Province says District and WLNG need to figure out what’s next; WLNG says it will continue to work with the District.
The 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?
The boat has about 650 rooms onboard, 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 .Woodfibre LNG statement 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.
Kennedy also criticized some council members who portrayed workers on the project in a negative light. The Squamish Chief asked specifically about the Sept. 20, 2023, date that requires workers to be housed outside of town, and if the rejection of the TUP for the floatel would qualify as an extenuating circumstance thus allowing workers to live in Squamish, but the EAO did not say one way or another.
Squamish Nation Nation spokesperson and council member, Sxwixwtn Wilson Williams, said the District council’s decision impacts its ability to maintain accountability with WLNG. “The approval also enabled us to put in additional risk mitigation controls around community safety and environment. The decision to reject the floatel impacts our ability to enforce accountability on these matters, and we are now assessing what our next steps will be,” he said in a statement sent to The Squamish Chief.
District of Squamish A spokesperson with the District of Squamish said those who voted with the majority, resulting in the defeat of the permit application—councillors Lauren Greenlaw, Andrew Hamilton, Chris Pettingill and Jenna Stoner—or Mayor Hurford, may bring back the motion within 30 days for reconsideration.
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