Pacific NorthWest LNG head vows to address environment, native concerns – The Globe and Mail
A liquefied natural gas project led by Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas will find ways to address environmental and aboriginal concerns about potential harm to salmon habitat, says the venture’s new president.
Over the past six months, Pacific NorthWest LNG has been scrambling to find ways to lessen the project’s ecological impact, culminating in a plan to build a 1.6-kilometre suspension bridge. The bridge plan, unveiled last month, is designed to vastly minimize dredging and avoid damaging the sensitive eelgrass beds in Flora Bank. The bridge’s environmental footprint would be much less than a previous plan, in which a jetty design would have disturbed fish habitat, according to regulatory filings.
“We’re really pushing forward with this project on Lelu Island. And the suspension bridge, we think, is a viable alternative to deal with the concerns around Flora Bank,” said Michael Culbert, who replaced Greg Kist as Pacific NorthWest LNG president two weeks ago.
