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Leonardo DiCaprio is wrong — the Coastal GasLink Pipeline is good for Indigenous people By Ellis Ross

ear Leo, I was confused and alarmed when I read your Tweet claiming “militarized raids” have been ordered against protestors participating in illegal and dangerous blockades opposing the Coastal GasLink project in Northern British Columbia. But then I thought, given your busy schedule as a Hollywood movie star, you may not have learned the full story behind this transformative, environmentally sustainable project. So please, allow me to fill you in. My people and many other First Nations communities, leaders, and elders, including 20 democratically elected Chiefs whose bands support the Coastal Gas Link project, are proud to champion British Columbia’s world-class resource sector. These leaders have been elected by their communities, as I was when I fought to bring liquified natural gas (LNG) development to our province. I suppose you haven’t thought about how in siding with the unelected hereditary chiefs opposed to the Coastal Gas Link project, you are ignoring the democratic rights of thousands of First Nations people?

Although the democratic case for the Coastal Gas Link project is strong, I feel the need to outline for you why so many First Nations leaders and communities support developing our resources safely and sustainably. First, by saying yes to natural gas development, my Northern British Columbia community was able to lift itself out of poverty. After decades of suffering, our community is now thriving. “Help wanted” signs have replaced foreclosure signs, jobs are available for all who are prepared to work hard, and our local infrastructure is among the best in Canada. Employment creates purpose, stability, and meaning. More importantly, a good job and everything that comes with it gives young people something to strive for. I’m comforted knowing my children and grandchildren will enjoy more opportunities than I did because my community chose jobs, growth, and environmentally sustainable resource development. Secondly, LNG allows First Nations communities to lead the way in displacing heavier carbon emissions from abroad. First Nations people — myself included — care deeply about protecting our environment and doing our part to

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Coastal GasLink construction crews lower in a section of pipe along Section 8 near Kitimat. curb the impacts of climate change. Our people have long been strong stewards of the environment. That’s why the state-of-the-art export facility in Kitimat uses cutting-edge industrial processes and the most sophisticated hardware on the planet. We’ve also partnered with LNG Canada to reclaim local salmon habitat and regenerate traditional fish stocks. We are proud that the Coastal Gas Link project has allowed us to punch above our weight in reducing global emissions. So why are you trying to take that from us?

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Thirdly, the revenues from resource development offer First Nations a path to economic selfdetermination — a future free from the cold, damp heavy blanket of the welfare state. British Columbia is the most environmentally conscious jurisdiction to extract resources from in the world. Full stop. We have the strictest environmental standards and our clean products like LNG help reduce global emissions from dirtier jurisdictions like China, India, and Russia. Continued on next page.

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DiCaprio is wrong - Coastal GasLink Pipeline is good I applaud your commitment to conservation and tackling climate change. That’s something that you and I have in common. However, I’m afraid you are terribly misinformed about the events unfolding here in British Columbia. In the name of “conservation” you are, in reality, harming the hard-working people — Indigenous and non-Indigenous — who are leading the way on providing environmentally sustainable solutions for my province. So please, do not use your considerable profile to block progress — or further fan the flames of division in British Columbia. We have come too far and accomplished too much to turn back now. And please know that my band chose to embrace LNG. In fact, we fought for it. We chose a path of productivity and progress. We chose pride in who we are as a community and what we can still become. We have an environmentally sound, sustainable, technologically-advanced, highvalue industry and a safe, clean, happy, and healthy community that I have been privileged to represent in the British Columbia legislature since 2017. But don’t take my word for it, come see for yourself. On behalf of all British

Columbians, I invite you to visit my home, Kitimaat Village, and tour the state-of-the-art LNG Canada liquified natural gas plant. It would be my pleasure to show you the incredible benefits of this natural resource and to introduce you to some of the amazing people who proudly work every day to fuel the economies of the world with our clean, environmentally friendly products. There is much more to British Columbia than you have seen on your movie sets or Twitter feed. So, I hope you accept my invitation — and please choose to fly commercial and not on a private jet when you visit. We must all do our part to control emissions. Sincerely, Ellis Ross, MLA BC Liberal leadership candidate

OGC COO retires Matt Preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca Another senior executive of the BC Oil and Gas Commission has retired. Ken Paulson, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will retire Dec. 10, having served in the role for the last 10 years, the Commission said. Paulson joined the Commission as chief engineer in 2009. “Ken has overseen many accomplishments and improvements during his tenure including: the management of induced seismicity; the establishment of the Aboriginal Liaison Program and Western Regulators Forum; and the development of the compliance management system and emergency management program,” the Commission said in an announcement. Trevor Swan will assume the COO role following Paulson’s departure, the Commission said. Swan has worked for the Commission since 2010,

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Ken Paulson spending seven years as its chief legal and regulatory officer. He was seconded in 2018 to the B.C. provincial government to assist with resource-related legislative proposals, and returned in 2020 as the Commission’s executive vice president overseeing liabilities and orphan sites. Paulson’s retirement follows former OGC commissioner Paul Jeakins, who retired at the end of October. Michelle Carr was named CEO and commissioner in September.

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4.0M earthquake investigated “The review is supported by the BC Seismic Research Consortium, which includes NRCAN researchers. The BC Seismic Research Consortium (Consortium) , established in 2012, is jointly funded by Geoscience BC and BC OGRIS. The Consortium has lead to the deployment and implementation of a seismic array focused solely on NEBC to further the understanding of induced seismic events and their potential impacts. “The Consortium maintains the array in partnership with the OGC and retains a full time seismic analyst to review and record seismic events. The ongoing seismic analysis allowed the OGC to immediately be notified of the seismic events and begin investigating possible causes to determine if these are anthropogenic or natural events. “The recorded events were felt locally, but no damage has been reported or expected.”

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Macro announces Q3 results • The Company recorded $6.4 million in net earnings or $0.20 per common share and EBITDA of $13.7 million. • Total working capital as at September 30, 2021 was $73.2 million after considering $23.0 million in current portions of long-term debt and right of use lease obligations. • The Company is reporting shareholders’ equity of $120.2 million or $3.82 per share based on weighted average common shares outstanding as at September 30, 2020. The Company expects revenue to exceed $385.0 million in fiscal 2021. The guidance considers the Company’s current core business underway including the execution of the subcontract construction on Trans Mountain Expansion Project (“TMEP”) and work commencing on NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (“NGTL”) North Montney Mainline Project. Macro posted consolidated revenue of $110.5 million compared to $93.6 million reported third quarter last year. Approximately 88% or $97.3 million of the revenue earned related to pipeline and facilities construction with the balance or $13.2 million relating to maintenance and integrity services being performed under existing master service agreements. Prior year revenue relating to pipeline and facilities construction was approximately 80% or $75.0 million while the balance related to maintenance and integrity. Operating expenses were $95.3 million or 86% of revenue compared

to $74.8 million or 80% of revenue in the third quarter last year. During the quarter the Company applied for the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (‘CEWS’) and was able to claim $0.6 million in government assistance which was applied as a reduction in salaries and wage expenses recorded in its operating expenses. All aspects of operations will be actively monitored and streamlined to ensure savings are realized while maintaining the highest degree of health, safety and environmental standards possible. General and administrative expenses were $1.6 million, down $0.8 million from the $2.4 million recorded prior year. The decrease was expected as the Company has now reduced expenditures relating to joint operations. As well, during the quarter the Company was eligible for the CEWS in connection with administrative salaries and was able to claim $0.1 million in government assistance which was applied as a reduction in salaries expense recorded in its general and administrative expenses. As to fiscal 2021, with the announced contracts on TMEP and NGTL, along with the estimated core business back log on the existing service agreements, Macro expects revenues to exceed $385 million for the year. This factors in the recent severe weather-related events and flooding in close proximity to the Company’s on-going projects. The Company maintains its $20 million capital expenditure budget for the year.

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The BC Oil and Gas Commission says it is investigating the possible cause of a Dec. 6 earthquake near Fort St. John, as well as an initial seismic event from last week. According to Earthquakes Canada the 4.0-magnitude earthquake happened approximately 67 kilometres west-northwest of the city around 6:45 a.m., near Inga Lake. The quake was reported at a depth of 2.39 kilometres. “Not felt. There are no reports of damage, and none would be expected,” Earthquakes Canada reported. The Oil and Gas Commission said there did not “appear to be any oil or gas companies working near where the events have been reported.” “The Commission has been leading the review of recorded seismic events since our seismic monitoring array picked up the initial event on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 and another event on Dec. 6, 2021,” the Commission said in a statement.

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The Trans Mountain Pipeline safely returned to service on Sunday, December 5, three weeks after a precautionary shut down as a result of heavy rains and flooding in British Columbia and Washington state. Since re-starting, as a precaution, the pipeline has been operating at a reduced pressure. It is expected that gasoline and crude oil supply levels to Trans Mountain’s customers should return to normal levels within a week. “The Trans Mountain Pipeline is a critical piece of infrastructure for British Columbia and Washington state,” said Ian Anderson, President and CEO of Trans Mountain Corporation. “Through a sustained and significant effort in the face of unprecedented conditions, we are proud to continue to provide safe and reliable energy transportation to the west coast, as we have for nearly 70 years.” Throughout the shutdown period, the pipeline remained safely in a static condition and there was no indication of any product release or serious damage to the pipe. Trans Mountain completed detailed investigations of the pipe’s integrity and geotechnical assessments of the surrounding landscape to confirm readiness to restart the line. “Our employees, contractors, officials and the Canada Energy Regulator worked tirelessly while remaining steadfast in our commitment to safety and the environment,” added Anderson. “Getting the pipe back up and into service under the circumstances is a demonstration of the many years of work we have done to maintain our pipeline system and our ongoing

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Above bank fortification following recent flooding, and below, river diversion and pipeline inspections. efforts to plan, prepare and practice for emergency situations.” Trans Mountain utilized its Expansion Project and Operational crews and equipment to re-instate access to the pipeline lost due to damaged roads, changes in river flows, and adverse weather. Hundreds of people worked around the clock to clear highways, build bridges and manage watercourses to allow for access and repairs to the pipeline. In addition to the restart efforts, our workforce - including our contractor teams - utilized our people and our equipment throughout the Fraser Valley, Coquihalla and B.C. Interior regions to assist those most in need. Our efforts included providing transportation, fuel, food and water in the days following the flooding. “Trans Mountain has a strong, capable workforce with experience and expertise in responding to all kinds of emergency situations,” added Anderson. “Through our established relationships with Indigenous communities, landowners and people along our pipeline, we were able to make a difference and provide temporary housing for emergency responders and Indigenous community members at our Merritt Camp. Trans Mountain also used our expertise and equipment to carry out substantial road- clearing and bridge-building efforts to connect communities that were cut-off due to the flooding and landslides.” Over the coming weeks Trans Mountain will continue with additional emergency work. Some of this work includes conducting additional inline inspection, armouring of riverbanks and adding ground cover or relocating sections of the pipeline.

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Work on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project continues with construction progressing at our Edmonton Terminal, which is now more than 50 per cent complete. As part of the Expansion Project, we’re adding four new storage tanks, bringing the total to 39. The new tanks have been constructed and the hydro testing has been completed. Hydro testing is the process of checking for leaks and ensuring all components are fully operational. Currently, crews are installing external piping on all new tanks. The inside of the tanks is being cleaned in preparation for the internal coating of the tank floor and the first 1.2 metres of the walls. The new tanks will add approximately 970,000 bbl of capacity to Edmonton Terminal for a total of 9.0 million bbl. FLOOD Support Coquihalla Hope: Trans Mountain and the Expansion Project contractors responsible for this

area - Kiewit, Bonatti, and Macro, assisted the District of Hope, Indigenous communities and local organizations by helicoptering in and delivering supplies such as food, water, and blankets. BC Interior: Trans Mountain and one of the Expansion Project contractors, Surerus Murphy Joint Venture, assisted Indigenous communities in the Merritt region. Expansion Project crews installed matting to open up road access for stranded Coldwater Band members. They also delivered a pallet of water. Contractor crews delivered food, water and supplies along with a 10,000 watt portable light plant/ generator and 100 gallons of fuel to the Nooaitch Indian Band. Our team also worked with Romeo and Consuelo Villanueva, from No Frills in Merritt, who generously donated all of their fresh produce. Our teams delivered these supplies to the Lower Nicola Indian Band.

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Canada’s Energy Future - the 2021 full report Canada’s Energy Future 2021: Energy Supply and Demand Projections to 2050 (EF2021) is the latest long-term energy outlook from the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). The Canada’s Energy Future series explores how possible energy futures might unfold for Canadians over the long term. We use economic and energy models to make these projections. The CER bases our projections on assumptions about future trends in technology, energy and climate policies, energy markets, human behaviour, and the structure of the economy. EF2021 includes two core scenarios: The Evolving Policies Scenario and the Current Policies Scenario. The central difference between these scenarios is the level of future climate action, both globally and domestically. In both scenarios we provide projections for all energy commodities and all provinces and territories. EF2021 also includes six additional electricity scenarios that explore what Canada’s electricity system might look like in a net-zero1 world. These scenarios focus only on how Canada will meet given electricity demands under different conditions, and do not include projections for other energy commodities. Electricity is an important contributor to achieving net-zero emissions, so these projections are an important step in modeling related to a net-zero energy system in the Canada’s Energy Future series. The analysis and projections for EF2021 are based on several important assumptions, outlined for the core scenarios in the “Scenarios and Assumptions” section of the report. The “Results” section provides an overview of our

core scenario projections for various parts of the Canadian energy system to 2050, focusing on the Evolving Policies Scenario. The “Towards NetZero” section explores what Canada’s electricity system could look in a net-zero world, including assumptions and projections. Finally, the “Access and Explore Energy Futures Data” section provides links to access

data, tools, and interactive data visualizations that offer further insight into EF2021. To read the entire report - https://www. cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/canada-energyfuture/2021/canada-energy-futures-2021.pdf

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Limits on oil production no longer needed, AB government says

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Alberta will let its oil production curtailment policy expire on Dec. 31. UCP Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the province has not set production limits on the oil industry since December of 2020. She said the government’s power to curtail oil production is no longer needed and will be allowed to expire. Alberta’s previous NDP government decided to impose limits on the province’s oil producers in late 2018 in an effort to align production with export capacity.

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Circa 1914, one of the original houses for supervisors at Imperial Oil refinery, Imperoyal village, near Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At that time, pipeline constraints and a resulting supply bottleneck were causing Canadian crude oil to trade at a steep discount. However, since then, Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline replacement has become operational. The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is expected to come online in early 2023. Savage says the market is now working as it should and oil companies should feel confident that production will not be limited moving forward.

OPEC upbeat on 2022 oil demand, says Omicron impact to be mild OPEC on Monday raised its world oil demand forecast for the first quarter of 2022 and stuck to its timeline for a return to prepandemic levels of oil use, saying the Omicron coronavirus variant would have a mild and brief impact.

“Moreover, the impact of the new Omicron variant is projected to be mild and short-lived, as the world becomes better equipped to manage COVID-19 and its related challenges.”

The upbeat view from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries comes as oil prices have recovered some of the slide seen when the variant emerged last month. Still, the World Health Organization says Omicron poses a “very high” global risk.

Oil dropped 10% on Nov. 26 when reports of the new variant emerged as traders feared a renewed hit to demand. But OPEC and its allies decided on Dec. 2 to stick to a planned production increase for January, a gamble that looks to have paid off as prices stabilise.

In a monthly report, OPEC said it expects world oil demand to average 99.13 million barrels per day (bpd) in the first quarter of 2022, up 1.11 million bpd from its forecast last month.

In the report, OPEC maintained its forecast that world oil demand will grow by 4.15 million bpd in 2022. This year’s growth forecast was also kept unchanged.

“Some of the recovery previously expected in the fourth quarter of 2021 has been shifted to the first quarter of 2022, followed by a more steady recovery throughout the second half of 2022,” OPEC said in the report.

World consumption is expected to surpass the 100 million bpd mark in the third quarter of 2022, in line with last month’s forecast. On an annual basis according to OPEC, the world last used over 100 million bpd of oil in 2019.

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Suncor Energy announces 2022 production outlook and capital program

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Suncor released its 2022 corporate guidance today which supports the previous announcements of doubling the dividend, increasing share buybacks and lowering the capital program by $300 million. The 2022 guidance reflects strong operational performance across all assets and continued capital and cost discipline. Highlights include: Upstream production of 750,000 to 790,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), approximately 5% higher than the expected 2021 levels, supported by the Fort Hills ramp-up to full rates and partially offset by the sale of Golden Eagle; Record Synthetic Crude Oil (SCO) production capturing the additional upgraded crude value, approximately 5% higher than 2021 expected levels; Refinery throughput in-line with 2019 levels and highest anticipated sales in the company’s history from our industry leading downstream business, positioned to capture strong and improving consumer demand, and; Capital program of $4.7 billion, 6% or $300 million below the previously announced $5 billion planned capital program ceiling. “Our strong execution in 2021 and confidence in our plan enabled

us to double the dividend, increase the buyback program to 7% of the public float, and reduce net debt at the highest annual pace ever,” said Mark Little, president and chief executive officer. “We enter 2022 with strong momentum and remain steadfast in our focus on operational excellence, capital and cost discipline, increasing shareholder returns and delivering a more resilient future for Suncor.” Production & Operating Cost Guidance Suncor’s expected upstream production of 750,000 to 790,000 boe/d represents an approximately 5% year-over-year increase from expected 2021 levels supported by the Fort Hills ramp-up to full rates, partially offset by the sale of Golden Eagle. Suncor’s Oil Sands operations production of 395,000 to 435,000 barrels per day (bbls/d) and cash operating costs(1) per barrel of $25.00 – $28.00 reflects a larger proportion of production being higher margin SCO as well as planned maintenance at Firebag – its first major turnaround in 10 years.

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B.C. government to lift 30 litre limit on gas for general public The British Columbia government is lifting a restriction on gasoline for the general public that was put in place after flooding and landslides cut off supply. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said the 30-litre limit per visit to the pumps proved effective and will lift on Tuesday.

Canadian oil output to rise until 2032, regulator says Canada’s oil production will rise for the next decade and then start declining as countries strive to curb greenhouse gas emissions, potentially reducing revenues from the country’s biggest export.Output at the world’s fourth-largest oil producer will climb to 5.8 million barrels a day by 2032, from 5 million this year, and then decline to 4.8 million barrels daily in 2050, according to a report issued Thursday by the Canada Energy Regulator. An impending decline in oil exports poses a challenge for the Canadian economy. Canada is the largest foreign oil supplier to the U.S. and the country has the world’s third-largest crude reserves locked in its oil sands region of northern Alberta. The oil and gas sector has accounted for about 5% of Canada’s economy. The projections by Canada’s energy regulator are based on countries continuing to strengthen measures to fight climate change, which will contribute to inflation-adjusted Brent crude falling to $40 a barrel by 2050 from this year’s annual average of $68 a barrel. Should climate change measures be less stringent, Canadian output will plateau at 6.7 million barrels a day in 2040 and Brent will average $70 a barrel through “much” of the projection period, the report predicts. While conventional and shale oil companies must constantly invest in drilling new wells to keep production steady, the slow natural decline in output from the oil sands will mean that levels remain relatively “resilient.” Oil sands producers invest billions in new mines or steam-assisted production wells and once in operation those facilities last

Gas and diesel rationing took effect Nov. 19 for drivers in the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and other southern B.C. locations in order to ensure there was enough fuel for essential traffic, such as emergency vehicles and supply chain transport.

“We asked people to pull together for decades at little cost compared to and they did. We could have failed conventional or shale oil wells. or we could have succeeded, and Still, the report warned that much we succeeded because people did more ambitious carbon-reduction the right thing,’’ Farnworth said plans, in line with the International during a news briefing on flood Energy Agency’s 2050 net-zero recovery Monday. scenario published earlier this year, He said with additional fuel still could lead to “significantly lower” coming in by barge and rail, the Canadian production levels than government is confident in the what are projected. Canadian energy supply chain. producers have proposed plans to zero out emissions from their The Trans Mountain pipeline facilities, mostly by extracting and sequestering carbon underground, delivers the majority of fuel to but they’re seeking the government southern B.C. but was taken out to fund as much as 75% of those of service for three weeks as a precaution when a series of storms schemes. lashed the area. Canada’s own energy consumption The pipeline resumed operations will decline over the next 30 years and grow increasingly cleaner, the Dec. 5 at reduced pressure and the regulator said. Total primary energy company said it expected to return use is expected to drop 21% by 2050 to normal capacity within a week. and fossil-fuel consumption that Farnworth also announced is not abated with carbon-capture methods will fall 19% by 2030 and a two-week extension to the provincial state of emergency as 62% by 2050. crews continue work to reopen Natural gas output in Canada will highways and while traffic on some remain near current 15.5 billion major routes is limited to essential cubic feet a day through much of the services. next two decades before declining The order restricts non-essential to 13.1 billion cubic feet a day by 2050. An increasingly larger portion travel on Highway 3 from Hope of the country’s gas will be exported to Princeton and on Highway 99 in liquefied form, with nearly 40% shipped abroad as liquefied natural gas by 2050. Canada’s first LNG plant is being built in the western province of British Columbia and is scheduled to start operating in the first half of this decade. LNG exports will allow B.C. will surpass Alberta as Canada’s largest natural gas producing province by 2028.

between Pemberton and Lillooet. “I know the highway closures and restrictions are challenging but they are necessary to maintain a steady flow of goods across the province,’’ Farnworth said. Transportation Minister Rob Fleming heralded the work of crews who have “defied the odds’’ in their progress on the Coquihalla Highway. The major arterial roadway may reopen even sooner than the early January date announced late last week, he said. Fleming visited work sites along the highway on Friday with federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and described the damage as “unfathomable.’’ More than 20 sites along a 130-kilometre corridor were impacted by mudslides and washouts. About 300 workers are using 200 pieces of heavy equipment to repair site by site around the clock, he said. “The Coquihalla is alive with construction activity every waking hour,’’ Fleming said. The highway was originally slated to reopen in late January after last month’s storm damage. A full briefing is scheduled this week that will include details on the scope of repairs and a reopening timeline for commercial traffic on the Coquihalla, as well as details on when Highway 3 may be reassigned to general traffic, Fleming said. “I expect by Wednesday we’ll be able to give something a lot more precise,’’ he says. The Ministry of Health advised owners of private drinking-water wells in areas that had been flooded to monitor their water quality.

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Dough 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature* 3⁄4 cup sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1⁄2 teaspoon salt* 1 teaspoon baking powder 11⁄3 cups Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour *If you use salted butter, decrease the salt to 1⁄4 teaspoon Coating 2 tablespoons sugar 1 to 11⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon, to taste Preheat the oven to 375 F. Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets. To make the cookies: Beat together the butter and sugar until smooth. Add the egg, beating until smooth. Beat in the vanilla, salt, and baking powder. Add the flour, mixing until totally incorporated. To make the coating: Shake together the sugar and cinnamon in a mediumsized zip-top plastic bag. Drop small (1-inch diameter) balls of dough into the bag; a teaspoon cookie scoop works well here. Roll/toss the cookies in the cinnamon-sugar until they’re completely coated. Space the cookies at least 11⁄2 apart on the prepared baking sheets. Use a flat-bottom glass to flatten them to about 3⁄8 thick; they’ll be about 11⁄2 in diameter. Bake the cookies for 8 minutes (for soft cookies) to 10 minutes (for crunchier cookies). Remove them from the oven, and cool them on the pan until they’re firm enough to transfer to a rack to cool completely. Store any leftover cookies, well wrapped, at room temperature for several days; freeze for longer storage. Tip: If you prefer chewier cookies, chill the dough before making into cookies and do not press the snickerdoodles as thin. PC215947

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The main absorber column for LNG Canada is lifted into place at the construction site in Kitimat.

LNG Canada update LNG Canada marked two recent construction milestones. Crews recently lifted and placed the main absorber column. At 54 metres in length and weighing more than 800 tonnes, it is the largest piece of equipment at the Kitimat site, LNG Canada says. The lift was executed using three cranes over several hours. This milestone comes just two weeks after crews placed the precoolers and main cryogenic heat exchanger, LNG Canada says. “There’s seldom things that are lifted quite this heavy in Canada,”

said first-year apprentice Peter Preston with Mammoet in a recent project update. “To have these three cranes in this one place doing these lifts is very unique. Years and years of progress and planning, it’s a milestone for everybody.” A new wharf has also opened in the Kitimat port. LNG Canada built it for Rio Tinto. Construction took more than 36 months and involved more than 20 local and B.C. businesses, according to LNG Canada. The wharf increases capacity to import supplies and export aluminum from Rio Tinto.

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Environmental groups got $1.3b in foreign funding Nelson Bennett nbennett@biv.com Alberta’s long-delayed inquiry into the foreign funding of anti-oil and anti-pipeline activism in Canada was released Oct. 21 with the conclusion that mostly American philanthropy groups bankrolled Canadian activism to the tune of $1.3 billion. The inquiry, led by Steve Allan, used the research of Vancouver’s Vivian Krause as a starting point. Krause had looked at American tax donation data to trace the flow of American dollars into Canada to fund anti-fossil fuel and anti-pipeline activities, like the Tar Sands campaign, the stated goal of which was to halt or slow the expansion of oil sands expansion in Alberta. The Tar Sands campaign was jointly sponsored by Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Corporate Ethics International, the Pembina Institute, and National Resources Defence Council, according to the Allan inquiry.

“The report confirms the existence of well-funded foreign interests that have been waging a decade-long campaign of misinformation with the goal of landlocking Alberta’s oil and gas,” a summary of the report states. A good deal of the activism took place in B.C. and was aimed at the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Some of the activism took the form of court challenges. Allan notes that he found nothing illegal about the funding of Canadian environmental groups by mostly American philanthropical groups. Missing from the inquiry is any analysis of whether the funding of anti-fossil fuel activism in Canada by American donors was disproportionate to what environmental groups received in the U.S. for anti-pipeline and antifracking campaigns. While the activism undoubtedly led to delays of projects like the Trans Mountain pipeline – since the funding and the activism included a host of legal challenges – it’s not clear that

in the inquiry was 2003 to 2019. Allan employed Deloitte to help trace grants. One of the problems discovered in establishing a paper trail is that some environmental groups re-grant some of the funding they receive to other groups. The inquiry identifies 13 foreign philanthropical groups, mostly American, that provided funding to Canadian environmental organizations and “envirolegal” groups like Ecojustice and West Coast Environmental Law. Canadian groups receiving funding (many of them B.C.-based) included the Pembina Institute, Greenpeace Canada, the David Suzuki Foundation, the Sierra Club, Dogwood Initiative, LeadNow, Tides Canada (since renamed MakeWay) and Raincoast Conservation Foundation. Ecojustice calls the Allan inquiry “a colossal waste of time and money” that amounted to not much more than an “expensive Google search.”

it was solely responsible for shutting own oil and gas activities in Canada, despite claims by environmental groups that it did. “While anti-Alberta energy campaigns may have played a role in the cancellation of some oil and gas developments, I am not in a position to find that these campaigns alone caused project delays or cancellations,” Allan writes in his report. “Many ENGOs have taken credit for the success of their efforts in the cancellation of a number of projects, including Keystone XL, the Teck Frontier Oilsands Mine, the Northern Gateway Pipeline, Energy East, Statoil’s Corner Oil Sands Project, and Shell’s Carmon Creek Oil Sands Project, and many ENGOs remain determined to stop the Trans Mountain Pipeline, Enbridge’s Line 3 and Enbridge’s Line 5.” The Allan inquiry was struck in 2019. It was delayed in releasing its report by two years and experienced budget increases. The period covered

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