Public Notice
Aurora LNG Project — Additional Participant Funding Allocated
August 10, 2017 — The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) has allocated $60,350 in federal funds to five additional recipients to assist their participation in the environmental assessment of the proposed Aurora LNG Project, located in British Columbia.
The environmental assessment of this project was substituted to the Government of British Columbia who is conducting the environmental assessment on behalf of both the federal and provincial governments.
Recipients | Additional Funding Allocation | Previous Funding Allocation | Total Funding Allocation |
---|---|---|---|
Dodge Cove Improvement District | $12,300 | N/A | $12,300 |
Gitga'at First Nation | N/A | $54,040 | $54,040 |
Gitxaala Nation | N/A | $54,040 | $54,040 |
Kitselas First Nation | N/A | $54,040 | $54,040 |
Kitsumkalum First Nation | N/A | $54,040 | $54,040 |
Lax Kw'alaams Band | N/A | $67,550 | $67,550 |
Métis Provincial Council of British Columbia* | N/A | $13,300 | $13,300 |
Metlakatla First Nation | N/A | $67,550 | $67,550 |
Prince Rupert Environmental Society | $12,300 | N/A | $12,300 |
SkeenaWild Conservation Trust | $11,150 | N/A | $11,150 |
T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation | $12,300 | N/A | $12,300 |
United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union | $12,300 | N/A | $12,300 |
Total | $60,350 | $364,560 | $424,910 |
* also known as Métis Nation British Columbia
The funding was made available through the Agency's Participant Funding Program and will enable participation in upcoming steps of the environmental assessment. The funding will be used to review and provide comments on the proponent's Application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate, the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office's (EAO) draft Assessment Report and the potential federal environmental assessment conditions.
For more information on participant funding for substituted environmental assessments, the provincial environmental assessment process and the project, please visit the EAO's website at www.eao.gov.bc.ca or write to eaoinfo@gov.bc.ca.
The Proposed Project
Nexen Energy ULC is proposing the construction, operation, and decommissioning of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility and marine terminal at Digby Island in the Prince Rupert area of British Columbia. As proposed, the project would include a natural gas receiving and LNG production facility with a capacity of up to 24 million tonnes of LNG per year, a marine terminal, and supporting infrastructure and facilities. The project is expected to operate for a minimum of 25 years.
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