Public Notice
Prince Rupert LNG Project — Additional Federal Funding Allocated to Support Participation in the Environmental Assessment

January 23, 2015 — The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) has allocated $50,000 to the Kitselas First Nation to assist its participation in the environmental assessment of the proposed Prince Rupert LNG Project, located in British Columbia.

This funding was made available to the public and Aboriginal groups through the Participant Funding Program administered by the Agency. It will enable participation in upcoming steps of the environmental assessment, which include reviewing and providing comments on the Environmental Impact Statement summary, the draft Environmental Assessment Report, and on potential environmental assessment conditions.

For more information on the Participant Funding Program, the federal environmental assessment process and the project, please visit the Agency's website (Registry reference number 80042).

The Proposed Project

Prince Rupert LNG Limited proposes to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on Ridley Island at the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia. The proposed project includes the construction of a natural gas liquefaction plant and associated port and infrastructure facilities to export liquefied natural gas to international markets. The LNG facility would be developed in two phases, reaching a nominal capacity of up to 21 million tonnes per annum.