The public comment period for the proposed Woodfibre LNG plant on Howe Sound has been extended, and that’s welcome news for a Bowyer Island resident who’s trying to get local governments to oppose the project.
Eoin Finn made his case to Councillors in Gibsons this week. He acknowledges that LNG shipping has a good safety record, but he says the Woodfibre location adds risk.
It’s not a federally regulated port, the channels are narrow, and traffic in the Salish Sea will be increasing from other projects
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Finn wants local governments to mount the same opposition to Woodfibre as they did for a similar proposal on Texada Island a few years ago, and at McNab Creek in the ’90s
The new deadline for public comments is July 12th
