By KAREN OGEN-TOEWS CEO, First Nations Natural Gas Alliance There are very many views of what reconciliation means. Here at the Alliance, we tend to focus on the economic aspects – but many reconciliation outcomes are connected. In fact, I think reconciliation goals such as individual and community sustainability and wellness are linked to economic …
The following letter appeared in the Kitimat Northern Sentinel on October 18. Unfortunately, there is no digital version, but at least we can run this shot of the letter: (Posted here 19 …
LNG Canada to benefit First Nations The long-awaited $40-billion LNG Canada project at Kitimat, and the associated pipeline that will feed it natural gas, mean big and long-term benefits for First Nations, says the First Nations Natural Gas Alliance of BC. “This is huge news,” the Alliance’s CEO, Karen Ogen-Toews, former chief of the Wet’suwet’en …
LNG in BC has been making headlines lately. One of the latest was when BC Premier John Horgan addressed the Union of BC Municipalities convention at Whistler on Sept. 14. As Vaughn Palmer of The Vancouver Sun reported, Horgan told delegates: “We are now very, very close to realizing a final investment decision from LNG …
The First Nations Natural Gas Alliance joins 14 BC mayors in supporting LNG development, and expressing concern about a jurisdictional challenge affecting TransCanada’s $4.7-billion Coastal GasLink pipeline. “The implications and timing of the challenge are really unfortunate,” said Karen Ogen-Toews, CEO of the Alliance. “The joint-venture partners in the $40-billion LNG Canada project are soon …
