INFOCUS January 2015

Welcome

What is social investment?

LNG Canada in the community

What we accomplished in 2014

Upcoming in 2015

INFOCUS LNG Canada’s community newsletter

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Investing in your community LNG Canada’s social investments to date since 2012, and how we were involved in the community in 2014

January 2015

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Welcome

Cover image: Leah Anthony (left) and Chelsea Ribeiro at the signing ceremony for LNG Canada’s community commitments

SOCIAL INVESTMENT SINCE 2012 Our investments target 4 core categories:

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Actua Math and Science Camps Annual North Coast Canoe Journey Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (APEG) B.C. popsicle stick bridge building competition

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BC Aboriginal Foundation Gala

WELCOME Happy New Year, everyone.

On behalf of the LNG Canada Team, we hope you and your families had a safe and happy holiday season. This is a very special issue of INFOCUS: we wanted to do a year in review, and look at all the ways that LNG Canada has tried to make positive contributions to the communities in which we aspire to operate. We would love to be part of the reason why you love to live in Kitimat or Terrace and want to support the community in being the best it can be. We take pride in being a contributing, caring member of the community, and behaving in a way that shows that. I hope that this look back (well, and the bit looking forward, too!) really demonstrates that. 2015 is looking bright and we look forward to working with you to make this year even better than the last!

WHAT IS SOCIAL INVESTMENT? Simply put, we want to give back to the community in ways that make a positive difference. But formally, LNG Canada’s definition of Social Investment is the contribution of skills and/or resources to our local community to provide lasting benefit to the community and/or the environment, and to LNG Canada.

Social investment criteria – how do we decide?

We have certain criteria we must meet before we decide to make an investment.

More specifically, we look at the following.

Business alignment: Is the initiative aligned with our defined priorities of community development, education, environment and safety? Measurable impact: How well does the initiative addresses priority community needs and provide a lasting, measurable and positive impact? Supports priority stakeholders/ regions: Does the initiative support our priority stakeholders and regions such as local/regional groups or priority non-profits? Initiative’s sustainability: Does the organization have the ability to sustain the project beyond LNG Canada’s funding? Community sustainability: Does the initiative contribute to long term sustainability of the community?

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Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business

Kitimat and Terrace Community Foundations

Commissioned Haisla artists for our office artwork

Kitimat Chamber – Kitimat Golf Scramble

H Haisla firewood donation Haisla Golf Tournament Haisla Kitimat Basketball Tournament

Kitimat Fire & Rescue Services Department – Mobile communication equipment for the new emergency vehicle Kitimat Fishing Derby Kitimat Food Bank and Angel Donation Fund Kitimat Hospital Foundation Kitimat Marine Rescue Society – Search and rescue vessel Kitimat Museum – Speakers’ Series

National Aboriginal Business Opportunities Conference

Investing in our relationships

Kitimat Understanding the Environment (KUTE) – Kitimat River Cleanup and Recycling days in Kitimat

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With our criteria laid out and a great number of initiatives that we could get involved in to choose from, making our selections wasn’t always easy. But we’re proud of the number of things we were able to support, and what follows are only the highlights of what we decided to invest in over the past few years.

Shell, PetroChina, KOGAS and Mitsubishi Corporation are proposing to build and operate LNG Canada – a liquefied natural gas export facility in Kitimat, B.C.

Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (APEG) B.C. popsicle stick bridge building competition

Lakelse Lake Watershed Society – Underwater camera live Internet feed LNG Canada Golf Tournament

N National Aboriginal Business Opportunities Conference Northwest Community College (NWCC) – Business Admin Students participation in Terrace Chamber Lunch Northwest Community College – SkillsBC Competition Northwest Science & Innovation Society (NSIS) – School Science Fairs

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Partner in Trade Meetings – First Nation and BC Trades Union Meetings

School District #82 – Trades Opportunities Scholarships

Terrace Business Awards Gala

Partnership 2020 Conference

School District # 82 – Travel for students to attend BC LNG Conference

Totem pole at Mount Elizabeth

Summer students hired for the LNG Canada Information Centre, including a Haisla youth

Terrace Business Expo Secondary School

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01: Mount Elizabeth Secondary School Unity Totem Pole, carved by Haisla artist Nathan Wilson 02: Members of LNG Canada at the Kitimat Community Foundation’s major fundraising event, the Aluminum City Telethon 03: Pete Bizarro (left) and Trent Bossence of the Kitimat Fire & Rescue Services in front of the new emergency vehicle

SOCIAL INVESTMENT SINCE 2012 Why does the breakdown look like this? In 2014, we worked with a number of local environmental groups to identify opportunities for social investments in this area. In 2015, we hope to see many of these come to fruition, increasing our investments in environmental projects.

It’s also important that if the project proceeds, we have the right people ready to do the job, so we may invest more in education and training that helps people develop the right skills.

Each initiative we supported deserves to have its full story told here. If only we had the space! Instead, here is a bit more detail about one or two initiatives from each of the four core categories we support.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SINCE 2012, WE HAVE INVESTED A TOTAL OF:

$548,650

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KITIMAT and TERRACE In over

DIFFERENT INITIATIVES

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Safety 25% Environment 18% Education 32% Community Development 25%

Kitimat and Terrace Community Foundations The Kitimat and Terrace Community Foundations are in place to provide various community services and to support different social organizations, with a focus on family and counselling services. Supporting these Foundations was for a no brainer for LNG Canada because they can help in many different ways and help mitigate any potential adverse social impacts in the community when a large company like us comes to town.

“The Kitimat Community Foundation greatly appreciates the financial support LNG Canada is providing. We welcome working with you to meet community needs for non-profit registered societies providing services in Kitimat and area,” says Margaret Warcup, Kitimat Community Foundation Board President.

“Thank you for being a strong partner in Kitimat working with us to address community needs.”

Totem pole at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School LNG Canada was very proud to sponsor the Mount Elizabeth Secondary School Unity Totem Pole which was unveiled at a pole raising event in November 2014, and now stands in the foyer of the school. The Unity Totem Pole was carved

by Nathan Wilson, who is a master carver from the Haisla Nation. Nathan designed and carved the totem pole to symbolize friendship, pride and unity and to encourage respect, awareness and understanding of the Haisla Nation’s heritage and culture.

Shell, PetroChina, KOGAS and Mitsubishi Corporation are proposing to build and operate LNG Canada – a liquefied natural gas export facility in Kitimat, B.C.

Annual North Coast Canoe Journey The Annual North Coast Canoe Journey takes place every year in July and is a celebration that recognizes the cultural importance of canoe travel to indigenous people. In 2014 the Canoe Journey was hosted by Heilstuk First Nation in Bella Bella, British Columbia. Many First Nation youth and elders representing bands from across the North and Central Coast participated, including Gitga’at First Nation. LNG Canada supported the 2014 journey by sponsoring one of the two crew boats that accompany the entourage.

“We recognize the importance of celebrating and connecting with First Nations culture,” says Lucy Shaw, Senior Aboriginal Consultation Advisor at LNG Canada. “We are thrilled to support Gitga’at in doing this.”

SAFETY Mobile communication equipment for the new emergency vehicle for the Kitimat Fire & Rescue Services Department In 2014, LNG Canada supported the Kitimat Fire & Rescue Services for a second year in a row. Pete Bizarro, Deputy Fire Chief tells us, “The funds received from LNG Canada have been allocated to a much needed communication system that has been installed in our Rescue Command Unit.

The communication system will allow the Command staff to establish communications with our industrial neighbours utilizing the many different radio frequencies encountered between multi-agency emergency responses.”

Safety is one of our most important values, so supporting this organization was an easy choice. Fire Chief Trent Bossence says, “Working with LNG Canada for past few years proves their commitment to my community.

Whether it be through funding for a Fire Protection Study, providing state of the art mobile communications for emergency response or offering the opportunity to see an operating LNG facility first hand, LNG

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“ LNG Canada continues to show their support and commitment to the safety of this community.

I look forward to the continued relationship for many years to come.”

Trent Bossence Canada continues to show their support and commitment to the safety of this community.

I look forward to the continued relationship for many years to come.”

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Search and rescue vessel for the Kitimat Marine Rescue Society The Kitimat Marine Rescue Society is a large local Search and Rescue organization that responds to incidents involving missing, lost or injured persons. The nearest Canadian Coast Guard station is 130 nautical miles away, and it can take them 8 or 9 hours to get to Kitimat.

As such this group of unpaid professional volunteers plays a vitally important role for the safety of the community, which made it an easy decision for LNG Canada to contribute funds towards the purchase of a new search and rescue vessel. Enhancing marine safety equipment in Kitimat is definitely something we can “get on board” with.

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EDUCATION Skills Canada BC Competition via the Northwest Community College Each year Skills Canada BC provides over 12,000 B.C. youth with mentorship and hands-on trades and technology experiences through their highly respected regional and provincial skills competitions and other secondary school outreach programs. Education is an important value to LNG Canada, especially when it supports development of the trades in the local community. This competition gave youth at the Northwest Community College an opportunity to compete against their peers and foster interest in the trades. “LNG Canada has helped students at Northwest Community College through its support of exciting opportunities such as the BC Skills Competition,” says NWCC President and CEO Ken Burt. “We continue to work together to explore partnerships that will benefit students across the northwest.”

Trades Opportunities Scholarship for School District #82 Since we are strong supporters of education in the community, LNG Canada provided funds for four trades scholarships. To receive the scholarship, alongside other criteria, students had to be enrolled in Grade 12 in a District #82 Secondary School and be planning to attend a post-secondary trades training program related to traditional trades occupations such as carpenters, millwrights and electricians. “We’re very grateful for LNG Canada’s generous donation,” says Alanna Cameron, Secretary Treasurer of School District #82. “These scholarships will make a big difference in the lives of our students.”

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: JOSH HAHN

02: LNG Canada employees, family and friends at the Kitimat River Cleanup

Josh Hahn was awarded one of four 2014 Trades Opportunity Scholarships. A recent graduate of Caldedonia Senior Secondary School in Terrace, Josh hopes to be somewhat of a “jack of all trades” in the trades. With a primary skill set in welding, he is also considering millwriting, pipefitting and boilermaking, because he considers each to be a logical complement to welding. He spent his grade 12 year getting the credits he needed to get to complete level two welding technical training. He has since put in the required working hours and has applied for level three technical training.

What does the scholarship mean to him? “For the career I’ve chosen, the scholarship basically gets me all the way to my Red Seal Certificate, where I officially become a journeyman,” Josh tell us. “And I may still have money left over to do a heavy equipment operators course!” Josh told us that getting the scholarship has given him a lot of motivation to get back to school as fast as he can. Without the scholarship, there was no guarantee he’d have the money that would allow him to go right away, but now that is a possibility. “It put me a huge step forward. With the money I was able to save not having to pay for school in full myself, I was able to put funds towards equipment like

“ We’re very grateful for LNG Canada’s generous donation. These scholarships will make a big difference in the lives of our students.”

Alanna Cameron, Secretary Treasurer of School District #82 Shell, PetroChina, KOGAS and Mitsubishi Corporation are proposing to build and operate LNG Canada – a liquefied natural gas export facility in Kitimat, B.C.

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ENVIRONMENT Kitimat River Cleanup

a home welder, which allows me to work at home and practice.”

And since we all know practice makes perfect, in effect the scholarship will make him a better welder sooner.

Congratulations, Josh!

01: Josh Hahn, recipient of one of the 2014 Trades Opportunity Scholarships

In association with the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC, KUTE (Kitimat Understanding the Environment) holds the Kitimat River Cleanup on the last Sunday of September each year to celebrate BC Rivers Day. 116 people participated in the Annual Kitimat River Cleanup in 2014, including nine enthusiastic LNG Canada people, removing litter from Kitimat’s riverbanks. LNG Canada was thrilled to sponsor the BBQ that followed the cleanup (which happens to simultaneously help a group of students from Mount Elizabeth Secondary School who grill and serve up some mean eats at a variety of functions to raise money for an educational trip to study the environment and culture in other parts of the world).

Underwater camera live Internet feed and educational content for the Lakelse Watershed Society Streaming live video of the stream!

Well actually, it’s live streaming video of Scully Creek. In July 2014, Lakelse Watershed Stewards Society installed an underwater fish camera in Scully Creek in preparation to capture on film the migration of sockeye salmon, to help with salmon counts. LNG Canada was happy to sponsor putting the in-stream camera footage on-line for all to see and the development of the accompanying educational material, because one of our most important priorities is the environment, and we know this is a sensitive salmon region. “The live streaming gives a great educational aspect for anyone who wants to view it and shows how a variety of species share the stream,” says Kelly Kline, Treasurer for Lakelse Watershed Stewards Society. The live stream can be viewed on the Lakelse Watershed Stewards Society website.

COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP The LNG Canada Community Advisory Group will help ensure that the community’s interests are represented and considered as project planning continues and we hope the Group can be your voice, if you need another way to bring your concerns and opinions to us.

A diverse group of community members were recently selected and our first meeting was held in November 2014. Community Advisory Group members have committed to a minimum of a year and will share their local knowledge to help us make informed decisions about the project, and in turn pass information about the project on to others in the community.

The members of the group are volunteers and aren’t compensated, so as a thank you for their participation, we have asked them to decide together how to spend $12,500/year towards a community initiative(s). Our vision for the Group is that they will be subject matter experts in the community, armed with information about a lot of different aspects of the project.

They’ll be able to provide conduit between LNG Canada and the community about the project: what we can do to be better and sharing information that matters most to you.

Please visit lngcanada.ca for information about those selected to participate in the Community Advisory Group.

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We were very busy in 2014 fostering relationships, new and old, and making sure that we are a contributing member of the community. But of course we’re hoping to get a project off the ground eventually, so we also achieved many milestones to get us all closer to that reality! Here’s a taste of some of what we accomplished last year.

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01: We took First Nations and local stakeholders to visit an operating LNG facility in Oman 02: We selected CFSW LNG Constructors as our main contractor 03: We set up an interactive display in Kitimat about exploring the story of natural gas in B.C.

Shell, PetroChina, KOGAS and Mitsubishi Corporation are proposing to build and operate LNG Canada – a liquefied natural gas export facility in Kitimat, B.C.

We were invited to PRESENT at a community meeting in Kitimaat Village

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LNG CANADA IN THE COMMUNITY

01: LNG Canada’s Roy Harvey signing the Community Commitments mural

We’re trying to make a difference in the community and form lasting relationships because we would like to be your neighbour for the long term. Let’s take a look at some of the other great stuff we’ve been working on this past year and that you’ve helped us with!

Community Commitment Document

02: A close-up of our 3D site model

In April, June and September 2014, LNG Canada met with the Kitimat community to develop the commitments our company will meet to ensure we are a valued member of the community throughout the lifetime of our project. We are grateful to the many individuals who took part and shared their thoughts, wisdom and experience. Have you seen the commitments?

Drop by our Community Information Centre in Kitimat and check them out, and if you support them, why not sign the Community Commitments mural?

3D model of the LNG Canada site 03: Jason Majore, Tracey Ross and deputy Chief Councillor Taylor Cross from Haisla Nation visit Oman LNG

In June 2014, we unveiled a large 3D model of our proposed site.

“LNG Canada reviewed over 500 sites in British Columbia – from the Lower Mainland to the northwest corner of the province – prior to selecting the site in Kitimat,” says Susannah Pierce, External Affairs Director for LNG Canada. “The model helps paint a picture of why Kitimat was a natural choice for an LNG export facility, and shows all the key attributes of the proposed site.” Long-time community member, Vernon Mitchell, says of the model, “It really helped me to visualize how the facility will work.” The model has a permanent home at the LNG Canada Community Information Centre, and we invite you to come have a look if you haven’t already seen it or check out our video called “The Perfect Spot” on YouTube!

LNG EDUCATION LNG Demos Throughout 2014 at a variety of events including the B.C. LNG conference, the Skills Canada BC competition in Terrace, the opening of our Prince Rupert office, and a couple events set up explicitly to give the demos at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School and for the Haisla, LNG Canada delivered liquefied natural gas (LNG) demos.

Erik Neandross, also known as our “LNG guy”, gave LNG demonstrations using real LNG to explain its properties and the science behind turning natural gas into a liquid. Crystal Zaharchuk, a Kitimat community resident, attended one of the demos and told us that, “being a concerned resident, it was very helpful just to see it all in action. And I felt like I was 5 when I was watching it because it was that exciting!”

First Nations and local stakeholder visit to Oman A few members of the LNG Canada team, along with individuals representing the Haisla and Gitga’at First Nations and members of the Kitimat community, made the journey in October to check out Oman LNG, including a facility and LNG vessel tour. What’s the value of a trip like this? As quoted from an article in the Times of Oman, “The way Shell handles the project and the way they work with the Omani people and interact with the communities gives me more comfort in building a facility in Kitimat and Haisla territories. We can learn how to have a facility and a project that is successful,” said Jason Majore, from the Haisla Nation Council.

Kitimat Fire Chief Trent Bossence adds, “It definitely starts our relationship off on the right foot.”

WHAT’S IN STORE FOR 2015?

In 2015, while we continue to advance the proposed project, we plan to keep nurturing our relationships, addressing questions or concerns and establishing new opportunities and partnerships. What are the highlights of what we’re planning? One of our key objectives is to obtain our Environmental Assessment Certificate and the other permits required to advance the project, and as a part of that, developing our Environmental and Social Management plans will be a priority. We’re excited that we’ll be sponsoring four more Trades Opportunities Scholarships for School District #82. Our next local contractor networking sessions will happen in 2015 too, which we’ll plan using the feedback we got from local businesses at the sessions held in 2014. Also look out for information about an employment event we’ll be holding to give introductory information about employment opportunities and requirements.

There will be many opportunities for you to learn more about the project and provide your feedback this year. As an easy first step, if you haven’t already, sign up to receive updates about the project by dropping us a line at info@lngcanada.ca. Just as important as you hearing from us, we want to hear from you! What information do you want about LNG Canada in 2015, and how are you going to let us know? Visit us at lngcanada.ca to participate in a quick poll on how you’d like to get involved this year. We look forward to continuing the conversation with you.

04: Erik Neandross, our “LNG guy”, does a live demo

Shell, PetroChina, KOGAS and Mitsubishi Corporation are proposing to build and operate LNG Canada – a liquefied natural gas export facility in Kitimat, B.C.

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LEARN MORE AND GET INVOLVED LNG Canada is committed to ensuring local communities and First Nations have meaningful opportunities to learn about, and provide input on, the proposed project. We believe that by working together and understanding what is important to you, we can design, build and operate a project that considers community interests, and provides benefits to north coast communities and all British Columbians. A number of ways exist for you to learn more and get involved.

• VISIT: LNG Canada Community Information Centre located at 176 Ocelot Road in Kitimat, open Monday – Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m • ATTEND: Open houses or community meetings will be held about areas of key focus. In 2015 those areas are the LNG Facility Permit, Disposal at Sea Permit, Fisheries Act Authorization, TERMPOL and development of detailed social and environmental management plans for our project.

• CALL or EMAIL: Toll free: 1-855-248-3631 or local 250-639-3229 Email: info@lngcanada.ca • WEBSITE: lngcanada.ca