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TERRACE - Justin Danuser from Stewart shares a few words with Premier Christy Clark. He was one of more than 100 northwestern B.C. secondary school students attending a provincial government-sponsored liquefied natural gas conference May 21-23 in Vancouver. Students also had the chance to explore trades training opportunities.

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PRINCE RUPERT - First Nations participation is essential in building Canada for a better tomorrow. That was the message of Greg Rickford, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, who along with B.C. Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation John Rustad were in Prince Rupert May 27 to announce new measures put in place to ensure active participation from First Nations in the development of Canada’s energy resources. “We must take steps to ensure that First Nations are partners in everything we do — from prevention and preparedness through to emergency response,”

said Rickford. “This will not only help to ensure that communities receive sustainable economic benefits, build confidence in local communities about how these systems operate.” “Here in B.C. we’re blessed with an abundance of natural resources that hold huge economic potential,” said Rustad. “The province wants to ensure that all British Columbians are able to benefit from this potential, particularly First Nations,” said Rustad. According to Rickford, the government is taking steps to enhance marine and pipeline safety, resulting in robust prevention, better preparedness and response, and improved liability and compensation in the event

of an incident. This includes increases in surveillance, inspections and safety audits for both marine shipping and pipelines, modernizing navigation systems and the entire system of spill response, as well as new enforcement mechanisms. “We are ensuring that it is the polluter — not Canadians — who pay if an incident does occur. This means companies will be accountable — and taxpayers protected — from bearing any potential costs,” Rickford said. The government also hopes to enhance First Nations participation through the creation of the Major Projects Management Office West (MPMP-West), and a tripartite forum initiative. Both measures come from Douglas Eyford’s final report, the

man the Prime Minister appointed as a Special Federal Representative for West Coast Energy Infrastructure a year ago. By providing an on-theground presence, MPMO-West will coordinate government engagement with First Nations and industry by facilitating ongoing dialogue to better understand perspectives on issues such as employment, business opportunities and environmental stewardship and safety. The tripartite forum allow the federal and provincial governments and B.C. First Nations leaders to “share information, identify common interests and align efforts on issues” and will be supported by MPMO-West through the coordination of activities.

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