Opposition has been growing along the Sea to Sky corridor to a proposed liquefied natural gas plant and a connected pipeline. Suddenly a project that looked like it might have smooth sailing is facing a rough time. The Woodfibre LNG proposal would see a terminal built on an old mill site on Howe Sound. It would be fed by a FortisBC pipeline, expanded and slightly extended on an existing route. Because the project would largely be built on land already disturbed by industrial development, it was generally expected that it would find quick approval and perhaps become the first LNG project built, of the several the B.C. government has boasted are on the horizon.   Continue reading

We were told LNG would bring us local jobs. It’s all about the jobs right? But where have all those promised LNG jobs for locals gone? Looking at the Labour Market section of Woodfibre LNG’s environmental assessment application, they’ve all but disappeared. Continue reading

The BC government wants YOU to participate in the Environmental Assessment process… or do they? The 45-day public comment periods have started for the controversial Woodfibre LNG project and Fortis BC’s pipeline from Eagle Mountain to Woodfibre. This is one of the public’s only opportunities to provide feedback on these projects and hold the proponents’ feet to the fire. Continue reading