Construction of the Ksi Lisims facility could begin in 2024. The proposed site is located at Wil Milit, approximately 15 kilometres northwest of Gingolx, a B.C. coastal community about 80 kilometres north of Prince Rupert. The land is undeveloped, but was previously logged.
CALGARY, Alb.—The Nisga'a Nation in northwestern British Columbia is partnering with a Texas-based firm, Western LNG, to buy the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project from Calgary-based TC Energy Corp.
"Today is a historic day for the Nisga'a Nation and represents a sea change in major industrial development in this country," said Eva Clayton, president of the Nisga'a Lisims government, in a news release.
"In taking an equal ownership role in this pipeline, we are signalling a new era for Indigenous participation in the Canadian economy."
The Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project is a permit...
