dockyard possessing several jetties and other
infrastructure that backs up the RCN ships on
shore. Completed in 1943, two of these jetties
are now well beyond their service life. To keep
up with the times, the Department of National
Defence (DND) has started a project which in-
cludes the demolishing and replacing the ex-
isting “A” and “B” Jetties for a new chapter in
CFB Esquimalt’s history.
MODERNIZING
INFRASTRUCTURE
“Canada’s modern ships need equally modern
infrastructure,” says Clive H. Orford, the Proj-
ect Director in Ottawa. “Todays ships are twice
the size of that of their WW II
predecessors, and this proj-
ect will deliver the support
the fleet needs.” Designed
to accommodate the wid-
er, heavier and deeper-
draft ships from the new Ca-
nadian shipbuilding programs,
the larger jetties will accommodate
the next generation of naval ships, and
will be better equipped for seismic or tsunami
activities for disaster preparedness.
Design Consultants for the B-Jetty design is by
the Engineering firm Stantec, and the A Jetty
“The A/B Jett
project is but o
of major DND
currently under
getting underwa
Esquimalt
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Clive H
Project
With the old “B” Jetty now demolished, a dredging barge is at
work at right, and the terrestrial/foreshore construction site for
the new “B” Jetty is visible at left. A and B Jetty recapitalization
project at Her Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard, CFB Esquimalt on
August 23 2018.
8 BUSINESS ELITE CANADA | SEPTEMBER 2018
