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http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/sookenewsmirror/news/31830619.html
Former log pond transformed
By Jim Sinclair - Sooke News Mirror
Published: October 21, 2008 5:00 PM
Further to an issue looked into last year in a front page story, (“Pond odour won’t last,” August 22, 2007) a remarkable change has occurred in a funky old body of water just north of Ella Beach along West Coast Road.
The eight-acre site has since been drained and a huge amount of very heavy work has been completed.
The pond had for years been used for log booming and over time a large amount of organic material had settled on its bottom.
Work at rehabilitating the site for a new purpose was well underway in August of 2007. Otter Park Enterprises, led by local businessman Brian Butler, had built a dam between the pond and the ocean and was busy removing the decomposing sludge from the pond bottom. A foul odour had permeated the area for a relatively short time and some had wondered if the smell was originating from the EPCOR sewage treatment plant a short distance to the south. The wafting reek soon subsided but not the makeover of the area.
Butler’s vision has been to create a marine/industrial facility of some sort... possibly boat/ship/barge repairs and storage. With the amount of material that has been removed, the depth of the pond has increased considerably. Butler said the pond, when flooded to high tide level, would likely have no problem accommodating a couple of 60-70 foot vessels.
Much remains to be decided as to what the finished facility will look like. It has yet to be determined whether there will be large cranes, for example, but Butler sees the operation as filling a distinct void in the region, allowing for ongoing marine/industrial activity which could prove to be beneficial to the local economy.
Some concessions are being made to Mother Nature in spite of Butler’s initiative, ingenuity and resources and they relate to issues of access. The water in Sooke Bay, as Butler described, is fairly shallow, therefore, future access to the pond will be limited to times of medium and high tides. One way around this would be to dredge a channel in Sooke Bay, complete with a sizable breakwater. The knock on this plan would be the price tag, an amount Butler understated as “significant.”
Time will tell how the venture works out. It had been hoped the dam would have been removed by now but the bigger a project is, the less surprising the occasional setback often turns out to be.
Another concession made by Butler is the fact that such a facility would be more convenient for potential customers if it were situated on the other side of the Island, near Sidney, for example. That being said, though, Butler referred to the catch phrase from Field of Dreams in regard to the massive project, that being – ‘Build it and they will come.’
The target for removing the the dam which stands between the pond and the sea has been moved to coincide with relatively low tides, said Butler. The key operation could occur as soon as late November or early December.
http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/sookenewsmirror/news/31830619.html
Former log pond transformed
By Jim Sinclair - Sooke News Mirror
Published: October 21, 2008 5:00 PM
Further to an issue looked into last year in a front page story, (“Pond odour won’t last,” August 22, 2007) a remarkable change has occurred in a funky old body of water just north of Ella Beach along West Coast Road.
The eight-acre site has since been drained and a huge amount of very heavy work has been completed.
The pond had for years been used for log booming and over time a large amount of organic material had settled on its bottom.
Work at rehabilitating the site for a new purpose was well underway in August of 2007. Otter Park Enterprises, led by local businessman Brian Butler, had built a dam between the pond and the ocean and was busy removing the decomposing sludge from the pond bottom. A foul odour had permeated the area for a relatively short time and some had wondered if the smell was originating from the EPCOR sewage treatment plant a short distance to the south. The wafting reek soon subsided but not the makeover of the area.
Butler’s vision has been to create a marine/industrial facility of some sort... possibly boat/ship/barge repairs and storage. With the amount of material that has been removed, the depth of the pond has increased considerably. Butler said the pond, when flooded to high tide level, would likely have no problem accommodating a couple of 60-70 foot vessels.
Much remains to be decided as to what the finished facility will look like. It has yet to be determined whether there will be large cranes, for example, but Butler sees the operation as filling a distinct void in the region, allowing for ongoing marine/industrial activity which could prove to be beneficial to the local economy.
Some concessions are being made to Mother Nature in spite of Butler’s initiative, ingenuity and resources and they relate to issues of access. The water in Sooke Bay, as Butler described, is fairly shallow, therefore, future access to the pond will be limited to times of medium and high tides. One way around this would be to dredge a channel in Sooke Bay, complete with a sizable breakwater. The knock on this plan would be the price tag, an amount Butler understated as “significant.”
Time will tell how the venture works out. It had been hoped the dam would have been removed by now but the bigger a project is, the less surprising the occasional setback often turns out to be.
Another concession made by Butler is the fact that such a facility would be more convenient for potential customers if it were situated on the other side of the Island, near Sidney, for example. That being said, though, Butler referred to the catch phrase from Field of Dreams in regard to the massive project, that being – ‘Build it and they will come.’
The target for removing the the dam which stands between the pond and the sea has been moved to coincide with relatively low tides, said Butler. The key operation could occur as soon as late November or early December.
HALILLAMA
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The sheds/yard are under lease to ParkIsle Marine
http://www.parkislemarine.com/ Local Business
NOT Spam
The owner has embarked on restoring/rebuilding his property into an industrial,marine based locale w/tide based access. There will be more progress as time and economics permit.The same family owns the development on the N side of the road.
On The Beach
http://www.parkislemarine.com/ Local Business
NOT SpamThe owner has embarked on restoring/rebuilding his property into an industrial,marine based locale w/tide based access. There will be more progress as time and economics permit.The same family owns the development on the N side of the road.
On The Beach
juandesooka
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welcome back halillama...though no halis for the llamas these days!
seen you out a couple of times chasing the winter springs though, good you're getting out now and then.
seen you out a couple of times chasing the winter springs though, good you're getting out now and then.
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