The falsework frame holds
the structural piles in place
for drilling accuracy
DRILLING PILES IN
NORTHERN B.C.
Heavy Metal Marine Ltd. has brought its ‘out of the box’
thinking to Port Edward’s Modular Expansion of Wharf 417
By Paul Adair
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada –
Small Craft Harbours division manages and maintains
many local harbours along the west coast
of British Columbia. Over the past few years, they
have focused on upgrading the Porpoise Harbour Marina
Complex, located in Port Edward, B.C., approximately 15
kilometres southeast of Prince Rupert. This multi-phase
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
project includes the construction of a 75-metre-long by
12-metre-wide, cast-in-place concrete wharf expansion to
the existing Wharf 417.
Based out of Shawnigan Lake, on Vancouver Island,
Heavy Metal Marine Ltd. was awarded the contract by Public
Works and Government Services Canada in October 2019,
to complete the next phase in the project, and in March
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