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Squamish Nation Council approves a binding environmental assessment agreement and issues its own certificate for Woodfibre LNG
On Oct. 14, 2015, Squamish Nation Council voted to approve an Environmental Assessment Agreement and issued an Environmental Certificate for Woodfibre LNG, after the Nation's own assessment of the project. According to the proponent, the legally binding conditions include a direct Squamish say on the cooling technology, no bunkering of LNG carriers in Howe Sound, no expansion of the plant's operations without Squamish Nation consent, and co-management of environmental management plans (Woodfibre LNG).
- Date
- Kind
- Agreement
- Where
- Canada / British Columbia
- Evidence
- Action: Something was done: a law switched on, a tariff imposed, money committed. How evidence is weighed
- Who
- Squamish Nation (Skwxwu7mesh Uxwumixw) (signed); Woodfibre LNG (proponent) (counterparty)
Sources
- Woodfibre LNG, “Squamish Nation Environmental Assessment Agreement” (external site), . source record