PGRT, Kitselas First Nation pen project agreement

TransCanada’s Prince Rupert Gas Transmission said it has confirmed a project agreement with the Kitselas First Nation of northern B.C.

The agreement provides the Kitselas First Nation with financial and other benefits related to the pipeline project. Specifically, the project agreement provides annual legacy payments for the duration of the commercial operation of the pipeline, plus immediate benefits on signing, and at other key project milestones, the company said in a statement.

Pipeline project agreements are part of a comprehensive approach to working with First Nations on liquefied natural gas opportunities, including developing skills training and involving First Nations in developing business opportunities.

The Kitselas Project Agreement joins previously-signed PRGT agreements with the Nisga’a Nation and Gitanyow First Nation.

PRGT is proposing to design, build, own and operate a 900 kilometre natural gas pipeline to deliver natural gas from a point near Hudson’s Hope to the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG facility at Lelu Island, off the coast of Port Edward, near Prince Rupert.

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