Calgary-based TC Energy has been hired to work on revised designs for the planned Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline, which will stretch nearly 900 kilometres from northeast B.C. to a site on the West Coast, supplying natural gas to Asia.
It’s called Ksi Lisims, and the three partners in this project are Western LNG, LNG Rockies and the Nisga’a Nation.
Originally owned by Enbridge, the Westcoast Connector and PRGT initially received their environmental assessment certificates in 2014, which will expire in November 2024.
In March of 2023, the B.C. government introduced new environmental standards for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) projects in a bid to spur net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2030, for which this 10-year old proposal, purchased by TC Energy, has not been assessed under new standards.
Residents in the Kispiox Valley are concerned about the wildlife, marine life and way of life in the valley if this project is approved.
