Aboriginal

An aboriginal community has obtained approval to join the long lineup of projects competing to break into overseas markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG) from export terminals proposed on the northern Pacific Coast of British Columbia.

Industry has blazed a trail to carrying out resource projects through Canada’s tangled aboriginal rights maze — and associated environmental resistance — by winning a landmark law case.

The Canadian government has confirmed that large-scale industrial development still tops the national agenda by authorizing construction of a hotly contested 1,100 MW dam project on the Peace River in northern British Columbia (BC).

After leading a charmed life of community tolerance since 17 Pacific Coast terminal projects began lining up five years ago, the race to export Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) is arousing a frequent opponent of industry in British Columbia (BC): Aboriginal resistance.

As stronger natural gas prices rekindled industry activity in Canada’s chief supply province, its overhauled development watchdog vowed Thursday to enable improved access to production targets.

A fresh frontier for shale drilling is opening up in Canada’s Northwest Territories, a new well approval by the National Energy Board (NEB) has confirmed.

A new report strives to put the scale of development — and the country’s vastness — into context.

Canadian producers and international traders are lining up to support the aboriginal entry into plans for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals on the Pacific coast of northern British Columbia (BC), the National Energy Board (NEB) has been told.

Canadian producers and international traders are lining up to support the aboriginal entry into plans for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals on the Pacific coast of northern British Columbia (BC), the National Energy Board (NEB) has been told.