Lelu Island (British Columbia)

Lelu Island is a small island in the District of Port Edward in British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the Skeena Estuary.[1] It is undeveloped. Historically it has been inhabited by area First Nations.[1]

Petronas has made a proposal for a liquefied natural gas export facility on this island. The proposal had previously been opposed by unanimous vote but then supported[2] by John Helin the mayor of the Lax Kw'alaams First Nation while still finding opposition among it's hereditary chiefs, and is supported by Premier of British Columbia Christy Clark.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Prepared by Adrian Clark (13 December 2013). "Aboriginal Use and Occupancy of Lelu Island, 1793 to 1846" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  2. ↑ McCarthy, Shawn (18 March 2016). "Lax Kw’alaam Band gives green light to Pacific NorthWest – with conditions". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Lukacs, Martin (20 March 2016). "By rejecting $1bn for a pipeline, a First Nation has put Trudeau's climate plan on trial". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

Coordinates: 54°12′00″N 130°17′20″W / 54.200°N 130.289°W / 54.200; -130.289

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