“We do not consent to this,” Nisga’a members say of agreement to pursue LNG project: ur1.ca/iq1s7 Moments before the official signing of the document, peaceful protester and Nisga’a member Grant Barton walked towards the presidents with a sign and mentioned that he represented 20 family members who were not consulted regarding the agreement. “Turn around, where are the Nisga’a?” asked Barton. “This is a sad day. We have people over here to say we do not consent to this.” The presidents of the Nisga’a nation, Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project and Pacific Northwest LNG, on the brink of signing a “benefit agreement” to provide “right of way certainty” for a proposed LNG pipeline project, calmly exchanged looks. They waited while protester left the room. Then they proceeded with the signing. PRGT is proposing to design, build, own and operate and decommission a 900 km natural gas pipeline project to deliver natural gas from northeastern BC to the proposed Pacific Northwest LNG export facility at Lelu Island near Prince Rupert, according to a press release. The agreement allows the proposed Project to run through around 97 Km of Nisga’a Lands owned by the Nisga’a Nation and the Provincial Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 23:15:51 +0000
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