North Shuswap Kicker April 2022

Dock and Boat Launch in Celista to be Completed by April 15

By Jo Anne Malpass

“We are very happy to finally be completing this project,” at Bristow Road Park in Celista, said Ryan Nitchie, Team Leader of Columbia Shuswap Regional District Community Services.

“We have issued a Notice of Award for the dock installation to Triton Docks with completion by April 15, 2022.

We have also issued an amendment to the contract with Spooner Industrial to complete the concrete cable mats and launch portion of the project by April 15, 2022.”

As part of the permit from Department of Fisheries and Oceans, CSRD Community Services will also be required to complete the following:

-Compensation planting for the area disturbed by the launch. They will be planting some trees and shrubs at Bristow Road as well as at Ross Creek Park. “We will need to continue to monitor the survival rate of the compensation plantings to ensure 90% survival rate for three years.”

-Buoys will be installed at Bristow Road to direct boat traffic.

-A gate will be installed at the launch site to close the launch during peak salmon spawning period.

The scope of the launch project was increased to accommodate a dry hydrant for the Celista Fire Department. The size of the concrete pad

at the top of the launch has been increased so that fire apparatus have a solid base to fill on and avoid damage to the aggregate base that exists there currently. They are also installing an oil/water separator at the top of the launch as a requirement of the DFO permit. This additional item was added to the scope as well.