Crystal Smith re-elected Alliance Chair Crystal Smith, elected chief councillor of the Haisla Nation, was returned by acclamation as chair of the Alliance at its January board meeting. She first became chair of the Alliance in November 2019. Among other things, she is a key leader of her nation’s plans for its majority-owned LNG plant …
Thumbs up for Coastal GasLink The raised thumbs were those of Facebook emoticons, used by readers of our two latest blogs, to express their support for the Coastal GasLink pipeline. And to express their confidence in a successful crossing, in a micro-tunnel 11 metres under the riverbed, of the Morice River in BC (as illustrated …
To all, we wish a Happy New Year! And as we head into the new year, a look at the future of LNG in the world. Critics of LNG projects in BC constantly proclaim that LNG will be displaced by hydrogen and renewable energies, so we should simply scrap our projects. But that’s wishful thinking. …
Members of the Wet’suwet’en Gidimt’en Clan first spoke up, from coast to coast, in a guest column in National Post, released by the Wet’suwet’en First Nation council at their request: Opinion: We are Wet’suwet’en and the Coastal GasLink pipeline protesters do not represent us: http://ow.ly/BrtP50H5jOg It said in part: “We are deeply hurt and angered by …
Who should resolve CGL issue? Headlines ran coast to coast on blockades that stranded 500 Coastal GasLink (CGL) workers at a workcamp, the clearance of the blockaded forest service road by RCMP, and the arrests of 14 protesters. The federal government said talks with various parties are at a “critical junction.” And the spokesperson for …
