Land Use Planning & Development • Squamish, British Columbia • 2025–Present

Oceanfront Squamish Development

Northwest Hydraulic Consultants and PSG Ocean are working together to support the development of the oceanfront peninsula in Squamish, a 100-acre master-planned community comprising residential, commercial, industrial, and green spaces.

  • Coastal Hazard & Risk Assessment

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Northwest Hydraulic Consultants retained PSG Ocean as a sub-consultant to support the development of the oceanfront peninsula in Squamish, a 100-acre master-planned community comprising residential, commercial, industrial, and green spaces.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, PSG Ocean is responsible for:

  • Assembling project and publicly available elevation datasets to develop a consistent topographic and bathymetric digital elevation model (DEM) across the project site
  • Providing design inputs for nature-based shoreline protection solutions
  • Conducting lot-specific flood hazard assessments to support approvals by the District of Squamish in accordance with applicable regulations

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Emergency Management

Kitimat-Kitamaat Tsunami Model and Risk Assessment

The District of Kitimat, in partnership with the Haisla Nation, retained Ocean Networks Canada and PSG Ocean to collaboratively undertake a tsunami risk assessment for the communities and surrounding region.

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Kitimat Arm, British Columbia 2025–Present

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Land Use Planning & Development

Flood Assessment for Subdivision Application

PSG Ocean was retained by a private owner to deliver a flood hazard assessment in support of regulatory approvals for the subdivision of an oceanfront property along the Juan de Fuca Strait within the Capital Regional District.

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Otter Point, British Columbia 2025

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Land Use Planning & Development/Emergency Management

Regional Scale Flood Hazard Modelling and Mapping for the Isthmus of Chignecto

Natural Resources Canada, in collaboration with Ebbwater Consulting, PSG Ocean, and Concordia University, is advancing the development of a regional-scale, nationally consistent framework for flood hazard mapping.

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Chignecto Bay, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia 2025–Present

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