Public Boat Launch and Prestige Hotel
Sooke Celebrates Official Opening of New Public Boat Launch
Boat Launch Open to the Public November 1st, 2011
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Are we paying for the foreshore lease for the boat launch?
The water based works for the District of Sooke boat launch required an application for Crown Tenure - Licence of Occupation from the Ministry of Natrual Resource Operations. The District of Sooke is responsible for the nominal fee of $1.00 for 2011, the Ministry will advise as to the fee for 2012.
2. Are there fuel tanks in the ground for the fueling station that will be at the boat launch?
The District of Sooke does not have a fuel station or tank on its boat launch or property. There is a fuel tank on the Prestige Oceanfront Resort property which will not be operational until such time as a marina is built by the Resort on their property.
3. What are the conditions of the Building Canada Fund federal/provincial grant?
The District of Sooke applied for and received a grant to construct the boat lunch under the Canada - British Columbia Building Canada Fund - Communities Component program. A copy of the application is included in the Informational Report listed below. The Contribution Agreement between the District of Sooke and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure dated September 24th, 2010 outlines the conditions of the grant.
- Letter received from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure re: approved funding claim.
January 2011: INFORMATIONAL REPORT
The following report is to provide an outline of the process and chronology of events for the District of Sooke purchase of property and development of a public boat launch on West Coast Road and the partnership with Prestige Sooke Holdings Ltd. for the conference centre facilities.
Key Points:
- Sooke EDC - bringing a hotel to Sooke initiative
- Rezoning and subdivision of Prestige property
- District of Sooke purchase of boat launch property adjacent to hotel
- Boundary adjustment between Prestige and District property and shared easement for parking, access, etc.
- Partnering agreement for conference centre
- Construction of boat launch
- Timeline as at January 12, 2011
- Informational Report as at January 12, 2011
- Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessment Page 491
- Dredged Material Management/Disposal Option Page 635
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada Authorization
- First Nations Letters of Support -T'Sou-ke and Beecher Bay
- Application for Crown Land Tenure - Private Moorage with maps (updated sketch Jan 2011)
- Environmental Mid-construction report of Boat Launch
- Environmental Remediation - FLORENCE FILBERG
- Design Drawings January 25, 2011