Newsletter: Welcome new directors, BC premier supports LNG, and more

Our newsletter: 09 October

Welcome to new directors

The Alliance welcomes two new members of its board of directors: Sharon Turner, elected councillor of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, and Jacob Albertson of the McLeod Lake Indian Band, CEO of the Nation’s Duz Cho Group of Companies.

Sharon Turner has worked in finance and administration with various First Nations organizations.

Jacob Albertson, before becoming CEO, held roles including general manager for Duz Cho Construction.

• Meet them (and our other directors) here: https://fnnga.com/board/

Premier Eby onside with LNG

“Good to see British Columbia Premier David Eby firmly and frequently supporting liquefied natural gas development in BC these days.”

That was the opening for our latest Alliance blog, in which the premier noted that LNG Canada produces LNG that is “60-percent lower-carbon than the average LNG plant in the world (and) it is 40-per-cent better in terms of carbon content than the best plants in the world.”

He added: “We could leave Japan and Korea and Malaysia to rely on imports from Qatar, or from the U.S. It would require longer journeys by ship, resulting in more marine emissions. It would be higher-carbon LNG, resulting in more carbon pollution. And then here at home in Canada, we would have fewer jobs, less resources for public services.

“Japan, Malaysia, Korea, China are not eliminating fossil fuels overnight. If they are using LNG, they should be using the lowest-carbon LNG in the world. They should be using Canadian LNG that’s produced ethically, that promotes environmental protection, as well as high-quality labour standards and safety standards.”

• Read the blog here: https://ow.ly/YAX750X6LUx

At right in the photo above, Eva Clayton, president, Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government

LNG benefits

• Who really benefits from Canadian #LNG? The answer is everyone — but notably workers, First Nations, and the broader economy. Billions are pumped into the Canadian economy each year thanks to Canadian LNG. Learn more: https://ow.ly/wyu650X5Sir
• Canada’s natural-gas sector is creating over 170,000 careers for British Columbians. Those jobs support prosperity in communities all across the province. BC builds on natural gas. Learn more: https://ow.ly/XzHQ50X3MSb
• From Stewart Muir of Resource Works: A full LNG sector in BC could mean 100,000 jobs a year — 71,000 of them in BC. Plus Indigenous benefits, and billions in government revenue and GDP. Watch this reel: https://ow.ly/iguw50X5zqX

First Nations and clean energy

• Partnerships between Indigenous organizations, government, and industry are central to geothermal-energy efforts: https://ow.ly/tp3N50X54ph (Generic photo above)
• The Onion Lake Cree Nation (which straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan border) aims to be a solar power ‘pioneer’: https://ow.ly/Ixx950X5zSt
• Ottawa puts nearly $17 million into Indigenous clean-energy projects in Quebec: https://ow.ly/yR5a50X6Lf4

ALSO IN THE NEWS 

• The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade proposes ‘a comprehensive agenda for economic growth’ for BC, including LNG and natural gas. And with a ‘proactive approach with Indigenous Nations.’ https://ow.ly/sPEO50X7jCH
• Fort St. John is the top spender in BC’s natural-gas supply chain. Report from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers: https://ow.ly/vxXC50X28cq See also: https://ow.ly/m6MS50X4jx
• Halfway River First Nation in BC makes history with Montney natural-gas development deal: https://ow.ly/a6Ju50X4l0B
• From Alberta’s energy minister, Brian Jean: Cedar LNG is an incredible story of Indigenous leadership: https://buff.ly/W6RDacZ
• There’s an appetite for Canada’s LNG, and we should focus on markets in North and Southeast Asia.— Fauziah Marzuki of BloombergNEF, in this Resource Works video: https://ow.ly/JvL250X6M1f
• Studies and site visits are underway on the route of the rerouted PRGT pipeline that will feed natural gas to Ksi Lisims LNG: https://ow.ly/S4Pa50X4V53

EVENTS

• Ninth annual Nation2Nation forum, Oct. 21-23, Kitimat BC: https://ow.ly/LvkJ50VYq07
• Business in Vancouver, Small Business Week discussion: The Future of Small Business in BC, Oct. 23, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/3Ghe50WXg5W
• Rezolution Summit 2025: Cultivating Indigenous Prosperity. Oct. 27-28, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/JSPP50WOj9R
• Canadian Gas Association, Energy Nexus and Annual Technical Conference, Calgary, Oct. 27–30: https://ow.ly/H5kt50WlEgR
  • Canadian Gas Association Women in Natural Gas, module 1, Calgary, Oct. 27-30: https://ow.ly/Yvhz50WUBut
• Business in Vancouver 2025 C-Suite Awards, Nov. 5, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/ZvJ550WXgcb
• Spark Indigenous Energy Summit, Nov. 5-6, Calgary: https://ow.ly/2B5E50Wgj11
• Indigenous Partnerships Success Showcase, Nov. 13, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/l3O650Wj25v
• Indigenous Clean Energy: Changemakers Forum, Nov. 14, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/zW3y50X11TX
• Business in Vancouver, Navigating Global Trade discussion, Nov. 18, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/PJEj50WXgeZ
• 10^th annual Energy Roundtable conference, Nov. 20, Toronto:https://ow.ly/U6El50X8Ipy
• Canadian Council for Indigenous Business, Indigenous Procurement Event, Nov. 26, Winnipeg: https://ow.ly/bVJy50WlJkb
• First Nations clean-energy and electricity summit, Dec. 8-9, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/GKbx50WQHzJ

2026

• The BC Natural Resources Forum, Jan. 20-22, Prince George: https://ow.ly/71Y250Wj0zL
• Canadian Gas Association, CGA Energy Security Summit, March 10-11, Ottawa: https://ow.ly/6FLp50VQu0N
• Public Policy Forum’s Canada Growth Summit, May 7, Toronto: https://ow.ly/ikCs50WGyYr

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(Posted here 10 October 2025)