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Enviro Assessment Review for Proposed $1.7-Billion LNG Plant Resumes

August 12, 2015

Enviro Assessment Review for Proposed $1.7-Billion LNG Plant Resumes

Woodfibre LNG approved to continue process after 40-day delay.

The B.C. government-led environmental assessment review for a proposed liquefied natural gas plant in Howe Sound has resumed.

The 180-day process was paused June 30, after the Squamish Nation issued a 25-point ultimatum to address concerns about potential air, land and water pollution and spills at Woodfibre LNG, the proposed $1.7-billion LNG plant and terminal at a former pulp and paper mill near Squamish.

Michelle Carr, assistant deputy minister of Environmental Assessment Operations, wrote Aug. 10 to Byng Giraud, Woodfibre LNG’s vice-president of corporate relations, to approve the restart of the process, which came to a halt with 12 days remaining.

“The time limit was suspended on day 168 of the 180-day review period in order to allow the proponent additional time to complete a review of Squamish Nation’s proposed conditions and to submit a report to [the government] that fulfills the Section 13 requirements with respect to Squamish Nation’s aboriginal interests,” Carr wrote, referring to the proponent’s required report on public and aboriginal consultation activities.

In a news release, Woodfibre LNG said it has accepted all the Squamish Nation’s conditions “and is committed to reaching a formal agreement.”

“At the same time, Woodfibre LNG Ltd. also has been working to fulfill the requirements of the provincial and federal environmental assessment processes,” said Giraud. “We believe we have now fulfilled these requirements and can restart the environmental review period.”

 

What an agreement between Woodfibre LNG and the Squamish Nation would look like is not immediately known. If all environmental concerns were resolved, the Squamish Nation’s 25th and final condition would be a revenue-sharing agreement.

On July 27, Squamish Nation Council decided to postpone a vote on the facility until “sometime this fall” because negotiations continue with Woodfibre LNG, FortisBC and the B.C. government.

 

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