Vancouver Sun Wet'suwet'en experience with heavy machinery on pipeline project will pay off years from now Feb 14, 2020 For Troy Young, a Wet’suwet’en member and GM of Kyah Resources, the greatest benefit of training dozens of Wet’suwet’en workers as heavy equipment operators for the Coastal GasLink pipeline will be felt in a decade as those workers are spread out across B.C.
Vancouver Sun Wet'suwet'en members back to work on Coastal GasLink pipeline Feb 13, 2020 The pipeline company has promised $1 billion in benefits, training and employment contracts to B.C. First Nations bands along the 670-km route.
Vancouver Sun Pipeline at centre of B.C. conflict is creating jobs for First Nations: Haisla Chief Jan 15, 2020 Haisla Chief Councillor Crystal Smith says it’s concerning that the pipeline blockade is impeding the progress of the project and she believes chiefs, whether hereditary or elected, should put the interests of their people first in decision making.
Vancouver Sun Column: Replacing coal with gas will open new ‘window of opportunity’ for Canada’s LNG sector Nov 28, 2019 According to the IEA’s new World Energy Outlook report, coal-to-gas switching can offer “quick wins” for reducing global emissions. Natural gas generates half of the carbon dioxide emissions, on average, than burning coal for electricity, the study said.
Vancouver Sun Aboriginal entrepreneur makes case for First Nations involvement in Trans Mountain expansion Jun 14, 2019 At an Indigenous Opportunities conference Friday in Vancouver, Haisla First Nation Chief Councilor Crystal Smith talked about earning “a stake and a say” for her community through a benefits agreement with the LNG Canada project.