- News releases: TC Energy agrees to sell Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline system (approved but not yet built) to the Nisga’a Nation and Western LNG, to feed the nation’s proposed Ksi Lisims LNG project: https://ow.ly/JcAH50QTKZk See also: https://ow.ly/tv1s50QTNtk
Karen Ogen, CEO of the First Nations LNG Alliance, responded to the news above with the following statement:
On behalf of the First Nations LNG Alliance, congratulations to the Nisga’a Nation and Western LNG on their purchase of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) project and to TC Energy for seeing the opportunity and working collaboratively to make it happen.
Simply put, this is a historic announcement for the Nisga’a Nation, and for all Indigenous people in British Columbia.
Since the time of colonization, we have been denied access to capital and economic opportunity. Once on the sidelines of opportunity – even as major projects crossed our own territories – we are now getting into the game.
The PRGT project will connect British Columbia gas from northeast B.C. to the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG terminal, advanced by the Nisga’a Nation. The purchase of PRGT further strengthens Indigenous ownership and involvement in this important infrastructure.
Canadian LNG is Indigenous LNG and today’s news is another example of that. Projects like this are economic reconciliation at work, allowing Nations to stand on their own, protecting language and culture, and creating opportunities for generations.
As construction on several major projects in BC winds down, today’s news will be welcomed across the north. The opportunities for Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities alike will be significant.
Today’s announcement is truly historic. We look forward to supporting what happens tomorrow and beyond in building our Indigenous-powered energy future.
