A Port Coquitlam company that makes granola bars got municipal permits this week to expand its production warehouse.
Tuesday, committee of council approved the development permit and watercourse development permit applications for Nutri-Nation to build on a vacant industrial site next door, at 1528 Broadway St.
The lot is located between Mary Hill Bypass and Broadway Street and includes two manmade drainage channels along its edges: a Class A (with fish) Mary Hill bypass watercourse and an unnamed Class B (no fish) tributary.
The applicant, CTA Design Group, sought a relaxation of the permit rules to enlarge its facility; to compensate for the shorter riparian setbacks, the company will add 23 trees and about 400 plants to the area.
President Richard Schroeder told the committee the bigger warehouse will result in 60 more jobs — a move applauded by Mayor Brad West.
“I’m excited to see the growth,” Coun. Darrell Penner said, adding he’d like city council to pay closer attention to all classes of watercourses.
