Crown Land Restoration Branch
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 coal gasification plants, saw mills and wood preserving operations, metal shops and CPR rail yards. These historic activities left the soil and groundwater 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.
At the end of 2006, the Pacific Place Remediation Project is 80% complete. Remedial activities in Parcels 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8 are substantially complete. Ongoing activities involve Parcels 5, 6 and 9. Total number of residential units completed is 7,330, with an estimated residential population of 12,800.
Parks completed to date include: George Wainborn Park, David Lam Park, Coopers Park and Andy Livingston Park. Creekside Park, at the eastern end of Pacific Place, is yet to be completed.
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 |
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