White Rock Pier is a

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White Rock, British Columbia White Rock is a city in British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It borders Semiahmoo Bay to the south and is surrounded on three sides by Surrey, British Columbia, Surrey. To the southeast acr ...

. Originally built in 1914, it was a dock for steamships that arrived when the Great Northern Railway began operation. On December 20, 2018, the pier was severely damaged during a

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. It is estimated that the cost to rebuild the pier is $16.2 million. The pier was repaired and reopened in 2019. It is often erroneously claimed to be Canada's longest pier. However, there are several longer piers in Canada, the longest of which is the Quai de Portneuf in

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Gallery

White Rock Pier, near Vancouver.jpg, The pier as it appeared in 2015, prior to severe storm damage Whiterockpieronbeach.jpg, A portion of the pier on the beach after the storm, with the destroyed pier visible in the background

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