BC premier says First Nation opposition won’t stop LNG project – CTV
BURNABY, B.C. — B.C. Premier Christy Clark insists the possible rejection by a First Nation of a liquefied-natural-gas terminal is nothing more than a bump in the road for a multibillion-dollar pipeline project.
Clark says she believes reaching a negotiated agreement with the 3,700-member Lax Kw’allams First Nation, on whose territory the terminal would be built, is only a matter a time.
Pacific NorthWest LNG wants to transport natural gas from the northeast corner of the province to an export facility on Lelu Island, just south of Prince Rupert.
Band members have been asked to vote on a $1.15 billion offer over 40 years in exchange for their consent for the project.
