Nelson Pier

For the demolished pier in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, see Williamstown Dockyard.

The Hall Street Pier is a lake pier on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. It was officially opened to the public on September 14, 2024. The pier was designed by Matthew Stanley as a community gathering site that symbolizes the connection between the city and the lake.^[1] The pier includes a canopy, swimming area, recreational dock, and a large walking area.^[2]

Hall Street Pier
The Pier as it appeared in the YouTube video “The Nelson pier gets a renovation (Full tour)” by Ship Ahoy, filmed prior to the public opening
Location
Location	Nelson, BC
Coordinates	49°29′51″N 117°17′44″W
Details
Opened	September 14, 2024
Type	Freshwater
Purpose	Recreational, and as a community gathering site
Joins	West Arm of Kootenay Lake

The canopy has a hybrid wood- and- steel design, and is intended to produce moiré lighting.^[3] The pier originally included the Ladybird speedboat, but it was removed in the August of 2024 due to temperature-control issues in the speedboat's shelter.^[4] The Ladybird, powered by a Liberty V-12 aircraft engine, won the 20-mile race of the Kootenay Lake Regatta 8 times.^[5]

The site was a community gathering site for the Ktunaxa and Sinixt First Nations.

In 1892, a dock for paddle-steamers was built. A pier was built in 1986.

The dock in July 1896.

In 2020, it was announced that a new pier would be built to replace the deteriorating 1986 pier, and as an economic stimulus project after the COVID-19 recession.^[6] A $1 000 000 CAD grant for the pier's construction was given by the B.C. government as part of the Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program. A $500 000 CAD grant was given by the Columbia Basin Trust.^[7]