The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has commenced an environmental assessment for the LNG Canada Export Terminal proposed by LNG Canada Development Inc.
For this project, Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, has granted substitution of the environmental assessment to British Columbia (B.C.).
Having taken into consideration comments received and its approach to undertaking the substituted environmental assessment as set out in the Memorandum of Understanding between the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office on the Substitution of Environmental Assessments (2013), the Minister is satisfied that conditions identified below will be met and that the B.C. environmental assessment process is an appropriate substitute. The Minister approves the substitution request given that B.C. has committed to meeting the following conditions:
The Minister has also established the following additional conditions for this project:
[mappress] LNG World News Staff, May 23, 2013; Image: LNG Canada