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I.Br
itan
nia
Cent
re•
Inst
itut
iona
l Cor
e•
Des
ign
Infr
astr
uctu
re•
Mai
n St
reet
•Br
itan
nia
Cree
k Pa
rk•
Wat
erfr
ont
and
Hig
hway
Two
Team
s
II.Br
itan
nia
Sout
h•
Core
•
Resi
dent
ial
•M
inat
yBa
y an
d W
ater
fron
t
Brit
anni
a Be
ach
Com
mun
ity
brit
anni
a be
ach
com
mun
ity
visi
onin
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arre
tte
Oct
ober
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Brit
anni
a Co
mm
unit
y Pl
an
Brit
anni
a Be
ach
Com
mun
ity
Brit
anni
a Ce
ntre
•Com
pris
ed o
f th
e ex
isti
ng r
esid
enti
al
com
mun
ity
wit
h si
ngle
fam
ily in
fill
•An
addi
tion
al s
ingl
e fa
mily
dev
elop
men
t lo
cate
d fu
rthe
r up
the
mou
ntai
n
•Hig
h de
nsit
y re
side
ntia
l loc
ated
on
the
leve
l be
nch
of la
nd b
etw
een
the
exis
ting
hig
hway
an
d Br
itan
nia
Cree
k
Brit
anni
a So
uth
•Com
mer
cial
and
res
iden
tial
cen
tre
of t
he
Brit
anni
a co
mm
unit
y
•Com
mun
ity
serv
ices
suc
h as
a s
choo
l, p
layi
ng
fiel
ds,
libra
ry,
com
mun
ity
cent
re,
and
com
mer
cial
act
ivit
ies
serv
e th
e la
rges
t co
ncen
trat
ion
of r
esid
ents
•Lin
k to
Bri
tann
ia C
entr
e th
roug
h re
crea
tion
al
and
park
con
nect
ions
-th
e fo
resh
ore
prov
ides
a
dire
ct c
onne
ctio
n fo
r re
side
nts
and
visi
tors
N
brit
anni
a be
ach
com
mun
ity
visi
onin
g ch
arre
tte
Oct
ober
200
34
Brit
anni
a Co
mm
unit
y Ae
rial
Per
spec
tive
Br
itan
nia
Beac
h Co
mm
unit
y
brit
anni
a be
ach
com
mun
ity
visi
onin
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arre
tte
Oct
ober
200
35
Brit
anni
a Ce
ntre
Pla
n Br
itan
nia
Cent
re
Dev
elop
men
t St
ruct
ure
•Mai
n to
uris
t an
d re
sear
ch d
esti
nati
on,
incl
udes
the
Bri
tann
ia C
entr
e fo
r M
inin
g In
nova
tion
, BC
Mus
eum
of
Min
ing,
Can
adia
n En
viro
nmen
tal M
inin
g Re
sear
ch C
entr
e (C
EMR)
, an
d th
e W
ater
Tre
atm
ent
Plan
t
•Ree
stab
lishe
d pr
esen
ce o
f M
ain
Stre
et,
runn
ing
wes
t-ea
st f
rom
Cus
tom
s H
ouse
on
the
spit
to
the
head
fram
eon
Min
ing
Squa
re
•Com
mer
cial
ret
ail s
pace
s an
d ac
com
mod
atio
n lo
cate
d th
roug
hout
the
cen
tre
•Par
king
is in
ters
pers
ed t
hrou
ghou
t th
e si
te,
wit
h ov
erfl
ow a
nd e
vent
par
king
loca
ted
in a
la
rge
tree
-lin
ed p
arki
ng lo
t in
the
nor
thea
st;
tota
l par
king
acc
omm
odat
es u
p to
400
veh
icle
s
•Bri
tann
ia C
reek
Par
k w
ith
play
ing
fiel
ds a
nd a
te
rrac
ed b
erm
wal
kway
pro
vidi
ng f
lood
con
trol
an
d sl
udge
rem
edia
tion
brit
anni
a be
ach
com
mun
ity
visi
onin
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Oct
ober
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Brit
anni
a Ce
ntre
Pla
n Br
itan
nia
Cent
re
Com
mun
ity,
Env
iron
men
tal S
tew
ards
hip,
and
H
erit
age
•Lin
kage
s to
sur
roun
ding
com
mun
ity
thro
ugh
wat
erfr
ont
and
fore
sted
“H
isto
ry”
wal
king
tra
ils
•Ele
vate
d pe
dest
rian
wal
kway
and
mus
eum
tra
in
tour
dep
arti
ng f
rom
the
for
esho
re
•Lig
ht r
ail/
bus
stat
ion
linki
ng B
rita
nnia
to
neig
hbou
ring
com
mun
itie
s
•Rem
edia
ted
fore
shor
e w
ith
Mar
ina,
sai
ling
cent
re,
rest
aura
nt a
nd a
cces
s to
the
ele
vate
d pe
dest
rian
boa
rdw
alk
Tota
l Bui
ldin
g Ar
ea:
27,9
40 m
2
Exis
ting
Bui
ldin
gs:
11,4
70 m
2
Inst
itut
iona
l Bui
ldin
gs:
15,2
60 m
2
Com
mer
cial
/mix
ed u
se:
10,8
50 m
2
Com
mun
ity
Build
ings
: 18
30 m
2
brit
anni
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ity
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ober
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Brit
anni
a Ce
ntre
Aer
ial P
ersp
ecti
ve
Brit
anni
a Ce
ntre
brit
anni
a be
ach
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mun
ity
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Oct
ober
200
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Inst
itut
iona
l Cor
e Br
itan
nia
Cent
re
BC M
useu
m o
f M
inin
g–
the
retr
ofit
ted
Conc
entr
ator
bu
ildin
g is
the
sho
wpi
ece
of t
he m
useu
m a
nd w
ill
hous
e di
spla
y sp
ace
on t
he f
irst
leve
l and
a r
ide
up
the
“mill
ski
p” t
o th
e to
p le
vel.
The
rel
ocat
ed
Adm
inis
trat
ive
build
ing
will
ser
ve a
s en
try
to t
he
attr
acti
ons
and
gift
sho
p. O
ther
dis
play
s w
ill b
e si
tuat
ed in
var
ious
his
tori
cal m
ine
build
ings
.
The
BC B
rita
nnia
Cen
tre
for
Min
ing
Inno
vati
on(N
RCan
)–is
the
link
bet
wee
n th
e m
useu
m a
nd t
he
rese
arch
cen
tre.
It is
com
plet
e w
ith
larg
e ex
hibi
t ga
lleri
es t
o sh
owca
se c
urre
nt in
nova
tion
s in
min
ing,
co
nnec
tion
s to
the
Con
cent
rato
r us
ing
a se
ries
of
esca
lato
rs,
an IM
AX t
heat
re lo
cate
d at
the
top
leve
l of
the
Con
cent
rato
r (p
ossi
bly
cut
out
of t
he h
illsi
de),
an
enh
ance
d un
derg
roun
d ex
peri
ence
, m
useu
m
stor
age
and
a w
orld
cla
ss d
ialo
gue
cent
re.
brit
anni
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ober
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Inst
itut
iona
l Cor
e Br
itan
nia
Cent
re
Cana
dian
Env
iron
men
tal M
inin
g Re
sear
ch
Cent
re(U
BC C
ERM
3) –
conn
ecte
d to
the
in
nova
tion
s ga
llery
wit
h a
seco
nd f
loor
off
ice
spac
e, a
sha
red
outd
oor
cour
tyar
d (f
or
serv
ices
and
dis
play
spa
ces)
and
tre
stle
s fo
r th
e en
hanc
ed t
rain
rid
e. T
he C
EMR
will
ac
com
mod
ate
lab
spac
e fo
r U
BC r
esea
rch
in
robo
tics
, s
oil r
emed
iati
on,
rock
bla
stin
g,
mag
neti
c le
vita
tion
and
phy
tore
med
iati
onga
rden
s.
Wat
er T
reat
men
t Pl
ant
(MSR
M)–
loca
ted
at
the
4100
leve
l, it
will
hav
e a
glas
s fa
çade
for
ed
ucat
iona
l pur
pose
s an
d w
ill b
e lin
ked
to
the
core
wit
h a
trai
l sys
tem
fro
m t
he
pede
stri
an w
alk
from
the
hea
dfra
me
lift.
CEM
R
INN
OVA
TIO
N
CEN
TRE
MU
SEU
M
brit
anni
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Des
ign
Infr
astr
uctu
re
Brit
anni
a Ce
ntre
Syne
rgy
•U
nder
grou
nd t
rain
run
s th
roug
h Co
ncen
trat
or b
uild
ing,
Mus
eum
, an
d N
RCan
build
ings
, an
d ac
ross
Pa
cifi
c Pa
rkw
ay
•M
useu
m p
rogr
am in
clud
ed in
side
Con
cent
rato
r bu
ildin
g
•Li
nk M
ain
Stre
et t
o th
e W
ater
Tre
atm
ent
Plan
t vi
a a
glas
s w
alkw
ay a
cces
sed
by a
min
e he
adfr
ame
at t
he e
nd o
f M
ain
Stre
et in
Min
ing
Squa
re
•W
alki
ng t
our
linki
ng W
ater
Tre
atm
ent
Plan
t, N
RCan
and
Mus
eum
bui
ldin
gs
•U
se t
he “
mill
ski
p”to
mov
e pe
ople
up
thro
ugh
the
Conc
entr
ator
bui
ldin
g to
a t
op f
loor
res
taur
ant
•Re
loca
ted
Adm
inis
trat
ive
build
ing
will
pro
vide
tic
ket
purc
hase
fac
iliti
es a
nd e
ntra
nce
to N
RCan
Conf
eren
ce/E
xhib
it/D
ialo
gue
build
ing
and
Mus
eum
brit
anni
a be
ach
com
mun
ity
visi
onin
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arre
tte
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ober
200
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Mai
n St
reet
Br
itan
nia
Cent
reM
inin
g Ed
ucat
ion
and
Her
itag
e Co
nser
vati
on
•Re
esta
blis
hmen
t of
Mai
n St
reet
wit
h a
mix
ture
of
com
mer
cial
and
ret
ail f
unct
ions
hou
sed
in r
efur
bish
ed
hist
oric
al b
uild
ings
or
build
ings
sen
siti
ve t
o th
is
typo
logy
•In
ref
eren
ce t
o th
e m
inin
g hi
stor
y of
Bri
tann
ia B
each
, a
head
fram
ew
ill b
e lo
cate
d at
the
str
eet
term
inus
•The
exi
stin
g Ad
min
istr
ativ
e bu
ildin
g ha
s be
en
relo
cate
d to
Min
ing
Squa
re a
nd w
ill a
ct a
s th
e po
int
of
adm
issi
on f
or t
he a
ttra
ctio
n
•Ex
isti
ng E
ngin
eeri
ng b
uild
ing
relo
cate
d to
Mai
n St
reet
to
pro
vide
com
mer
cial
and
pos
sibl
e of
fice
spa
ce
•Th
e ex
isti
ng Y
ork
Hou
se w
ill s
erve
as
bed
and
brea
kfas
t ac
com
mod
atio
n (o
r si
mila
r)
•M
arke
tpla
ce s
itua
ted
at P
acif
ic P
arkw
ay a
nd M
ain
Stre
et w
ill in
corp
orat
e th
e ol
d fi
rst
aid
cent
re
•Exi
stin
g M
emor
ial P
ark
mai
ntai
ned
for
use
as o
utdo
or
cour
t
•M
ain
stre
et w
ill b
e pe
dest
rian
ori
enta
ted,
wit
h
view
poin
ts t
o Br
itan
nia
Cree
k Pa
rk,
the
old
chur
ch a
nd
the
Conc
entr
ator
bui
ldin
g
brit
anni
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Brit
anni
a Cr
eek
Park
Br
itan
nia
Cent
re
Dev
elop
men
t St
ruct
ure
•Par
king
for
120
car
s an
d 10
bus
es
•Par
king
on
sout
h si
de f
or 6
0 ca
rs s
hare
d by
pa
rk a
nd M
ain
Stre
et b
usin
esse
s
•Pla
nted
par
king
lot
med
ians
con
trib
ute
to
proc
ess
of p
hyto
rem
edia
tion
•Deb
ris
basi
n in
corp
orat
ed a
s an
att
ract
ive
and
dram
atic
fea
ture
•Dyk
e is
inco
rpor
ated
as
seri
es o
f st
eppe
d te
rrac
es,
each
one
a b
iore
med
iati
on w
etla
nd
•Pop
lar
grov
e is
sui
tabl
e fo
r di
ffic
ult
soils
and
up
take
s po
lluti
on
•Pla
yfie
ld d
oubl
es a
s pe
rfor
man
ce/g
athe
ring
sp
ace,
wit
h bu
ilt in
am
phit
heat
er
brit
anni
a be
ach
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mun
ity
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ober
200
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Hig
hway
and
Wat
erfr
ont
Conn
ecti
ons
Brit
anni
a Ce
ntre
Dev
elop
men
t St
ruct
ure
•Des
ign
spee
ds o
f 60
km/h
r, s
peed
lim
it o
f 50
km/h
r, a
llow
s ur
ban
use
•Mai
n in
ters
ecti
on is
ped
estr
iani
zed
and
traf
fic-
calm
ed
•Im
pres
sion
of
road
is n
arro
wed
, w
ith
bike
lane
, w
alkw
ays,
tre
e bo
ulev
ards
and
str
eet
light
s
•Pac
ific
Par
kway
(hi
ghw
ay)
is s
trai
ghte
ned
to
open
up
mor
e w
ater
fron
t la
nd,
to c
reat
e a
loca
tion
for
a m
ulti
-mod
al t
rans
port
atio
n hu
b,
and
to c
reat
e a
“vill
age”
fee
l at
the
mai
n in
ters
ecti
on
•Ele
vate
d pe
dest
rian
boa
rdw
alk
conn
ects
Co
ncen
trat
or b
uild
ing
com
plex
to
wat
erfr
ont
com
plex
, re
plic
atin
g hi
stor
ic c
onve
yanc
e st
ruct
ure
brit
anni
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Brit
anni
a So
uth
Plan
Br
itan
nia
Sout
h
Dev
elop
men
t St
ruct
ure
•Bri
tann
ia S
outh
is o
rgan
ized
aro
und
a co
re –
the
“Vill
age
Gre
en”.
Thi
s co
re in
clud
es c
omm
erci
al,
live/
wor
k, a
nd c
omm
unit
y la
nd u
ses
•Res
iden
tial
den
sity
is g
reat
est
arou
nd t
he c
ore
•Mai
n St
reet
and
Vill
age
Gre
en p
rovi
de n
orth
-sou
th
and
east
-wes
t ax
es
Circ
ulat
ion
•Ass
umes
hig
hway
byp
ass
for
2017
; cu
rren
t hi
ghw
ay
beco
mes
a lo
cal r
oad
–“P
acif
ic P
arkw
ay”
•Tw
o lig
hted
inte
rsec
tion
s in
cor
e ar
ea
•Pri
vate
roa
d ac
cess
to
the
reso
rt k
eeps
res
ort
traf
fic
out
of t
he r
esid
enti
al a
reas
•Fin
e-gr
ain
gree
n pe
dest
rian
con
nect
ions
bis
ect
bloc
ks n
orth
-sou
th a
nd e
ast-
wes
t
•Ped
estr
ian
trai
ls a
long
wat
erfr
ont,
cre
ek c
orri
dors
, an
d hi
llsid
es
•Ped
estr
ian
wal
kway
link
ing
Brit
anni
a Ce
ntre
and
Br
itan
nia
Sout
h
brit
anni
a be
ach
com
mun
ity
visi
onin
g ch
arre
tte
Oct
ober
200
315
Brit
anni
a So
uth
Core
Brit
anni
a So
uth
Com
mun
ity
and
Econ
omic
Dev
elop
men
t
•The
inte
rsec
tion
of
Mai
n St
reet
and
Vill
age
Gre
en is
the
ar
ea o
f gr
eate
st a
ctiv
ity.
Whe
re M
ain
Stre
et in
ters
ects
Pa
cifi
c Pa
rkw
ay,
a bu
ildin
g of
inte
rest
(ar
t ga
llery
) en
cour
ages
ent
ry in
to t
he c
ore
•Com
mer
cial
act
ivit
y, t
he c
omm
unit
y ce
ntre
and
libr
ary
are
loca
ted
here
, ba
lanc
ed w
ith
com
mun
ity
gree
n sp
ace
•Vill
age
Gre
en li
nks
the
scho
ol s
ite
(1.4
ha)
to t
he w
ater
fron
t in
a d
irec
t lin
e th
at p
rovi
des
park
acc
ess
to k
ids
and
othe
rs
•Pos
sibi
lity
for
futu
re c
ruis
e sh
ip in
fras
truc
ture
at
nort
h en
d of
cor
e
Envi
ronm
enta
l Ste
war
dshi
p an
d Sy
nerg
y
•Com
mun
ity
and
com
mer
cial
bui
ldin
gs a
re d
esig
ned
for
mul
tipl
e us
es,
and
inco
rpor
ate
gree
n bu
ildin
g pr
inci
ples
•Vill
age
gree
n, s
choo
l gro
unds
and
wat
erfr
ont
park
pro
vide
st
orm
wat
erde
tent
ion
area
s
Min
ing
Educ
atio
n an
d H
erit
age
Cons
erva
tion
•Arc
hite
ctur
e fo
llow
s ae
sthe
tic
cues
fro
m B
rita
nnia
Cen
tre;
w
ater
fron
t pa
rk p
rovi
des
inte
rpre
tive
sig
nage
and
for
ms
as
appr
opri
ate
brit
anni
a be
ach
com
mun
ity
visi
onin
g ch
arre
tte
Oct
ober
200
316
Brit
anni
a So
uth
Resi
dent
ial
Brit
anni
a So
uth
SF la
rge
view
lot
Apar
tmen
ts
Tow
nhou
ses
SF s
mal
l lot
Com
mun
ity
•Fiv
e m
inut
e w
alki
ng d
ista
nce
from
the
So
uth
core
ser
ves
mos
t Br
itan
nia
Sout
h re
side
nts.
Max
imum
wal
king
dis
tanc
e is
ap
prox
imat
ely
8 m
inut
es
•Loc
al b
us s
ervi
ce r
oute
fol
low
s ri
ng r
oad,
M
ain
Stre
et a
nd P
acif
ic P
arkw
ay
Envi
ronm
enta
l Ste
war
dshi
p an
d Sy
nerg
y
•Gre
en la
nes
prov
ide
mul
tipl
e ro
utes
for
m
ovem
ent,
and
inco
rpor
ate
swal
es a
nd
infi
ltra
tion
tre
nche
s fo
r st
orm
wat
er
•Gre
en b
uild
ing
prin
cipl
es a
pplie
d to
re
side
ntia
l bui
ldin
gs,
and
yard
s us
ed a
s st
orm
wat
erde
tent
ion
area
s (d
epre
ssio
n st
orag
e)
brit
anni
a be
ach
com
mun
ity
visi
onin
g ch
arre
tte
Oct
ober
200
317
Brit
anni
a So
uth
Resi
dent
ial
Brit
anni
a So
uth
SF la
rge
lot
Tow
nhou
ses
Com
mun
ity
•A v
arie
ty o
f ho
usin
g op
tion
s pr
ovid
es
opti
ons
for
a ra
nge
of in
com
es a
nd li
ving
re
quir
emen
ts:
Type
Sq.F
t.M
arke
t Pr
ice
Apar
tmen
t90
020
0,00
0
(400
)11
0023
0,00
0
1400
25
0,00
0
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nhou
se
12
0022
0,00
0
(230
)18
0025
5,00
0
SF s
mal
l lot
1
500
230
,000
(100
)18
0025
5,00
0
SF la
rge
lot
2
500
310,
000
(90)
3200
375,
000
Tota
l 82
0(t
his
coul
d be
incr
ease
d)
brit
anni
a be
ach
com
mun
ity
visi
onin
g ch
arre
tte
Oct
ober
200
318
Min
aty
Bay
and
Wat
erfr
ont
Brit
anni
a So
uth
Dev
elop
men
t St
ruct
ure
•The
for
esho
re p
rovi
des
the
prim
ary
phys
ical
lin
k fo
r re
side
nts
and
visi
tors
bet
wee
n Br
itan
nia
Cent
re a
nd B
rita
nnia
Sou
th
•A p
athw
ay f
ollo
ws
the
shor
e fr
om t
he m
outh
of
Bri
tann
ia C
reek
sou
th t
o th
e be
ache
s an
d vi
ewpo
int
at M
inat
yBa
y
•Rip
aria
n ar
eas
cont
ain
low
-im
pact
tra
ils,
and
conn
ect
to t
he f
ores
hore
•Res
ort
acco
mm
odat
ion
loca
ted
at w
ater
fron
t
Char
acte
r
•Mat
eria
ls a
re u
sed
to f
orge
his
tori
cal
aest
heti
c co
nnec
tion
s w
ith
the
hist
ory
of
Brit
anni
a: p
lank
boa
rdw
alks
, an
gula
r co
ncre
te
post
s an
d ga
tew
ays,
gra
nite
pav
ers,
woo
d fr
ame
shel
ters
wit
h sh
eet
met
al r
oofs
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