Tag: Douglas Eyford

Northwest Coast Energy News

Photo op or engagement? How the Harper government failed in the northwest

If anyone wanted a snapshot (or for younger folks a selfie) of why the Harper government grounded out at home, never even getting to first base  with northwestern British Columbia on Northern Gateway and other resource projects, it can be found in about sixty pages of  documents, obtained by Northwest Coast Energy News under the […]

Oliver confirms Kitimat to become a public port

Joe Oliver, the Minister of Natural Resources, has confirmed that the federal government intends to make Kitimat a public port. Oliver was in Terrace, March 19, 2013, to announce the appointment of Vancouver lawyer Douglas Eyford as "Special Federal Representative on West Coast Energy Infrastructure." Eyford's job will be to "engage aboriginal communities in British […]