Thanks to all who took part in our survey on the impact of LNG and associated pipeline development in BC. A total of 1,192 people sent in entry forms. We are notifying the 20 winners of $100 gift cards, and they will have until 5pm PDT on 16 July 2021 to claim their prizes. The …
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, …
What impact is LNG and pipeline and industrial development having on First Nations communities along the Coastal GasLink/LNG Canada route in BC? What effects on the people? On employment? On procurement and doing business with contractors? Take our survey, please, at www.tinyurl.com/SurveyFNLNGA The First Nations LNG Alliance Diversity & Inclusion Project is conducting this survey …
Some First Nations leaders have successfully put heat on Ottawa to speed up Bill C-15, Canada’s UNDRIP legislation. The government responded by putting a time limit on the first round of Commons debate on the bill, in order to move it along to a Commons committee for further scrutiny. Perry Bellegarde, national chief of the …
Mark Podlasly of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition has been making the news as a champion for the rightful role of First Nations in the “mainstream economy.” To begin with, he says, they need access to capital to invest in projects in their territories, and to build true equity partnerships with resource developers. “Ottawa …
