Crystal Smith award ‘honours all Indigenous Peoples’ Honoured by the Energy Council of Canada as 2024 Canadian Energy Person of the Year, Crystal Smith said her award also recognized Indigenous Peoples across Canada. She is the elected chief councillor of the Haisla Nation, and chair of the First Nations Natural Gas Alliance. Here is a slightly condensed …
Our Alliance CEO, Karen Ogen, will join the mission to Japan by Energy for a Secure Future Canada, set for January 29 to February 6. It’s led by Shannon Joseph, chair of the Energy for a Secure Future coalition, who says Canada is in a position to expand its exports beyond LNG Canada, the BC …
A message from Karen Ogen, Alliance CEO: The Alliance heartily congratulates the Haisla Nation, Cedar LNG, and Pembina Pipeline Corporation on their announcement that the Cedar LNG project will go ahead. The positive Final Investment Decision (FID) means a greater future for the Haisla People, bringing them opportunities and benefits and revenues. But it also …
Our Alliance and Resource Works present a new report by statistics expert Philip Cross. It finds LNG investments boost B.C. and Canadian economies more than other projects: a $4.1-billion investment in B.C. leads to a total increase of $4.5 billion in Canada’s GDP, and thousands of Canadian jobs. It also finds Canada has an opportunity …
The First Nations Natural Gas Alliance has a new Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation with Equitable Origin, a non-profit that certifies natural gas produced to higher social and environmental standards, and supports Indigenous interests. The Alliance and EO will work together to support more equitable and sustainable development of energy resources, including LNG development. Equitable …
