LNG Canada: setting the benchmark

“We’ve got a good story. . . .  And we’ve got a good product that we’re going to export that will make the world better.” That was Peter Zebedee, CEO of LNG Canada, speaking to MPs on Parliament’s Standing Committee on International Trade. Here’s how he told the story: “We fully support this committee’s efforts …

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LNG projects making progress in BC

We sometimes look back with a told-you-so smile at the solemn declarations of former BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver about LNG in BC: “LNG isn’t going to happen; I said it cannot happen, because there’s no market for it.” (2013) “I’ve been saying for four years, there is no market for LNG.” (2017). “The reason …

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Looking into the impact of LNG

The Alliance is taking a serious dive into the impact and effects of LNG and pipeline development on First Nations along the Coastal GasLink route and near the LNG Canada project at Kitimat. We’re starting out with a survey among First Nations members. Here’s where you can take it, and enter to win a $100 …

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Please take our First Nations survey

What impact is LNG and pipeline and industrial development having on First Nations communities along the Coastal GasLink/LNG Canada route in BC? What effects on the people? On employment? On procurement and doing business with contractors? Take our survey, please, at www.tinyurl.com/SurveyFNLNGA The First Nations Natural Gas Alliance Diversity & Inclusion Project is conducting this …

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BC LNG jobs: You need four Ds

It takes more than just dreams and desire to get a job in the LNG field in BC. Two more Ds apply: determination and doggedness. LNG-sector employers long ago offered us some tips and questions for job-applicants. They included: “Have you looked into training? Have you done anything about training?” We need look no further than Jesse …

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