Woodfibre LNG responds to federal ‘guiding principles’

By Braden Dupuis
Project waiting on environmental assessment approval from feds

At first glance, Woodfibre LNG and its VP of corporate affairs Byng Giraud feel the project meets the Government of Canada’s new “guiding principles for environmental assessments” released on Jan. 27. The five principles state that: 1: No project proponent will be forced to start over; 2: Decisions will be based on science, traditional knowledge of Indigenous people and other relevant evidence; 3: The views of the public and affected communities will be sought and considered; 4: Indigenous peoples will be meaningfully consulted and, where appropriate, impacts on their rights and interests will be accommodated and; 5: Direct and upstream gas emissions linked to the projects under review will be assessed.…

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• Whistler News

February 3, 2016

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