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‘How do we correct this?’ Kitimat residents seek solutions to LNG Canada flaring fiasco

The Kitimat community is asking questions after it was revealed LNG Canada has been consistently flaring more than 15 times the amount of gas than expected due to an equipment "integrity issue."

LNG Canada flares up to 15 times more gas than expected, documents reveal

LNG Canada should be fine to operate by burning 11,000 cubic metres of gas per day, but due to a flaring issue, it reported flaring an average of approximately 205,000 cubic metres per day between July 1st and November 30th, 2025.

LNG project issued notice for ‘failing to monitor’ juvenile salmon during in-stream construction

B.C. Environmental Assessment Office records show Woodfibre LNG in Squamish was found to be out of compliance with government regulations over juvenile salmon monitoring.

Don’t complain, get paid: Kitimat resident offered thousands from LNG Canada

LNG Canada offered thousands of dollars in compensation to at least one Kitimat resident in exchange for them not complaining or raising objections about flaring at the facility in a week at the beginning of November.

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The BC Energy Regulator explained: Who’s keeping an eye on B.C.’s oil and gas boom?

The BC Energy Regulator (BCER) is responsible for ensuring the activities of the energy industry are compliant with more than “1,000 individual regulatory requirements."

Project site of Ksi Lisims LNG. (Ksi Lisims LNG)
Decision looms for next major B.C. LNG export project

Politicians are set to decide the fate of B.C.’s next big liquefied natural gas (LNG) venture - Ksi Lisims LNG - by early September.

Kitimat mayor praises LNG project for strengthening Indigenous relationships

The District of Kitimat mayor Phil Germuth has lauded the new LNG Canada project for strengthening relationships with the local Haisla Nation. 

‘Socializing costs, privatizing profits’: Indigenous, community groups take BC Energy Regulator to court over PRGT pipeline approval

Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition, Kispiox band and Kispiox Valley Community Association have taken the BCER to court over the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline approval.

Pipeline owners warned over environmental violations, which carry maximum penalty of $1m

The Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline has been warned by the BC Environmental Assessment Office for not fully surveying potential bat hibernation sites and roosts.

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