Lelu Island (British Columbia)

Lelu Island is a small island in the District of Port Edward in British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the Skeena Estuary.[1] It is undeveloped. Historically it has been inhabited by area First Nations.[1]

Proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG export facility

Petronas made a proposal for a liquefied natural gas export facility on this island in 2013. In September 2015, members of Lax Kw'alaams Nation began occupation of a camp on the island in opposition to the facility.[2]. In April 2016, the Prince Rupert Port Authority ordered a stop to construction of the camp.[3]. In September 2016, the Canadian federal government approved the project[4] with 190 conditions, but members of the Lax Kw'alaams nation maintained their camp opposing the project.[5]

The proposal had previously been opposed by unanimous vote but then supported[6] by John Helin the mayor of the Lax Kw'alaams First Nation while still finding opposition among its hereditary chiefs, and is supported by Premier of British Columbia Christy Clark.[7].

On July 25, 2017, Petronas announced they were abandoning the proposed export facility.[8] The reasons for ending the project included market factors as well as political opposition.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Prepared by Adrian Clark (13 December 2013). "Aboriginal Use and Occupancy of Lelu Island, 1793 to 1846" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  2. ↑ "B.C. First Nations divided over Lelu Island LNG amid protests". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  3. ↑ "Anti-LNG protesters in Prince Rupert told to stop camping at Lelu Island". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  4. ↑ "Ottawa approves Pacific NorthWest LNG project for B.C. coast". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  5. ↑ "Indigenous campers stage year-long protest to keep LNG at bay on Lelu Island, B.C." CBC News. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  6. ↑ McCarthy, Shawn (18 March 2016). "Lax Kw'alaam Band gives green light to Pacific NorthWest – with conditions". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Lukacs, Martin (20 March 2016). "By rejecting $1bn for a pipeline, a First Nation has put Trudeau's climate plan on trial". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "TransCanada Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project – Overview". www.transcanada.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  9. ↑ "What killed the $36-billion Pacific NorthWest LNG project?". Global News. Retrieved 2018-03-17.

Coordinates: 54°12′00″N 130°17′20″W / 54.200°N 130.289°W / 54.200; -130.289

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