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Anti-pipeline reports fuelled by false premises By Cody Ciona
Coming out of a pandemic-induced recession, Canada should not be stifling the energy industry — we should be promoting our most important export. If Canadian companies cannot compete globally because we prevent them from efficiently bringing our products to market, other countries will take our place. Make no mistake, the demand for oil is there and will be met by countries with much lower ESG standards than Canada.
Another month and another “expert” report calling for fewer pipelines. Attacks on pipelines have become so routine we only notice the most outrageous ones. A recent report from academics at Simon Fraser University calling for stopping the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion fits that category – it is fuelled by false premises and ignores how free markets and pipelines work. Canada needs to have serious, non-partisan conversations about ours and the world’s energy needs and the opportunities that come from that. Misinformation is incredibly costly and must not distort critical decisions for Canada’s future. One of the authors of the report, Thomas Gunton, has argued since 2017 that Canada does not need to invest in additional pipelines, that we already have enough. The winter of 2018 immediately proved that argument wrong as Canadian producers were hit with low prices due to a lack in pipeline capacity. Pipeline infrastructure is crucial to meeting energy security and not having enough can be devastating. Even now Ontarians and Quebecers are worried that Michigan might shut down the Line 5 pipeline this month, which meets half of their ener-
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The authors of these reports forget that pipelines are static. Each pipeline delivers oil to a dedicated endpoint and serves a specific market. It is about the supply of oil needed to meet the demand in particular regions. Without Trans Mountain, no Canadian oil would be delivered to British Columbia, Washington, California, or Asia. When Gunton says that Canada has too many pipelines it is like arguing that you don’t need a kitchen faucet because your
Pipelines are the most efficient, environmentally friendly way to transport the petroleum needed to meet market demands. Without pipelines, oil will still be transported on trucks and trains – significantly increasing the cost, environmental impact, and risk for disaster. Doing away with pipelines is counterproductive, especially since Canada’s energy sector is well-regulated, well-managed, and well-run.
We know that there is strong demand for oil throughout Asia and have every reason to believe that demand will increase in coming decades as increased Asian prosperity leads to a growing middle class and the energy demand that quality of life entails. A completed Trans Mountain pipeline will help Canadian oil companies compete on the world market unfettered by inefficient transportation. Our petroleum producers would be able to reduce costs for consumers while protecting the environment, creating jobs, and increasing tax revenue in government coffers. Taxes that pay for the healthcare and social services we all value and have relied on so heavily in the last year. Cody Ciona is a researcher for the Canadian Energy News Network at www.canadianenergynewsnetwork.com.
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New chief reaffirms commitment to northern natgas projects By Hanna Petersen
ally good consultants to get us through some of those stages and once we know what that project looks like we can start to talk about the costs and how we are going to fund it.”
With a newly elected chief and council, Lheidli T’enneh First Nation is reaffirming its commitment to developing two projects the Nation has in the works related to the processing and upgrading of natural gas liquids.
In terms of how many jobs the proposed projects could bring, Tiefensee said it is too early in the process to commit to an exact number.
Lheidli T’enneh has partnered with McLeod Lake Indian Band to develop the Shas Ti-Dlezeh Industrial Park 40 kilometres north of Prince George, and along with Formula Capital Corporation they are planning to develop an NGL processing complex. “I feel positive in this new adventure we are taking,” Chief Dolleen Logan said during a May 12 press conference announcing the Lheidli T’enneh’s reaffirmed partnership with McLeod Lake and Formula Capital. “I am excited about these two new projects and that we are working together with McLeod Lake because we do have a shared territory, and we are working closely with our neighbours, and Formula has come into join us to help move our Nations forward.”
“Until we know what the project looks like we need to be careful what we commit to and promise until we know exactly what that means,” said Tiefensee, before adding “There will be a substantial amount of jobs created in the construction of the industrial park, and in the NGL facility – there will also be ongoing jobs to operate both of those.” hanna Petersen photo
Lheidli T’enneh Chief Dolleen Logan.
McLeod Lake Indian Band Youth Councillor Jade Duranleau said this announcement emphasizes the importance of partnerships with First Nations.
major projects and showing that moving forward major projects should be partnering with First Nations and First Nations should be having that equity stake.”
ect. He said the project is still in the pre-feasibility stage to determine the exact scope but it could be anywhere from a $1 billion to a $2 billion investment.
“I think it demonstrates a really good path forward for First Nations partnering with
Formula Capital CEO Paul Tiefensee reconfirmed the company’s involvement with the proj-
“We understand what it costs, we understand what the scope is, and we have hired some re-
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Lheildi T’enneh Nation and McLeod Lake Indian Band have been working together on these projects since June 2020 and announced FCL’s involvement in February. Both Nations say they feel strongly that projects like this be led by local First Nations and be constructed in partnership with local companies and communities.
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Growth potential in burgeoning renewable natgas sector By Nelson Bennett By 2030, FortisBC plans to trim its greenhouse gas profile by 30%. It expects to get halfway there by displacing fossil fuel natural gas with renewable natural gas (RNG): methane made from organics. While there is anticipated demand growth for RNG in the trucking sector in the U.S., in Canada the biggest market is likely to be natural gas utilities like FortisBC. FortisBC sees RNG and green hydrogen as alternatives that allow the company to lower its carbon profile while still using its natural gas infrastructure. “It’s a very practical and ultimately lower-cost long-term alternative because it makes use of existing infrastructure,” said Scott Gramm, FortisBC’s manager of renewable natural gas. “For example, [with] hydrogen we know we’re going to have to make some infrastructure changes, but the core infrastructure should be able to remain.” The company’s commitment to renewable gas has spawned a series of investments in the sector. FortisBC has signed 13
offtake contracts with RNG projects across Canada. REN Energy International Corp., for example, is planning to build a new plant in Fruitvale, B.C., that will make RNG from wood waste, with FortisBC as its customer. The newest player in the burgeoning RNG space is Vancouver’s EverGen Infrastructure, which recently raised $47 million in equity and debt to acquire three composting plants, one of which produces biogas from agricultural waste. Built by dairy farmers in partnership with FortisBC, the Fraser Valley Biogas plant in Abbotsford was the first RNG plant in B.C., and FortisBC was the sole buyer of its biomethane. EverGen recently bought the plant, along with Sea to Sky Soils in Pemberton and Net Zero Waste in Abbotsford. While the Fraser Valley Biogas plant in Abbotsford produces both biogas and fertilizer from dairy farm waste, the Sea to Sky Soils and Net Zero Waste plants produce only compost. EverGen plans to add an anaerobic digester at the Net Zero Waste plant in Abbotsford, and upgrade and optimize Fraser
Valley Biogas’ digester to boost its biomethane output. FortisBC has signed a 20year contract with EverGen to buy up to 173,000 gigajoules of RNG annually for injection into its natural gas system, upon the completion of the new digester at the Net Zero Waste plant in Abbotsford. That’s enough to heat roughly 1,730 average homes for one year. EverGen founder and CEO Chase Edgelow, an engineer and former Macquarie Capital associate director, sees growth potential for RNG in Canada. The company’s long-term plan is to buy or build RNG plants across Canada and go public. “It’s really an early-stage sector in Canada,” Edgelow said. “There’s a lot of growth to happen and not a lot of leadership or companies out there like ours that have a strategy to put together multiple projects like ours. We want to firmly establish ourselves as leaders and continue to develop projects of our own, but also to acquire and optimize existing projects. We’re looking at projects across Canada, some or all of which would be to the Fortis system.”
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RNG’s chemical composition
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is no different from fossil-fuel natural gas. Both are methane, and both produce carbon dioxide when burned. Unlike natural gas, however, RNG is renewable, since it is made from organic waste. More importantly, it’s not just carbon neutral, but carbon negative. Nelson Bennett reports on energy, mining, forestry, fisheries, and resources for Business in Vancouver. Email him at nbennett@biv.com
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Woodfibre LNG secures second deal Woodfibre LNG has inked its second sales deal with BP Gas Marketing Limited, a subsidiary of BP Plc Woodfibre, a subsidiary of Pacific Oil & Gas, signed a special purchasing agreement with BP Gas Marketing for another 0.75 million tonnes per annum of LNG over 15 years on a free on board (FOB) basis, the company announced May 6. Previously, in 2019, Woodfibre signed a deal for 00.75 million tonnes per annum of LNG over 15 years. In total, that means BP Gas Marketing will be receiving a total of 1.5 million tonnes per annum, which is over 70% of Woodfibre LNG’s future annual production. Woodfibre LNG can either sell to an offtake company or on the spot market, according to company spokesperson Rebecca Scott. Pacific and Woodfibre continue to brand their product as a means to displace other fossil fuels that they
say create a larger carbon footprint. “Forward-looking companies like BP are turning to projects like ours for sustainable, stable gas that will supply a clean energy mix,” said Ratnesh Bedi, president of Pacific Oil & Gas, in a news release. “We look forward to working with BPGM to deliver Canadian natural gas from one of the lowest carbon footprint LNG facilities in the world, and help advance the climate goals of growing economies as they phase away from coal, lower their emissions, and meet net-zero targets.” “The use of renewable energy for e-drive power places Woodfibre – and Squamish – at the forefront of the world’s clean energy transition,” said Ron Bailey, president of Woodfibre LNG. After pushing it back a couple of times, officials with the company have said its leadership may make a final investment decision (FID) in 2021 to start construction.
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By Rob Brown Efforts to reclaim dormant oil and gas well sites on West Moberly First Nations Territory are now on. Working collaboratively with HarvestOperations Corp, WMCA companies will assume prime contractor roles to ensure the sites are safely decommissioned and restored to a natural state. Both organizations are looking forward to beginning this work in the summer of 2021 and see significant benefit and potential in the collaboration. “Harvest is committed to working with its First Nations partners to ensure our operations bring benefit and opportunities to the communities where we operate.” said Harvest COO, Paul Vander Valk. “We view this collaboration with West Moberly as a win-win for Harvest, the West Moberly community and the environment.” “We are proud and excited about this new relationship”, said Chief Roland Willson. “WMFN’s has always stated that we are not opposed to all development, but that any development must make all necessary efforts to minimize impacts to the environment. With this new opportunity, WMFN’s will positively participate in remediating and reclaiming areas back to as close to original state as possible. Working hand in hand with Harvest and our other partners we are providing opportunities for our members to participate and set right some of the environmental impacts that have transpired over the years. With WMCA strategic partners Dutch Engineering and Resolve Energy Solutions acting as the Prime contractor, the well site reclamation project will include five designated WMCA Partners: WM-Dutch Engineering and WMResolve for asset retirement; WM-
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Coastal GasLink wins court challenge, now nearly half done By Mark Nielsen A B.C. Supreme Court Justice has dismissed a bid by a group of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs to put the Coastal Gas- Link pipeline project through a new environmental review. In a decision issued April 20, Justice Barbara Norell found the concerns raised by the chiefs, as as represented by the Wet’suwet’en Treaty Office Society, fell short of what would have been required to revoke CGL’s environmental assessment certificate for the project. The chiefs had taken issue with the way the provincial government’s Environmental Assessment Office had dealt an application from CGL to extend the certificate for a further five years. Originally awarded in October 2014, and following a two-year process, the certificate imposed 32 conditions for the project. In April 2019, CGL had applied for the extension because it had failed to substantially start the work within the certificate’s five-year life and seven months later, in October 2019, the extension was awarded. However, the decision from the EAO was limited to a 1 1/2-page order and without any formal reasons, prompting the WTOS to claim the decision was procedurally unfair. The WTOS also claimed the EAO failed to account for complaints of noncompliance by CGL on the work that had been conducted up to that point and failed to consider the findings of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry that “bear directly” on the project. Norell dismissed all three claims. On the lack of formal reasons, Norell noted that an evaluation report concerning CGL’s application, as well as a supporting “tracking tables” and “response document” are posted on the same EAO website
where the order is found. “I find that to the extent there was a duty to provide an explanation for the Decision, this duty was fulfilled by those documents,” Norell said. On the complaints of noncompliance, Norell found they were adequately considered during the review and that there was “ample evidence” from EAO inspection reports that CGL was addressing the concerns raised. On the MMIWG report, Norell said the EAO has requested that CGL consider the harms identified and noted CGL is required to provide semiannual updates of its socio-economic effects management plan. Now under construction, the 675-kilometre $6.6-billion project is to deliver natural gas from the B.C. Peace to the LNG Canada liquified natural gas plant in Kitimat, also currently under construction. Cost of that project has been put at $17.7 billion. According to an April 22 update from CGL, 43 per cent of the project is completed with 26 per cent of the pipeline now in place and almost all of the route completely cleared. However, for a 78-kilometre stretch south of Houston that has been at the centre of a dispute with the chiefs, 58 per cent has been cleared and no grading or pipeline construction has been completed. It said site preparation will be ongoing until this summer, with clearing to resume at that time, and grading and pipeline assembly to start this fall. On April 16, the provincial government said it will provide the Wet’suwet’en hereditary Chiefs with $7.22 million to “support work to implement Wet’suwet’en title and rights.” The step follows on a memorandum of understanding signed by the provincial and federal governments and the chiefs in May 2020, part of an apparent truce that ended a spate of nationwide blockades and protests.
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The University of Northern British Columbia is renewing its partnership with Coastal GasLink for the financial benefit of students. The university says $180,000 will be invested over the next three years for civil and environmental engineering programs, as well as funding for indigenous students. CGL Legacy Scholarships will provide 10 awards worth $3,000 each for UNBC civil and environmental engineering students. Meanwhile, indigenous students enrolled in any undergraduate or graduate program at UNBC are also eligible to
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First Nations energized by LNG, geothermal projects Like all big energy projects, the Cedar LNG export terminal proposed for Kitimat will need to go through a lengthy environmental review process. The proponents of the $3 billion floating LNG terminal will need to meet numerous conditions to mitigate impacts on land, air and water. But satisfying local Indigenous interests and concerns should be a little easier for Cedar LNG. After all, it would be the first LNG project built in Canada that would be owned by a First Nation: the Haisla. It is one of two energy projects in B.C. that First Nations are pursuing, not as partners, but as majority owners, the other being the Clarke Lake geothermal energy project, which will be owned by the Fort Nelson First Nation. Although provincial and federal environmental reviews are ostensibly about assessing and trying to mitigate environmental impacts, resource project proponents can tick all the right environmental boxes and still fail if there is strong opposition from local First Nations. “It is definitely a huge asset
to the projects to be owned by First Nations,” Haisla Chief Coun. Crystal Smith told BIV, adding that the Haisla have developed significant capacity and knowledge of the LNG industry over the years. The biggest challenge for these projects may be securing financing. At three million to four million tonnes of LNG production per year, the Cedar LNG project is about one-third the scale of the LNG Canada project. Its capital cost is estimated at roughly $3 billion. The project still has a long row to hoe in terms of securing financing and offtake agreements and getting an environmental certificate. One advantage for Cedar LNG is that it won’t need a new pipeline to source natural gas. The Haisla have an agreement with LNG Canada and Coastal GasLink – signed as part of a benefits agreement with LNG Canada – to access some of the natural gas from Coastal GasLink. The Haisla have project partnerships with Pacific Traverse
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The project will also need a BC Hydro electricity purchase agreement, which is still under discussion. The geothermal energy project would generate seven to 15 megawatts (MW) of electricity – enough to power Fort Nelson, which currently gets its power from a natural gas power plant. In a pre-feasibility report commissioned by GeoscienceBC, the capital cost of the project was estimated at $139 million to $285 million, with a payback period of 12 to 24 years. John Ebell, senior project
manager for the Barkley Project Group, the Fort Nelson First Nation’s industrial partner, said the proponents think they can build the project’s first phase for slightly less than $100 million. In addition to producing electricity, the project could also generate heat, which could be used for drying lumber and other commercial purposes. One advantage of geothermal energy over wind and solar power is that it can produce zero-emission power around the clock. Its big drawback has been the costs associated with proving the resource. It can cost millions to drill a single well, only to find out it lacks the right conditions of temperature and permeability. But Clarke Lake’s geology is already well understood because it is a depleted conventional gas-producing region, with numerous wells, access roads and a lot of geological information. The Fort Nelson First Nation plans to drill the first production well this summer. A binary cycle power plant is expected to be built in 2023, and first power from the project would then be produced around 2024. Nelson Bennett reports on energy, mining, forestry, fisheries, and resources for Business in Vancouver. Email him at nbennett@biv.com
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Battle over Line 5 pipeline? Not over Tom Summer The battle over Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline was in the spotlight this month as Michigan’s May 12 deadline to shut it down came and went. The dispute has been ongoing since last November, when Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer revoked a legal authorization dating back to 1953. Line 5 is a part of a network of pipelines by Enbridge, which snake around the Great Lakes and carry 540,000 barrels per day of petroleum products from Wisconsin to Ontario — a vital link in Enbridge’s export network. Whitmer says there’s an environmental risk looming in the Straits of Mackinac, the wa-
terway where Line 5 connects Lake Michigan with Lake Huron, claiming Enbridge has violated several terms under the state’s natural resource department. “The two aging, 4.5-mile sections of underwater pipeline are a ticking time bomb. I’m taking every action I can to shut them down, to protect two Great Lakes and the jobs that depend on them,” wrote Whitmer in an op-ed in the Washington Post, noting under federal law states have the right to determine the location of pipelines. Whitmer said she understands the market impacts of shutting down the pipeline, with plans to diversify propane supply and invest in renewable energy.
Enbridge says it will continue operating the pipeline until ordered otherwise by the courts, with a $500-million underground tunnel proposed beneath the straits to house twin pipes. Dennis McConaghy, retired TC Energy executive and author on Canadian energyclimate policy took the time to weigh in on Line 5. He expects the mediation process to continue, with it falling in the favour of federal jurisdiction. “As a matter of American federalism, I think that’s going to be upheld. But you also have the complication of an international treaty between Canada and the United States,” said McConaghy. “It ensures that either
country is not going to frivolously shut down pipelines between the two.” McConaghy says he doesn’t foresee any direct impacts to markets in Western Canada. “I think you blissfully have nothing to do with this. The Western Canadian refinery infrastructure is going to march to its own tune,” said McConaghy. “You’re serviced by refinery infrastructure primarily in Alberta, and to some extent in B.C., those supplies aren’t being disrupted by this.”
Line 5 pipeline - in case you didn’t know Each day, Michigan and the region depend on Enbridge to safely move up to 540,000 barrels of light crude oil, light synthetic crude oil and NGL through Line 5.
Consider the alternative. If we were to transport the same amount of product by tanker truck, an estimated 2,100 trucks would need to head east every day from
Superior and travel across Michigan to transport what’s carried by Line 5. That’s the equivalent of 90 trucks an hour leaving our Superior Terminal.
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Wellness program launched for construction workers By Matt Preprost The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) has launched a new Workplace Wellness Program, which it says is designed to help employers and workers manage the unique mental health challenges facing the construction industry. The ICBA says statistics show that more than half of the employed people who have died from opioid overdoses in B.C. in recent years worked in construction, while the risk of sui-
cide for those working in construction is seven times the national average. While there are many resources to safeguard and improve mental wellness, few are tailored to construction workplaces and workforces, the organization says. “Construction contractors and workers have much to be proud of in how effectively they’ve enhanced commitments to workers’ physical safety in recent decades. Now, we must strive to create workplace cultures that foster all as-
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pects of worker wellbeing,” said ICBA President Chris Gardner. “It is imperative that we break through the stig-
pain avoidance and addictions, suicide prevention, diversity and inclusion, depression and anxiety, emotional intelligence, psychological safety in the workplace, cancer awareness, and financial fitness “The ICBA Workplace Wellness Program was developed specifically for the construction industry and designed to create lasting change,” said Gardner. “It’s holistic and comprehensive – a full year program, developed with the support of leading experts on mental health.”
ma surrounding mental health, educate workers about personal wellness, and give people the support and resources they need.” The ICBA says its Workplace Wellness Program will be offered free to member companies. The program uses toolbox talk scripts, posters, short educational pieces, online check-ins, and virtual professional development courses, to address key wellness issues such as mental health stigma, respectful workplaces, physical health,
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Coastal GasLink wins court challenge, now nearly half done SERVING THEis found. site where the order OIL GAS “I find that to&the extent there INDUSTRY A B.C. Supreme Court Justice was a duty to provide an exIN NORTHERN B.C. has dismissed a bid by a group planation for the Decision, of Wet’suwet’en hereditary this duty was fulfilled by those chiefs to put the Coastal Gas- documents,” Norell said. Link pipeline project through On the complaints of nona new environmental review. compliance, Norell found In a decision issued April they were adequately con20, Justice Barbara Norell sidered during the review PUBLICATION DATE BOOKING DEADLINE AD COPY DEADLINE found the concerns raised by and that there was “ample the chiefs, as as represented evidence” from EAO inspec(colour included) 21 JANUARY 2021 15 JANUARY 2021 15 JANUARY 2021 by the Wet’suwet’en Treaty Of- tion reports that CGL was adFull Page: $1000 fice Society, fell short of what dressing the concerns raised. 18 FEBRUARY 2021 11 FEBRUARY 2021 11 FEBRUARY 2021 Half Page: $700 would have been required to On the MMIWG report, CGL’s environmental Norell said the EAO has reQuarterrevoke Page: $400 18 MARCH 2021 12 MARCH 2021 12 MARCH 2021 assessment $600 certificate for the quested that CGL consider Front Banner: project. the harms identified and 15 APRIL 2021 9 APRIL 2021 9 APRIL 2021 Pipeliner: The chiefs$100 had taken issue noted CGL is required to proE Legal/Career Rate: $2.82/Line LIN 20 MAY 2021 14 MAY 2021 14 MAY 2021 with the way the provincial Pvide updates of H IPEsemi-annual NORT EWS N Contact government’s Us: Environmental its socio-economic effects 17 JUNE 2021 11 JUNE 2021 11 JUNE 2021 Assessment Office had dealt management plan. Ryan Wallace an application from CGL to unces Now under construction, 15 JULY 2021 9 JULY 2021 9 JULY 2021 ODC anno its extend the certificate CA for ae of the 675-kilometre $6.6-bil250-785-5631 the releas g forecast in 2021 drill further five years. lion project is to deliver nat19 AUGUST 2021 13 AUGUST 2021 13 AUGUST 2021 rwallace@ahnfsj.ca Originally awarded in Oc- ural gas from the B.C. Peace tober 2014, and following a to the LNG Canada liquified 16 SEPTEMBER 2021 10 SEPTEMBER 2021 10 SEPTEMBER 2021 Nicole Palfy two-year process, the certifi- natural gas plant in Kitimat, 250-782-4888 21 OCTOBER 2021 15 OCTOBER 2021 15 OCTOBER 2021 cate imposed 32 conditions also currently under conCoastal Gaslink for the project. struction. Cost of that project npalfy@dcdn.ca Pipe18 stringing and welding along the Coastal GasLink pipeline route near NOVEMBER 2021 12 NOVEMBER 2021 12Vanderhoof. NOVEMBER 2021 In April 2019, CGL had has been put at $17.7 billion. applied for the extension According to an April 22 PRINT & ONLINE 16 DECEMBER 2021 10 DECEMBER 2021 10 DECEMBER 2021 because it had failed to sub- update from CGL, 43 per ? is Summer EXPOSURE f Valves th ly. ing Relie ounds Ear stantially start the work with- Serviccent of project is comTurnarthe ur Yo ok Bo in the certificate’s five-year pleted with 26 per cent of the life and seven months later, pipeline now in place and in News, October 2019, Creek the exten• Distributed to the community in general through these fine publications, Alaska Highway Dawson Mirror.almost all of the route comawarded. in the following pletely cleared. However, for • Distribution by mail and direct drop-off to Oil & Gas companies,and related businesses sion and was organizations, communities: However, CREEK, the decision a 78-kilometre stretch south BRITISH COLUMBIA – Arras, Baldonnel, Cecil Lake, Charlie Lake, CHETWYND, Clayhurst, DAWSON Farmington, FORT ST. JOHN, from the Rolla, EAO was limited to a Taylor, of Houston that has been at Goodlow, Groundbirch, HUDSON HOPE, Moberley Lake, Pink Mountain, Pouce Coupe, Progress, Rose Prairie, Tomslake, 1 1/2-page order and without the centre of a dispute with and Wonowon. any formal reasons, prompt- the chiefs, 58 per cent has ing the WTOS to claim the been cleared and no grading decision was procedurally or pipeline construction has unfair. been completed. It said site The WTOS also claimed preparation will be ongoing the EAO failed to account until this summer, with clearfor complaints of non-com- ing to resume at that time, pliance by CGL on the work and grading and pipeline asthat had been conducted up sembly to start this fall. 250-782-4888 112and failed to On April 16, the provinto that ext point consider the findings of the cial government said it will editor@dcdn.ca Missing and Murdered In- provide the Wet’suwet’en digenous Women and Girls hereditary Chiefs with $7.22 Inquiry that “bear directly” million to “support work to
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