Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project | Completed - Page 116

Jimbo604 · #**2301** Posted **Nov 25, 2012, 5:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

Because it's no longer an application, it was issued a development permit. It's now up to the parks board if and when they proceed.

City of Vancouver - 1075 W Waterfront Road (Float Plane) - DE415874 Development Application:
Former URL: http://former.vancouver.ca/devapps/1...ront/index.htm

is with the Parks Board?

jlousa · #**2302** Posted **Nov 25, 2012, 9:46 AM**

The link is broken, not sure what you're asking.

Jimbo604 · #**2303** Posted **Nov 26, 2012, 6:57 AM**

I said the city has removed the seaplane docks development application from its website. And you then said, "Because it's no longer an application, it was issued a development permit. It's now up to the parks board if and when they proceed."

My question is what does the parks board have to do with the sea plane docks.

jlousa · #**2304** Posted **Nov 27, 2012, 12:01 AM**

It doesn't, I am under the impression that we were talking about Harbour Green Park restaurant which is on Park boards land and up to them on wether to proceed or not.

Jimbo604 · #**2305** Posted **Nov 27, 2012, 5:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

they would need to keep the connection open to the elevator and parkade though - i am usually too lazy to use the stairs so I always take the elevator up

Uh oh, you'll be getting more exercise now, they've put up a fence. Or maybe they're setting up a pass-through in that middle passage section on the paved part of the seawall between the fences!

Who can say for sure, we'll have to wait for more exciting fence updates!

Jimbo604 · #**2306** Posted **Nov 27, 2012, 5:39 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlousa

It doesn't, I am under the impression that we were talking about Harbour Green Park restaurant which is on Park boards land and up to them on wether to proceed or not.

Uh oh, online discussion board confusion! The message I was quoting had a link to the seaplane docks dev application on the city's web page (since removed).

Photo credit: vaportrail Aug 14, 2012 picture from this this SSP Post

Anyways, you can see the new seaplane terminal docks at the bottom side of the convention centre (north) and the temporary Harbour air docks to the right side of the photo (west).

It's my understanding of the plan that as of Dec 31st all flight operations will be at the new docks. And Harbour Air is going to build a new dock to the west of new docks? Or are they just going to move one of their existing docks over a bit? All to be completed in the next five weeks? Seems like a pretty tight time line.

Sept 10 - Globe and Mail article on sea plane docks

Echowinds · #**2307** Posted **Nov 27, 2012, 5:42 AM**

...aren't they just going to use the new docks? They aren't at full capacity currently.

TwoFace · #**2308** Posted **Nov 27, 2012, 5:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jimbo604

And Harbour Air is going to build a new dock to the west of new docks? Or are they just going to move one of their existing docks over a bit? All to be completed in the next five weeks? Seems like a pretty tight time line.
Sept 10 - Globe and Mail article on sea plane docks

I would think that the "new" dock will be same as the existing docks (concrete). The old wooden ones are firewood.
It's probably already built and just has to be brought over and secured to the existing one ... one day job.

TwoFace · #**2309** Posted **Nov 27, 2012, 5:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by Echowinds

...aren't they just going to use the new docks? They aren't at full capacity currently.

It's pretty full at night when all the planes are back, actually they still have to leave a couple at the old dock as there isn't enough room.
Don't forget there are other company planes there as well.

SpongeG · #**2310** Posted **Nov 27, 2012, 6:06 AM**

are they ever oging to build a marina? wasn't that planned at one time?

Jimbo604 · #**2311** Posted **Nov 27, 2012, 6:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

are they ever oging to build a marina? wasn't that planned at one time?

These two posts have possible marina information posted on this thread ages ago:

- officedweller - May 26, 2008, 12:44 PM

- jlousa - Jun 9, 2008, 1:14 PM

Haven't heard anything about any marina for some time though. Is this option still on the table?

mr.x · #**2312** Posted **Nov 27, 2012, 6:26 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpongeG

are they ever oging to build a marina? wasn't that planned at one time?

I hope that never happens...although it's probably still in the books.

officedweller · #**2313** Posted **Nov 27, 2012, 7:33 AM**

I haven't heard of anything recently - you would have thought it would have been built by now - unless they were waiting for the floatplane terminal issues to be resolved in case there was some sort of reconfiguration...

Zassk · #**2314** Posted **Nov 27, 2012, 8:01 AM**

Isn't that a footing for a future marina ramp, at the water's edge to the east of the float plane ramp, in the picture posted earlier today?

jlousa · #**2315** Posted **Nov 27, 2012, 8:06 AM**

The plan as far as I know is still to proceed. The area while no longer dead could certainly use the marina to help increase pedestrian traffic.

red-paladin · #**2316** Posted **Nov 27, 2012, 5:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

The plan as far as I know is still to proceed. The area while no longer dead could certainly use the marina to help increase pedestrian traffic.

It would no doubt be good for the pub to have the marina there.

TwoFace · #**2317** Posted **Nov 27, 2012, 6:30 PM**

Here's the original rendering, although I doubt it's the final design.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...&postcount=272

Looking at the Coal Harbour Marina, it's pretty devoid of Larger Yachts right now, so maybe there isn't a real need for it at the present.
Although it would be suitable for Harbour police and Harbour Pilots.

hollywoodnorth · #**2318** Posted **Nov 29, 2012, 4:39 AM**

whooooops a dizzle

Excavator falls into water in Vancouver

Heavy equipment appears to have fallen off a dock and into the water in Coal Harbour

http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/BC/ID/2310873228/

Jimbo604 · #**2319** Posted **Nov 30, 2012, 7:05 AM**

Photo credit: vaportrail Aug 14, 2012 picture from this this SSP Post

This new dock, coming by Dec 31st, won't be far from the existing temporary dock location. Will this be enough to quiet the noise that the neighbours have been complaining about?

Jimbo604 · #**2320** Posted **Dec 6, 2012, 3:31 PM**

Remaining trailer has been upgraded with stairs/electricity/etc presumably for fill-in-the-convention-centre-gap-restaurant or fill-in-the-seawall-gap projects. Large orange excavator has been moved onsite.

Fences have been configured so you can walk through from convention centre seawall to rest of seawall or into the parking lot! The seawall is now continuous!

Remaining seawall gap to be fixed up.

Path from existing seawall to convention centre seawall & to parking lot.

Path to parking lot.

View from convention centre seawall to existing seawall.

Wed Dec/5 Harbour Air still operating at of dock set to be removed by the 31st of December, according to City plan. No sign of new dock yet.

Photo credit: me