LNG

• Coastal GasLink pipeline builder fined thousands over erosion and sediment control on B.C. project

  A statement from the Environmental Assessment Office says more than 40 inspections have been carried out along the pipeline construction route since the project began in 2019.

  Environment

  May 9
  
• Sections of B.C. LNG line complete, partnership on disputed portion: Coastal GasLink

  The company behind the Coastal GasLink liquefied natural gas pipeline across northern British Columbia says it is nearing 65 per cent overall completion of the project.

  Canada

  May 4
  
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• No suspects yet in ‘violent confrontation’ at B.C. gas pipeline site: RCMP

  Police say the "violent confrontation" between 20 camouflage-clad, unknown individuals and employees of Coastal GasLink occurred early Thursday morning.

  Crime

  Feb 20
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• B.C. LNG industry faces more uncertainty as another investor pulls out

  The second of two key investors in the proposed Kitimat LNG development announced Wednesday it plans to sell its 50 per cent stake in the project.

  Economy

  May 19, 2021
• No clear public mandate for multibillion-dollar Saguenay gas project

  The controversial liquid natural gas project in Saguenay is dividing Quebecers, with over half of those surveyed coming out against government financial support.

  Environment

  Dec 2, 2020
• COVID-19 outbreak declared at LNG Canada worksite in Kitimat

  Fourteen workers have tested positive so far.

  Health

  Nov 19, 2020
• BC NDP pledges net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 if re-elected

  Meanwhile, BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson showed his support for the forestry sector in Merritt and BC Greens leader Sonia Furstenau was in the Comox Valley.

  Politics

  Oct 2, 2020
• LNG can help address climate change, provide safe energy investment: minister

  Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan hinted that LNG may be part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promised ``ambitious green agenda'' in this month's throne speech.

  Environment

  Sep 7, 2020
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• Development of liquefied natural gas industry could create almost 100,000 jobs: report

  The Conference Board of Canada report, funded by the Canadian LNG Alliance, examines a scenario where 56 million tonnes per year of LNG is produced by 2034, including an expansion of the $40-billion LNG Canada project now under construction in Kitimat, B.C.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2020
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• Canada’s LNG industry on shaky ground as high-profile investors back off: report

  Warren Buffett's move in March to walk away from a Quebec LNG project underscores the growing political and economic uncertainty that such projects are facing, the report suggests.

  Economy

  Jul 6, 2020