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| LNG plans may be in motion for a Terminal development at Anyox northeast of Prince Rupert (image from MLI article) |
There may soon be one more LNG project to take note of in the Northwest, with ambitions for development of a Floating LNG terminal at Anyox reportedly in the early planning Stages.
The development by the Granby Group proposed for the Northwest, is one which has been outlined by Lax Kw'alaams Band member and former Councillor Chris Sankey.
His notes coming by way of a piece for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute a national think tank organization, with the former Councillor outlining some of the early work towards the initiative.
Mr. Sankey has framed the proposed project as one which would bring alignment for First Nations and industry towards the proposed development.
From his article for the MLI he notes:
The Granby Group has been working on an energy project located at Anyox, BC, (an abandoned mining town across from Kitsault, north of Prince Rupert).The owners at Granby bought Anyox several years ago. The site is about 2000 acers of virtually flat private land in the traditional territory of Lax Kw Alaams (of which, full disclosure, I am a member and former elected Councillor) and Metlakatla.
The proposed Granby Floating LNG Terminal could be the solution that drives our local economy for decades to come.
The Granby Group has been working hard to make this project public for investment purposes and they understand the need to partner with the Metlakatla and Lax Kw Alaams First Nations if they are to find success.
Granby has even indicated that it will include a project name brought forward by the impacted indigenous communities. (The leadership of those two communities will also forge relationships with neighboring nations to promote shared opportunities and to respect cultural protocols of those nations.
It is important to build a consensus in communities across coastal BC; it is critical to have meaningful participation from all the indigenous communities that depend on the coast for their livelihoods and cultural resilience.)
The full article which you can review here, explores additional themes towards how involvement of the Indigenous communities in the project would provide for strong environmental performance and stewardship, as well as to deliver social dividends to the communities involved.
So far there's not much known about the Granby Group or their plans, with little in the way of information available other than what the Sankey article provides for; noting of the proposed Floating LNG terminal based at Anyox, an all but abandoned town northeast of Prince Rupert not far from the other abandoned town of Kitsault.
Likewise, there has been no public indication from either Lax Kw'alaams or Metlakatla that the project has moved much beyond the discussion phase of its development or even if they've heard of the project yet.
Momentum for the project and with that, hopefully more information could come soon however.
The item for the MacDonald Laurier Institute was relayed through the National Post newspaper this morning, something that will surely generate more interest in what's planned for the Northwest.
The former Lax Kw'alaams councillor has been a long time advocate for energy related projects and has touted a number of projects in the past.
Most recently highlighting the prospects for a project called the Eagle Spirit Energy Corridor, which would have seen a pipeline bring Alberta crude oil to a proposed shipment terminal near Lax Kw'alaams.
We have been tracking that proposal for a number of years, though there hasn't been much heard about it since 2019.
Should there be tangible progress for the Granby Group plans for the Anyox site, it would make for the fourth significant LNG Terminal proposal for the region.
The LNG Canada project is fast approaching the moment when it goes into operations at Kitimat.
Also proposed for the northwest are initiatives from the Haisla and Nisga'a Nations.
They are both led by First Nations and highlight the approach to resource development that some area First Nations government are taking as they look to create opportunities for their members and communities.
A decade ago, Prince Rupert had been the expected destination for many of the proponents of LNG Development, however all five of the proposed projects for Prince Rupert have long faded from view.
The range of reasons for their termination, covering everything from financial issues to the political temperature of the times.
Our archive which you can review here, offers a look at past proposals charting the ebb and flow of where the Industry has charted its course.
We will add the Granby plans to the archive page, watching to see which side of the proposed or cancelled ledger it may one day fall on.
More notes related to Lax Kw'alaams can be reviewed here.
Cross posted from the North Coast Review.
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