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STILL AFLOAT: FLOATEL TO BE RECONSIDERED
Council voted 4-3 to reconsider WLNG’s floatel application ANDREW HUGHES
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PHOTO BY BRIAN AIKENS
PRETTY BIRDY: A yellow warbler enjoys the Squamish sunshine.
he floatel just got a life raft from Squamish council. At the regular business meeting on May 21, council voted 4-3 to reconsider the temporary use permit (TUP) application for Woodfibre LNG’s floating worker accommodation, the floatel. The floatel is a refurbished ship that could house about 650 workers and would be moored at the WLNG site about seven kilometres away from downtown Squamish. Council will reconsider the decision—which originally did not pass on April 30—to approve a one-year TUP with conditions on June 4. Mayor Armand Hurford and councillors Eric Andersen, John French and Andrew Hamilton voted in favour of the reconsideration whereas councillors Lauren Greenlaw, Chris Pettingill and Jenna Stoner were opposed. On April 30, the TUP was denied by the votes of Greenlaw, Pettingill, Stoner and Hamilton. Notably, the TUP may not have any changes for the June 4 reconsideration, although the council may choose to go a different route, such as approving the COUNCIL: Continued on 5
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