sn woodfibre lng update - 02

1. UPDATE / ISSUE 2
SQUAMISH NATION /
WOODFIBRE
LNG /PROPOSAL
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
SQUAMISH PROCESS CONTINUES; T WO MORE COMMUNIT Y MEETINGS
Members are invited to take part in two upcoming meetings:
≥≥ Totem Hall / Tuesday June 9 / 7–9 pm
≥≥ Chief Joe Mathias Centre / Thursday June 11 / 7–9 pm
In July 2014, the Squamish Nation began its independent
assessment of the proposal to build a natural gas pipeline
through Squamish Nation territory to Woodfibre LNG's
proposed $1.6-billion export LNG plant at our village of
Swiy’a’t (former Woodfibre Pulp Mill site).
Since then, the Nation has been holding a series of community
meetings with members, helping them to learn about the
proposal and gather information regarding their views on
the pipeline and LNG plant — and how they might affect
sensitive marine habitats in the estuary and beyond.
Many members are expressing concerns about the potential
effects on sensitive marine habitat in the Squamish estuary
and in Howe Sound — should the project proceed. Others
are concerned about the effects on freshwater habitat —
the rivers and streams — along the route of the proposed
pipeline twinning.
All these environmental issues — and many more — are being
studied in great detail by our scientists. And now, in Phase Two
of our independent assessment of Woodfibre, we are collating
science-based data with reaction from our members.
A COMPREHENSIVE LIST
Scientists working for the Nation have identified
a comprehensive list of environmental issues
that will be used to assess the risks and benefits
of the project — from a SN perspective.
SQUAMISH NATION
VOWS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE
MARINE ENVIRONMENT

2. SN VOWS TO PROTECT… CONTINUED FROM COVER
SQUAMISH NATION / WOODFIBRE LNG / UPDATE / ISSUE 2
FACTS
≥≥ Proposed is a 52-km twinned pipeline from
Indian Arm to Squamish.
≥≥ Pipeline will route under much of the Squamish
Estuary with a 700-metre trench on the west
side of the Squamish River.
≥≥ Proposed LNG plant will be located on private
land previously zoned as industrial.
≥≥ An estimated 2.1 million tonnes of LNG will
be exported each year.
≥≥ Each month, an estimated 2–4 tankers will
carry the LNG through Howe Sound, south
through the Gulf Islands, into Juan De Fuca
and west into the Pacific Ocean.
TIMELINE
≥≥ SN environmental advisors are currently
completing the assessment.
≥≥ We expect to present the findings to members
during the first few weeks of June.
≥≥ If we have all of the information we need
to make an informed decision on the project,
Council may be able to make its decision
mid-June.
≥≥ The Nation will then be in a position to
discuss its decision with the federal and provincial
governments prior to the release of their EAs,
expected by the end of July or mid-August.
A number of themes have emerged. These include concerns
about seawater cooling; explosions and fires at the
proposed LNG plant; effects from tanker traffic; increasing
industrialization of the Squamish corridor; protection of
salmon, herring, and other fish stocks — and effects from
under-the-estuary pipeline construction.
Scientists working for the Nation have identified a
comprehensive list of environmental issues that will be
used to assess the risks and benefits of the project from a
SN perspective. Above all, SN is committed to protecting
sensitive marine habitat.
In a recent column in the North Shore News, Chief Ian Campbell
wrote, “the rehabilitation of the Sound has become a sacred
trust for us.“
“And there is much good news to report: The herring are
coming back; so are the wild salmon and cod; and, as
recent sightings demonstrate, killer whales and Pacific
white-sided dolphins are returning too. But there is a lot
still to be done,” Chief Campbell wrote.
As a next step, SN will clearly spell out the risks and the
benefits of the Woodfibre proposal to our members.
By mid-June, Squamish Nation Council is expected to vote
to accept or reject the proposal. Unswayed by others, we
will decide our own future — by, and for, ourselves.
We won’t allow outsiders, whether they support the pipeline
or oppose it, to decide for us. It is our future — our decision
to make.
CRITICAL VOTE EXPECTED MID-JUNE
By mid-June, Squamish Nation Council is expected to vote to
accept or reject the proposal. Unswayed by others, we will
decide our own future — by, and for — ourselves.
RISKS AND BENEFITS
As a next step, the Nation will clearly spell out
the risks and the benefits of the Woodfibre
proposal to our members.

3. WOODFIBRE LNG PROJECT / PRELIMINARY PROJECT CONFIGURATION / ARTIS TS’ RENDERING JUNE 2014 / USED WITH PERMISSION
FORTIS BC MAP / USED WITH PERMISSION
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