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[Bingo]

 

[amor de cosmos]

done!

Crews removed a total of almost 300 thousand tonnes of contaminated soil; a third of it from the seabed in Rock Bay itself, and the balance from the foreshore surrounding the bay. Chatwell says the soil was transported to an approved treatment facility at Princeton, and replaced with clean fill from a quarry on Vancouver Island.

The first two phases of the work proved more complicated and expensive than anticipated, but Chatwell says the third phase went very much as expected.

http://www.cfax1070....inally-finished

[Sparky]

Maybe we could use that chimney to incinerate the sewage sludge.

[Linear Thinker]

Maybe we could use that chimney to incinerate the sewage sludge.

 

I guess that's one tower Madoff isn't opposed to.  Its a heritage building.

[Bingo]

Some of the piles have been removed and the bay is once again open to the harbour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[RoadRunner]

^ It looks as good as new.  Could have been a good spot for the Polar Bear Swim.

[Rob Randall]

We have not heard a peep lately about the gas works heritage reno. Rumour is the purchase deal expired and the big building with its iconic chimney is back on the market. Then again, it could be that like so many other projects, the plan is in limbo as the developer struggles to piece together sufficient financing.

[sdwright.vic]

Or the deal feel through once it was suggested that the site would be used of sewage.

[Bingo]

Remediation in progress

 

 

Remediation completed

 

[Nparker]

Hudson Walk One should have been taller.

[Bingo]

So is Rock Bay cleaned up or not?

If not why are they considering the site for a sewage treatment plant?

If the tenters want to move in there, perhaps they could help with the rest of the remediation process.

 

“We are aware that a couple of campers may be discussing coming to the Rock Bay site,” Hydro spokesman Ted Olynyk wrote in an email to the Times Colonist on Thursday.

“We heard the rumour from a few places. “We want to stress that this is still considered a construction and environmental remediation zone.

B.C. Hydro takes safety very seriously. We don’t want to see anyone from the public needlessly put themselves in harm’s way.”

The Rock Bay site is fenced with high drop-offs on the inside and, like all Hydro properties, is patrolled by security staff, Olynyk said.

“I don’t understand why anyone would want to camp on what was one of the most contaminated sites in the province.”

- See more at: http://www.timescolo...h.VRSdAquR.dpuf

 

[Nparker]

..If the tenters want to move in there, perhaps they could help with the rest of the remediation process.

Spend millions on remediating the BC Hydro site only to have it re-contaminated in the style of the courthouse park?

[viccity]

Please turn this into a park. 

[G-Man]

I think it should have a public square type component but I don't think it should be a full on green space park. There is a lot of opportunity with that space and it could be the spark for that whole area of downtown.

[HB]

Is the  the land going to be transferred to   the Esquimalt and Songees Indian Bands Nation

[viccity]

 

 

I think it should have a public square type component but I don't think it should be a full on green space park. There is a lot of opportunity with that space and it could be the spark for that whole area of downtown. 

 

That would be even better. A public square/plaza, park anything other than a sewage plant! If they do end up going for a sewage plant, the city would be losing so much potential for future development in this area.

 

 

 

Is the  the land going to be transferred to   the Esquimalt and Songees Indian Bands Nation

 

That's what I was about to ask as well.

Edited by viccity, 05 March 2016 - 05:36 PM.

[amor de cosmos]

Today, Jonathan Wilkinson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, on behalf of the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced the transfer of three parcels of land totalling 1.707 hectares in Rock Bay, British Columbia, from Canada to a partnership of the Esquimalt Nation and the Songhees Nation. With the transfer, the Esquimalt Nation and Songhees Nation will have a significant presence in Victoria Harbour.

http://news.gc.ca/we....do?nid=1166379

[VicHockeyFan]

Casino!

 

I'm not sure what parcels they get, but I've taken the liberty of showing you what 1.7 hectares looks like.

 

[spanky123]

Casino!

 

Wouldn't at all be surprised if that wasn't part of the backroom deal after the sewage treatment plant fell through. I doubt that the FN would be content servicing a vacant parcel of land and I can't see too many developers lining up to build on leased land given the history of some local FN and developers.

Edited by spanky123, 07 December 2016 - 10:56 AM.

[VicHockeyFan]

Wouldn't at all be surprised if that wasn't part of the backroom deal after the sewage treatment plant fell through. I doubt that the FN would be content servicing a vacant parcel of land and I can't see too many developers lining up to build on leased land given the history of some local FN and developers.

 

They have Curtis Grad helping to guide them, that helps.