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THE FLOATEL: WHAT’S NEXT?
Province says next steps are on the DOS and WLNG ANDREW HUGHES
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he temporary use permit application for Woodfibre LNG’s floating worker accommodation, called the floatel, was defeated by council on April 30. So what happens next? So far, it seems Woodfibre LNG (WLNG) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) are evaluating their next moves while the provincial government put the responsibility back on the District of Squamish and WLNG to figure it out. The floatel is a renovated ship, MV Isabelle, which was slated to be moored at the WLNG site in Howe Sound, about seven kilometres outside of downtown Squamish. The boat has about 650 rooms on board, where workers must stay if they are not residents of Squamish before Sept. 20, 2023, according to a condition imposed by the province’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO). On Tuesday, April 30, the temporary use permit (TUP) application for the floatel was defeated by council.
WOODFIBRE LNG On May 1, a spokesperson for WLNG sent The Squamish Chief a written statement from the company’s president Christine Kennedy saying the company was “disappointed” in the outcome. “The District has asked repeatedly since 2019—to
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