Ocean Pacific Marine Store & Boatyard has been operating in Campbell River since 1985.
Currently located in the Discovery Harbour Marina, Ocean Pacific is the largest marine repair yard north of Victoria. The fully stocked marine store boasts an expert staff to help you with everything from electronics to zincs, anchors and raingear. The boatyard operates a 150 metric ton Marine Travelift which services 9000 sq meters of usable yard space. This space includes four sheds to accommodate projects year around. The boatyard employs professional, skilled trades to help with all your marine refit and repair needs. ABYC certified Marine Technicians, CWB certified Welders, as well as experts in paint, fiberglass, woodwork and much more. Ocean Pacific Marine is a certified ISO 9001 company.
Our History
Ocean Pacific Marine Supply Ltd. was established by Bruce & Linda Kempling in February 1985. Ocean Pacific began with a humble marine store and net loft operating out of a location on the Island Highway. Five years later, the company purchased the small shipyard next door and began operating the two Marine Railways, its first taste of the marine repair industry. Over the next 17 years Ocean Pacific underwent many transformations and finally outgrew its location at 871 Island Highway. In May 2007 Ocean Pacific Marine Store & Boatyard opened at its current location in the Discovery Harbour Shopping Centre. The boatyard became the largest boat repair yard north of Victoria and operates the largest Marine Travelift on Vancouver Island. After 30+ years in operation Ocean Pacific remains a family company with the Kempling’s youngest daughter and two son-in laws joining the company.
A New Chapter
In early 2026, after nearly 40 years at the helm, Bruce and Linda Kempling chose a succession path built to protect what makes Ocean Pacific special: our people, our craft, and our roots in Campbell River. Ocean Pacific is now part of Regenerative Capital Group (RCG), a Canadian impact investment firm that invests in entrepreneurial leaders to acquire and evolve Canadian businesses — creating value through purpose, profit, and long-term impact.
"After nearly 40 years building Ocean Pacific into the trusted name it is today, Linda and I are proud to pass the helm to a team that shares our commitment to quality, our employees, and the Campbell River community," said Bruce Kempling on the announcement.
What hasn't changed: every Ocean Pacific employee remains with the company, operations continue from our Campbell River facility, and the Kempling family remains actively involved — Bruce as President supporting the transition, alongside key long-serving managers. Govinda Advani joined as CEO to steward the company's next phase of growth while maintaining the quality and service excellence that has defined Ocean Pacific for four decades.
Building Canada's Next Generation of Patrol Vessels
In July 2026, the Government of Canada awarded a $74.7 million contract to Ocean Pacific Marine and Camarc Design Ltd., in joint venture, for the design and construction of three Next Generation Police Coastal Patrol Vessels for the RCMP's West Coast Marine Services — advanced 25-metre-class all-aluminum vessels that will patrol British Columbia's 26,000 kilometres of coastline.
"This award represents much more than the design and construction of three vessels," said Bruce Kempling. "It is recognition that a small business from Campbell River can compete on the national stage and deliver world-class marine projects. We are incredibly proud that these vessels will be built here in British Columbia by Canadian tradespeople."
The vessels will be built right here in Campbell River, supporting skilled employment across welding, marine engineering, electrical and mechanical trades, project management, and quality assurance — and creating new opportunities for apprentices and local suppliers across BC's marine industry, including our key fabrication partner, Bracewell Marine Group of Richmond, BC.
Our ambition goes beyond construction: we aim to be a long-term partner to the Government of Canada across the full lifecycle of these vessels — from design and build through maintenance, sustainment, in-service support, and end-of-life management. It's the same philosophy that has always guided our life-extension work: well-built, well-maintained vessels serve their crews, their communities, and our coast for decades.
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We're growing. Ocean Pacific is recruiting across trades, engineering, and project roles.
We’re humbled by our past, inspired by our future, and committed to building it together with our customers, our employees, and our community.