NANAIMO – Snuneymuxw First Nations has signed an agreement with Fortis BC Holdings Inc. to work in close collaboration on the Tilbury Projects, which include an LNG loading facility on the Fraser River known as the Tilbury Marine Jetty Project.
SFN Chief Mike Wyse and FortisBC President and CEO Roger Dall’Antonia signed the agreement January 26, which includes a commitment to share benefits regarding the Tilbury projects, and ensures Fortis BC is supporting SFN community members through educational opportunities, relevant training and continued investments in the community.
“We know that sustainable development requires project level decisions by government and regulators, and we support the Tilbury Projects that FortisBC has developed and will build on,” says Chief Wyse. “We look forward to working with FortisBC, and other participants in this work, to ensure we share and build on the opportunities before us: mutual prosperity, employment, and protection of the environment.
Snuneymuxw has committed to supporting Tilbury Projects and participating in regulatory processes associated with the Tilbury Projects including the Tilbury LNG Storage Expansion Project and the Tilbury Marine Jetty Project.
“Coming together to establish an agreement like this takes time and a lot of thoughtful discussion, but I know it is worthwhile,” says Dall’Antonia. “Contributions from Snuneymuxw will ensure FortisBC can plan and build Tilbury projects that will help minimize environmental impacts and create benefits that will help support the Snuneymuxw community. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Snuneymuxw.”
Tilbury’s LNG facility in Phase 1A expansion, commissioned in 2019, added a 46,000 cubic metre storage tank and LNG liquefaction capacity of 0.25 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). This expansion is intended to serve growing demand for LNG as a marine fuel by increasing LNG liquefaction capacity. The Tilbury Marine Jetty is proposed by Tilbury Jetty LP, an affiliate of FortisBC, and would be located adjacent to the Tilbury LNG facility, and will provide ship loading services for LNG, and enable ship-to-ship LNG marine fueling in the Port of Vancouver.
