It's been a while since we have seen this many energy and mining projects in a public comment period with the BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) and Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC). Industry activity seems to be picking up and now it's our job to make sure our agencies understand how important these developments are to our recovery. The most notable project right now is Ksi Lisims LNG. To learn about these projects, and make your voice heard, follow the links below. [Read more]
Be heard! Regulators are accepting public comments for these projects
There are just two energy and mining projects in this rendition of the public comments announcement, but one of them is a biggie. Be sure to submit your thoughts on the draft Application Information Requirements for Cedar LNG. If you haven't heard, Pembina Pipeline announced last week they've joined Haisla Nation on this project. Project: Cedar LNG - a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility and marine export terminal, including related infrastructure Comment Period: June 3 to July 19, [Read more]
Be heard! Regulators are accepting public comments for these projects
There are currently three energy and mining projects in a public comment period with the IAAC. Most notably is Value Chain Solutions' Heartland Complex Expansion. To learn about these projects, and have your voice heard, follow the links below. Project: Value Chain Solutions - Heartland Complex Expansion Project - a bitumen upgrader and refinery, located in Alberta's Industrial Heartland, about 18 kilometres northeast of Fort Saskatchewan Comment Period: April 16 to May 17, 2021 Project [Read more]
Be heard! Regulators are accepting public comments for these projects
There are currently five oil & gas and mining projects in a public comment period with the BC EAO and the IAAC. Most notably are the Vopak storage and export facility in Prince Rupert, the Town North Gas Plant Expansion near Wonowon, the Eagle Mountain - Woodfibre Gas Pipeline, and the Heartland Complex Expansion Project in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland. To learn about these projects, and have your voice heard, follow the links below. Project: Vopak Pacific Canada Project - bulk liquids [Read more]
Be heard! Regulators are accepting public comments for these projects
By the end of this year, our per capita debt is expected to reach $31,500 (43% of which is from this year alone). With a resource sector all but ignored by national policy, and which at one time served as the backbone of a thriving Canadian economy, it has never been more important to make your voice heard. You need to act as though the future liberty and prosperity of your children depend on it, because it does. With Bill C-69, public comments are now a significant marker for regulatory [Read more]
What the Record Shows: Wetʼsuwetʼen, Coastal GasLink and the BC EAO
As we’re forced further into our ideological identities, as either ‘for’ or ‘against’ the Coastal GasLink Project, I think it’s important we take a look back at the regulatory record to see how we may have gotten to where we are; to see what has been submitted by Office of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wetʼsuwetʼen, Coastal GasLink (CGL) and the BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO). Optimistically, the increased attention to this project could result in meaningful discussions with Office of [Read more]