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FULL COVERAGE: High school volleyball ... Pages 33-35
PM’s priorities, province’s problems
As Carney touts transmission lines in Terrace, a local MLA says it means little without provincial will COLIN SLARK Citizen Staff
A Prince George-area MLA says he’s glad to see the federal government step up to support major projects in BC but is concerned that the provincial government isn’t putting the same effort toward matters under its jurisdiction. On Thursday, Nov. 13, Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Terrace to announce he was referring several new projects to the Major Projects Office he created last summer. Those included BC Hydro’s North Coast Transmission Line program aimed at doubling the capacity of electrical lines between Prince George and Terrace, the Ksi Lisims LNG project in Northwest BC near the Alaska border and a new Northwest Critical Conservation Corridor in Northwest BC and Yukon. Projects referred to the Major
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Prime Minister Mark Carney talks to reporters about the North Coast Transmission Line between Prince George and Terrace as a project of national importance as federal Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson looks on on Thursday, Nov. 13 at the Skeena substation.
Projects Office are assessed to see if they should be expedited through reviews and approvals under federal jurisdiction.
Speaking to The Citizen on Friday, Nov. 14, Kiel Giddens said it’s more important than ever to diversify BC’s economy and push for major projects
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considering the challenges being faced by the forestry industry right now. Ksi Lisims, Giddens said, is the type of critical, nation-building project Canada needs to be a global player. “While it’s very good to see the federal government step up to the plate with fast-tracking, the reality is on the LNG project that the vast majority of the permitting — almost all of it, in fact — is provincial and unfortunately, LNG projects and pipelines are currently omitted from the provincial fast-tracking legislation that the NDP government passed in the spring,” Giddens said. “It’s unfortunate that the federal government is coming to the table here for this LNG project, but the province is still really the biggest barrier for it to move forward in a quick enough way to gain that final investment decision.” CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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