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The Comment Period for BC’s Next Mega-sized Energy Project Ends June 11<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Originally Published on the ECOreport<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0The National Energy Board (NEB) caught everyone by surprise. More than half of the “comment period” had passed by June 3, when someone from Voters Taking Action On Climate Change (VTACC) saw a notice on the British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office’s<\/a> (BC EAO) website. The NEB had\u00a0 already granted an export license, to US based WesPac Midstream,<\/a> for a facility that could bring up to 120 LNG tankers and 90 LNG barges into the Fraser River every year. The public’s opportunity to make their concerns known ends June 11. There are only two days left to comment on Delta’s proposed LNG terminal (WesPack Tilbury Marine Jetty).<\/p>\n

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Thought It Was A Joke<\/h2>\n

The first notice MLA Andrew Weaver, of BC’s Green party, received was an email from the ECOreport, “I thought it was a joke, a spoof on LNG. It is remarkable that this is potentially going ahead. The Tilbury facility is there already to provide natural gas at peak times in the Lower Mainland, or there are little communities here or there that need natural gas.<\/p>\n

He added, “But the proposal to have up to 120 LNG tankers and 90 LNG barges a year is just truly remarkable. What has it come to that we are starting to see these massive fossil fuel projects being brought forward with days to have any input on? I’m an MLA in the province of British Columbia. I read a lot. I’m pretty much up on what is going on in the province and I have eight days notice )about the WesPack Tilbury project) because you emailed me about it!”<\/p>\n

The ECOreport also attempted to contact the provincial NDP critic for natural gas development, who was not available to comment.<\/p>\n

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CEAA “Sent Out A Press Release”<\/h2>\n

A spokesperson from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) said they sent out a news release<\/a> on May 22. She said there will not be another opportunity for the public to comment unless the CEAA decides an environmental assessment is necessary.<\/p>\n

In the CEAA project description,<\/a> it says “<\/a>WesPac is committed to ongoing consultation and engagement with Aboriginal groups that are interested in the Project.” Both the Musqueam and Tsawwassen have signed agreements and WesPac is in discussions with several other First Nations. They also provided a list of First Nations that have no yet responded to their queries:<\/em><\/p>\n