LNG Canada Project Takes Form
All photos: LNG Canada.
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onstruction is ramping up at the LNG Canada site in Kitimat in anticipation of moving into operations around the middle of the next decade. Below we provide details on the current activity as we head into 2020.
Preparing for Construction Phase
Rendering of the Kitimat site.
At the peak of construction – between 2021 and 2024 – the LNG Canada Project will need as many as 7,500 people, with 4,500 working on site at any given time given the nature of shift work employment. To accommodate such a large workforce, JGC Fluor, LNG Canada’s engineering, procurement, and construction contractor, is currently building Cedar Valley Lodge, the worforce accommodation centre that will be home to workers from outside the local area. In addition to 4,500 single-occupancy rooms, Cedar Valley Lodge – located at the north end of the 400-hectare site – will have kitchens, dining halls, and an entertainment and recreation complex featuring a movie theatre, two workout facilities, and a basketball court. The first 1,500 beds are expected to open in spring 2020. While there are a number of workers already on site, hiring for the peak time of the construction phase will begin to ramp up later in 2020.
Dredging
Cedar Valley Lodge, under construction now, will provide accommodation for 4,500 workers
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Resource Connector North 2020
Dredging activities continue through the winter at the marine offloading facility in the Kitimat Harbour. Dredging the channel deepens the berthing areas to allow the large LNG carriers to dock in the port. It also serves to remove contaminated sediment left from industrial activities of the past. There
