LNG

• 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
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• Coastal GasLink to lay first pipe in July as pipeline construction ramps up

  Work on the main compressor station is slated to begin in July and the company says activity on the entire project will gradually ramp up in the following months.

  Jun 17, 2020
• Andrew Weaver’s attack on BC Greens makes both sides look bad, expert says

  The online criticism started when Andrew Weaver called Sonia Furstenau's idea to move to a four-day work week "kooky."

  Politics

  May 25, 2020
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• Decision on Goldboro LNG project delayed due to market conditions, coronavirus

  Pieridae now says it is in negotiations with Germany's largest utility, Uniper, to extend the investment decision deadline to June 2021.

  Economy

  Apr 18, 2020
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• Railroad blockades ‘setting back reconciliation 20 years,’ warns B.C. MLA Ellis Ross

  Ellis Ross says he is "very concerned" about the risk of violence against Indigenous people.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2020