PRINCE RUPERT VOL. 9 NO. 4
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
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Second Grassy Point deal signed
Feature
Woodside to develop southern site
Bowles steps down as trustee Page A6
BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Community Shoppers supports outreach program Page A10
“Grassy Point is an ideal site for LNG development.”
TAKE A SEAT Shaun Thomas / The Northern View
Patients leaving the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital will have a place to sit after the North Coast Health Improvement Society donated funds for a seat at the bus shelter. The idea was brought forward by Bridgette Taylor and Pat Larsen, who are seated along with passenger Gideon Innes. Joining them in the shelter are Lisa Thomas, Jane Wilde, Rick McChesney and Kim Nicholls of the society.
Sports
Kitkatla among groups suing over Enbridge
Rainmakers top PG tournament Page A11 BY SHAUN THOMAS
Four suits launched to block bitumen pipeline to Kitimat
PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Haida Gwaii Haida hat an honour for Canucks Page B1
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An agreement is now in place for the development of a second LNG Terminal at Grassy Point. On Jan. 16, the Ministry of Natural Gas Development signed a sole proponent agreement with Australian company Woodside for 693.6 hectares of land and 243.9 hectares of foreshore - Christy Clark on the southern part of Grassy Point. Under the agreement, Woodside will pay the province $4 million now, another $6 million on or before the first anniversary of the agreement and a further $7 million on the second anniversary for a total payment of $17 million. See WOODSIDE on Page A2
The rush to the court room has begun as four groups are looking to block the federal government from approving the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline. The Gitxaala Nation of Kitkatla, the Haisla Nation of Kitamaat, EcoJustice Lawyers on behalf of ForestEthics Advocacy, Living Oceans Society and Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Environmental Law Centre at the University of Victoria on behalf of B.C. Nature and Nature Canada all filed appeals with the Federal Court of Appeal in Vancouver last week. The suit filed by the Gitxaala claims the Joint Review Panel (JRP) ignored issues surrounding
“The JRP had a responsibility to take our concerns seriously, but it didn’t.” - Clarence Innis aboriginal rights and title. The band claims that the approval flies in the face of more than 7,500 pages of documentary evidence, a 320 page submission and experts the band submitted in opposition to the project during the review. “The JRP had a responsibility to take our concerns seriously, but it didn’t,” said acting
Gitxaala Chief Clarence Innis. “Gitxaala were given the opportunity to speak, but were not heard,” said Rosanne Kyle, lawyer for the Gitxaala Nation. A spokesperson for Enbridge Northern Gateway said the court filings are premature. “Northern Gateway is confident in the integrity of the Joint Review Panel process and report. Its recommendations and conditions are based on science and the input of experts,” said Ivan Giesbrecht. “As part of the legal process, organizations and individuals have 30 days to appeal a decision of any federal board or tribunal. Today’s filing from various environmental groups did not come as a surprise to us. It is an expected part of the process.”
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