Community, Awareness, and Recognition

We understand that our company operates in environmentally sensitive and populated areas. We respect that the public and community at large is interested in how we are managing our environmental aspects, and we aim to respond to public concerns in the most effective manner.

Below we demonstrate some of our environmental stewardship and awareness initiatives, including recognition we have received from the local community for our efforts.

Participation in the Great Canadian Shoreline Clean Up on two local BC shorelines

1. Lower MacKay Creek to Burrard Inlet City of North Vancouver and North Vancouver District Lands:

2. Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Park Greater Victoria Regional District:

Environmental Awareness Initiatives

• Employee Earth Day and Earth Hour events
• Bike to Work Week participation
• Port Metro Vancouver Idle-Free Zone signage posted in our shipyards and marine terminals
• Implemented a pilot a storm drain marking program using fish stencils on our shipyards in an effort to promote awareness and prevent deleterious substance release to the marine environment
• Deployed 'Turn-it-Off' stickers and printing reduction posters across the company to raise resource consumption awareness

Recognition

• We are proud of our receipt of the 2010 Environmental Stewardship award from the City of North Vancouver for our diversion and habitat restoration project on Lower MacKay Creek, North Vancouver
• Read our Press Release and Lower MacKay Creek habitat restoration project backgrounder

Lower MacKay Creek, North Vancouver