, 2017

m eet ing Dist rict of Nort h Vancouver Municipal Hall

Act ion Le a d
Nept une Term inal t o get back t o t he com m it t ee wit h inform at ion Lisa Dooling
about how m uch wat er is used a year, and how m uch of t hat
wat er is recycled.
Get feedback from t he com m it t ee on how t hey would like t o Frances Tang- Graham
part icipat e in Nept une’s com m unit y day

Recruit for new CNV com m unit y represent at ives Frances Tang- Graham
Find out about locat ion of inform at ion bollards ( West Frances Tang- Graham
Vancouver?) and how NSWLC m em bers can have input int o t he
t ype of inform at ion being conveyed

At t e nda n ce

Gu e st s
 Babs Perowne, NVCAN
 John Miller, NVCAN
 Lisa Dooling, Nept une Term inal
 Dana Nielsen, Nept une Term inal
 
 
  

   
 

Cit y of N or t h Va n couve r :
Heat her Drugge, Com m unit y Represent at ive Regret s
I an McMurdo, Com m unit y Represent at ive I n at t endance
Larry Orr, Manager, Lands and Business Services, Com m unit y Regret s
Developm ent , Cit y of Nort h Vancouver

D ist r ict of N or t h Va ncou ve r :

Glen Webb, Com m unit y Represent at ive I n at t endance
Kat hy Heise, Com m unit y Represent at ive I n at t endance
Charlene Grant , General Manager of Corporat e Services, Dist rict of I n at t endance
Nort h Vancouver

D ist r ict of W e st Va n couve r :

Michael Evison, Com m unit y Represent at ive I n at t endance
Alex Tunner, Com m unit y Represent at ive I n at t endance
Krist i Merilees, Manager of Com m unit y Relat ions, Dist rict of West I n at t endance
Vancouver

I n du st r y:
Jeanet t e O’Brien, West ern St evedoring - Represent ing Wharf Regret s
Operat ors Associat ion
Dave Lucas, West ern St evedoring - Represent ing Wharf Operat ors I n at t endance
Associat ion
Ron Sander, Nept une Bulk Term inals Canada – represent ing Nort h Regret s
Shore Wat erfront I ndust rial Associat ion
CN Represent at ive n/ a
Jeff Taylor, Direct or, Com m unicat ions and Public Relat ions, Seaspan Regret s

Va n couve r Fr a se r Por t Au t hor it y

Duncan Wilson, Vice President of Corporat e Social Responsibilit y Regret s
Frances Tang- Graham , Municipal and Com m unit y Engagem ent I n at t endance
Naom i Horsford, Execut ive Municipal Liaison Regret s

 
 
  

   
 
Appe di  E ‐ T eets 

 
 
  

   
 
Appe di  F ‐ We site Co te t 
 
 

 
 
  

   
 
Appe di  G ‐ North Shore Ne s Arti le 
 

Neptune Terminals to up coal dust suppression

BRENT RICHTER / NORTH SHORE NEWS

FEBRUARY 23, 2017 03:56 PM

 
  
A spray pole lays down a water curtain at Neptune Terminals’ metallurgical coal pile. The company is looking to install new, larger spray
poles for dust suppression. photo supplied

Neptune Term inals is looking to install $ 6 m illion worth of infrastructure aimed at keeping more of its coal dust on site.
The plan is for a series of new spray poles that create a “water curtain” around the m etallurgical coal storage area.
“We’re always looking to do things better. Som e of the poles need to be replaced so we’re replacing them with … better
poles for better coverage to prevent dust from leaving the site,” said Lisa Dooling, Neptune spokeswom an. “We know
people don’t want coal dust in their yards or in their hom es.”
A Metro Vancouver air quality study conducted in 20 14 and 20 15 did detect som e coal particulate in the Moodyville
neighbourhood uphill. Since that time, Neptune has spent about $ 30 0 m illion updating its term inal and adding export
capacity.
Despite adding m ore spray poles, there will be less water used overall through better autom ation, Dooling said.
The project m ust still be approved by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. Mem bers of the public are invited to com ment
on the project by em ail to ldooling@neptuneterminals.com . The review period ends March 17.