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She says the project will cause environmental issues and add to the already low air quality Prince George deals with on a regular basis.
“The main message is, it’s not welcomed in Lheidli T’enneh territory, we don’t want them here and we know Pineview doesn’t want them here. We want the government to hear this message, I want the federal government to hear this message. I want Canada’s financial and energy sectors to hear this message,” she stated.
This announcement follows a meeting on July 27th, when Pineview residents gathered to share concerns over the project, which resulted in a vote that resulted in 270 against the project and 21 in favour of the project.
“FESBC was allocated $3 million from the provincial government as a part of its StrongerBC For Everyone: B.C.’s Economic Recovery Plan to deploy to projects that would increase the utilization of wood fibre throughout the province,” said Ray Raatz, RPF, Operations Manager, FESBC.
“The submission from Duz Cho Logging and Canfor Energy North was well thought out and we collectively could envision how it might be a catalyst for more of this kind of work in the Northeast region of B.C.”
The society says without funding leftover wood is piled and burned resulting in greater amounts of greenhouse gas emissions than compared to what was released through the project.
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Mcleod Lake Indian Band and Lheidli T’enneh First Nations announced they are reaffirming the commitment to develop facilities for the processing and upgrading of natural gas liquids.
Lheidli T’enneh Chief Dolleen Logan confirmed she will continue to work with Mcleod Lake in developing an industrial park north of Prince George and both nations will also maintain their commitment to work with Formula Group of Companies’ to build a liquids recovery facility.
According to Forumla Group of Companies’ CEO Paul Tiefensee, the liquids recovery facility could cost anywhere from $1-2 billion.