Burrard Dry Dock
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The Burrard Dry Dock (originally Wallace Shipyards) was a shipyard in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was the most prominent shipyard on the west coast of Canada.
[edit] Ships Built at Burrard
[edit] History
- 1906 - Wallace Shipyards moved from Vancouver to the foot of Lonsdale Street in North Vancouver
- 1921 - Wallace Shipyards becomes Burrard Dry Dock
- 1928 - Burrard Dry Dock builds the St. Roch, the first ship to travel the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific
- 1985 - becomes Versatile Pacific Shipyards
- 1992 - lays off last employee and closes
- 1997 - City of North Vancouver study recommends mixed use development on the site
- Approx 2000 - Pinnacle International develops plan for the site involving multiple condo towers, hotel, commercial space and public amenities
- 2006 - City of North Vancouver announces plan for a new National Maritime Museum of the Pacific (in conjunction with the federal government) to be located on the property; negotiates with Pinnacle for increased density & building heights in return for the access to the site for the museum
