On June 1, 2026, four members of the District of Kitimat Council, Mayor Phil Germuth, Councillors Mario Feldhoff, Edwin Empinado and Graham Pitzel failed in their duty to the residents of Kitimat by voting against participation in the request to join Dawon Creek, Hazelton and Terrace in asking the province to conduct a comprehensive assessment […]
On May 27, 2026 at a forum in Kitimat called “What Are the Health Harms of Flaring from LNG?” Kitimat resident and registered nurse Ankur Patel told the audience, “An experiment[is] being done in our community and in ways that we have never seen before. This industry is developed in a way that's […]
A crack developed in LNG Canada’s warm/wet flare tip on February 18, followed by another five days later, according to a Canadian Press report based on documents obtained by University of Victoria air quality researcher Laura Minet under a freedom of information request. Work to replace that component is set to begin in […]
LNG Canada flared an average of 40 times more gas than its permits allow for warm/wet and cold/dry flares (involved in the acid gas removal and liquefaction processes) during the last three months of 2025 and the first month of 2026, according to documents recently obtained by Canadian Physicians for Environment (CAPE) from the BC […]