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secured brown昀椀elds funding from the province to advance additional
environmental investigations and provincial brown昀椀elds funding and
Green Municipal Fund grants to decommission former plant infrastructure for productive reuse. The District and SODC funded several investigations and environmental monitoring programs with ongoing reporting requirements to the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Parks (ENV).
Following these initiatives, the site was successfully rezoned and subdivided into a mixed-use development, re昀氀ecting the desire of the community for a revitalized waterfront.
In 2016, Matthews West Developments acquired the Oceanfront Peninsula lands through an extensive proposal process, and in recognition
of the community vision that accompanied them. In partnership with
the Squamish Nation and the District, Matthews West commenced construction on the site in 2018.
Keys to success
SP’AKW’US FEATHER PARK
GRAND OPENING, AUGUST 2024.
PHOTO CREDIT: JONATHAN EVANS
After Matthews West acquired the land, the company subsequently engaged Stantec’s environmental services team to complete environmental site investigations and detailed human health and ecological risk
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