First Nations LNG Alliance
LNG development in BC has brought benefits to First Nations and Indigenous people, but there have been challenges, too. Some examples were given in an online discussion hosted by the Alliance this week. A few condensed remarks: Clifford White, hereditary chief of the Gitxaala Nation, and a director of the Alliance: “Unfortunately, there’s still a …
On Wednesday Nov. 3, our next Outreach session will discuss Women in the Trades. Are women getting the opportunity to enter and build careers in LNG, natural gas, pipelines and other areas? And the help they need? That will be up for discussion Wednesday Oct. 27, from noon to 1:15pm PDT. Our panel: Hope Regimbald, …
“We’ve got a good story. . . . And we’ve got a good product that we’re going to export that will make the world better.” That was Peter Zebedee, CEO of LNG Canada, speaking to MPs on Parliament’s Standing Committee on International Trade. Here’s how he told the story: “We fully support this committee’s efforts …
We sometimes look back with a told-you-so smile at the solemn declarations of former BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver about LNG in BC: “LNG isn’t going to happen; I said it cannot happen, because there’s no market for it.” (2013) “I’ve been saying for four years, there is no market for LNG.” (2017). “The reason …
The Alliance is taking a serious dive into the impact and effects of LNG and pipeline development on First Nations along the Coastal GasLink route and near the LNG Canada project at Kitimat. We’re starting out with a survey among First Nations members. Here’s where you can take it, and enter to win a $100 …
