Crown Contaminated Sites Program
Pacific Place
Pacific Place is an 82 hectare property consisting of 66 hectares
of land and 16 hectares of water lot on the north shore of False
Creek in Vancouver. The site was the industrial heart of Vancouver
for over a hundred years and included two coal gasification plants,
over a dozen saw mills and wood preserving operations, metal shops
and CPR rail yards. These historic activities left the soil and
ground water contaminated with a range of metal and organic contaminants.
The Province purchased the land on the north shore of False Creek
for the Expo 86 World’s Fair. Following Expo 86, the Province
sold the site to Concord Pacific Development Ltd. for redevelopment
of residential, park, commercial and other purposes. The sale
included the water lots. Under the direction of Concord Pacific
Development Ltd., the property became known as Pacific Place.
Under the terms of the sale, the Province assumed full liability
for the costs of site remediation. Since 1991, when remediation
work first began, much of the original 66.3 hectares of the Pacific
Place property have been transformed into parkland, residential
housing, and centres for commerce and/or public gatherings. Today,
the Pacific Place Project is approximately 80% complete and has
become an integral part of Vancouver’s vibrant downtown
community.
In 2004, the Pacific Place Remediation Project saw remediation
of five development parcels, enabling construction of seven new
residential towers which will provide a total of 88,500 square
metres of residential living space, 13,800 square metres of commercial
space, retail businesses, and a new 2.4 hectare George Wainborn
Park.
Photographs
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Workmen laying artificial turf over the heavy duty liner
capping the soil beneath Andy Livingstone Park. |
Parcel One from Granville Bridge shortly after construction
work began near the Roundhouse. This will be the next major
area to be developed. |
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Woodwaste |
Reuse of industrial waste as fill
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Areas of hazardous waste soil contamination
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View of site in 1999 |
View of site in 1999 |
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David Lam Park Children's Play Area - close to Dorothy
Lam Child Care Facility and Elsie Roy School |
Area 2 Seawall North False Creek Development looking
South West across False Creek |
