Surge Narrows Marine Revitalization (SNMR) Project

This project is to reconstruct the historic Surge Narrows Store building, including the standing pier and floating dock used to access the building and other local community amenities. The Surge Narrows Store has a long history of service to the community in the Discovery Islands. Originally established in the late 1920’s, the store was an icon of the community for almost a century. Since its closure in 2007, there has been community interest in local government acquisition of the facility to provide a community hub in the area. In 2018 the SRD acquired the store, including the wharf/water-based tenure and the upland property.

This project will revitalize the SRD’s tenure area, and will include:

• Remediation of the tenure area, including removing derelict floats, buildings, and assorted mixed waste.
• Installation of a new dock, quad accessible gangways, and standing wharf (includes meeting platform).
  • The new floats will provide much needed additional moorage.
  • The standing wharf, gangway, and dock system will be quad-accessible.
  • The new floats, gangway, and standing wharf will provide moorage and emergency access to the upland for first responders, residents and public members.
  • Approximately 15m of the new floats will be designated seaplane-accessible for emergency and non-emergency services.

• Reconstruction of standing wharf that provides access to the Government Wharf to the north and the upland from the new dock.
• Reconstruction of the Historic Surge Narrows Store Building to function as a new community meeting place, trading facility and storage area. The building will be accessible to residents and public of all abilities.
  • The building will provide service amenities, such as washroom facilities, which are currently not provided.
  • The building will provide much needed dry storage space for items brought to the community by boat.
  • A cell phone booster will provide cellular service to the site.
• Completion of all preliminary and ancillary assessments, permits, authorizations, etc. to complete the above scope of work.

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What’s been completed

Project studies, assessments and preliminary design are complete. This project is advancing to the detailed design, permitting and tendering phase.

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Next Steps

Detailed design and permitting for the wharf are underway. A tender for wharf construction is expected to be ready during the winter of 2025.

Detailed design of the building is expected to commence through the winter of 2025. Permitting and the construction tender for the building will follow in the spring of 2025.

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Resources

Timeline and Budget

• SNMR Project Timeline/Budget

Grant Application Documents 2019

• SNMR Project Overview – ICIP Grant Application
• SNMR Project Plan with Conceptual
• Artists Full Conceptual Colour 
• Surge Store Building Rendering – Front View

Preliminary Design Nov 2024

• SNMR Proposed Site Plan Layout 2024.11.14
• SNMR Conceptual Building Design 2024.11.04

Design Drawing Update August 2025

• SNMR Proposed Site Plan Layout 2025.07.31

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Questions?

Please contact Aniko Nelson – SRD Senior Manager, Community Services – 250-830-6708  |  anelson@srd.ca

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