Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects

Metro Vancouver is improving the Iona Island Causeway to prepare for construction of the Iona Projects. Metro Vancouver invites you to learn more about the causeway improvements by:

Attending a pop-up event in Iona Beach Regional Park on Sunday, June 23, 2024 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Participating in a virtual information session on Thursday, June 27, 2024 from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Sharing feedback through the online feedback form that will be available until Friday, July 12 at 11:59 pm

Register for the virtual information session

The pop-up and information session will provide an opportunity for community members to learn more about the causeway upgrades, have questions answered, and share feedback on the improvements. Materials will be posted to the web page following each session.

Key facts:

$9.9 billion: cost to deliver the Iona Projects ($6.7 billion in present-day value, escalated)
40%: amount of the region’s wastewater treated by the plant
750,000: people in the region served by the plant today
950,000: people anticipated to be served by the plant in 2051
1963: year the current treatment plant was commissioned

Community engagement

Metro Vancouver is working closely with key stakeholders, the public, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Indian Band to consider their interests and the project’s fit with the community.

Metro Vancouver will:

Provide information in a timely manner
Listen to interests and priorities
Collaborate on how the plant is integrated with Iona Beach Regional Park and the surrounding environment
Collaborate on resource recovery opportunities
Take feedback to the project team and report back on how it has been addressed
Establish a single point of contact the community can reach to discuss the projects

Ongoing opportunities for engagement will continue to be provided. Please see the Community Engagement section below for previous engagement activities.

Questions or comments? Please email ionawwtp@metrovancouver.org.

Other projects and background

Contacts

Information Centre
Monday – Friday
8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Email
604-432-6200

After hours emergencies

604-451-6610

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