Work begins on super-yacht marina in Victoria
A crew drives in the first of about 50 piles for two buildings at the new 28-slip yacht marina along the Songhees in Victoria Harbour. (Photo by Times Colonist)
CARLA WILSON / TIMES COLONIST
The first steel piling is now fixed into the seabed in Victoria Harbour as construction begins on the $24-million super-yacht marina.
“I think people are going to be pleasantly surprised” when the marina is finished in late spring 2017, marina project manager Craig Norris said Tuesday. “What I hope is that people are really proud of what this does for the harbour.”
The 28-slip marina is made for boats 65 to 150 feet long. Two commercial buildings, totalling 14,000 square feet, are being built on the piles in the water in front of condominiums at Songhees. One will house a restaurant; the other is for marina offices where a concierge will be stationed… (continue reading)
