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NOTICE of Application to Dispose of Waste or Other Matter at Sea

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NOTICE of Application to Dispose of Waste or Other Matter at Sea

Notice is hereby given that Heavy Metal Marine Ltd. of 693 Stebbings Rd, Shawnigan Lake, BC, intends on this 21st day of August, 2023 to apply to Environment and Climate Change Canada for a Multi-site Disposal At Sea Permit under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to load up to 16,000 m3 of dredged material at load sites around Vancouver Island, the gulf islands, the Fraser River, and Vancouver Harbour. Disposal at Sea sites will be either Comox (Cape Lazo; Lat: 49.69500 N; Lat: 123.74166 W) or Point Grey (Lat: 49.25666 N; Long: 123.36500 W). Disposal site and equipment to be determined based on each individual load site.

It is proposed that loading and disposal activities will begin on: October 12, 2023 and will terminate on: October 11, 2024.

For further information regarding these activities, please contact:

Brian Freethy, Heavy Metal Marine Ltd.

693 Stebbings Rd, Shawnigan Lake, BC V0R 2W3

Email: admin@heavymetalmarineltd.com, phone: 250.733.2991

The public may raise environmental concerns related to this notice or obtain Information on the permitting process by contacting the nearest Disposal at Sea Program regional office:

Pacific and Yukon

Disposal at Sea Program

Environmental Protection Operations Directorate Environment and Climate Change Canada 101-401 Burrard St

Vancouver BC V6C 3R2

Email: immersionpy-disposalatseapyr@ec.gc.ca