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The Province
02-05-2025
- Business
- The Province
Woodfibre LNG near Squamish wants second floating hotel
The Indonesian-controlled company says it can open the plant sooner if it gets more worker accommodation Scenes from the MV Isabelle X, a modern floater retrofitted to house more that 600 workers, unveiled by Bridgemans Services Group in Vancouver, B.C., on May 9, 2024. Photo by NICK PROCAYLO / 10104684A Woodfibre LNG near Squamish wants to moor another floating hotel at the project site to house hundreds of workers needed to speed-up construction. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. 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THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors On Thursday, the Indonesian-controlled company said it had submitted an application to regulatory agencies asking permission to moor a 900-room ship alongside the existing MV Isabelle that houses 650 workers. Last year's approval of the MV Isabelle was controversial, with the City of Squamish at one point banning the accommodation plan before being overruled by B.C.'s Environmental Assessment Office. The Woodfibre LNG facility is being built on the old Woodfibre Pulp and Paper land on the western shore of Howe Sound about seven kilometres south of Squamish and is only accessible by water. It is expected to process 2.1 million tonnes of LNG a year for export and is forecast to open in 2027. Company CEO Luke Schauerte said approval of the second floating hotel would allow 'more employment opportunities sooner and accelerate construction of the world's first net-zero LNG export facility.' Stay on top of the latest real estate news and home design trends. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The project was approved in 2015 with workers expected to live in and around Squamish. But as the rental vacancy rate dropped in Squamish, the floating hotel idea was suggested in order to reduce the impact on the community. The first floating hotel was permitted through an amendment to the project's environmental assessment certificate, but is the subject of a legal challenge from a local residents group that claims the permitting process was flawed. Tracey Saxby, spokesperson for My Sea to Sky, said this claim will be heard in Federal Court starting May 28, 2025. She said her group would also protest the application for a second floating hotel. 'I can't imagine that Woodfibre LNG could be permitted to dock a second floatel while the first floatel blatantly ignores local jurisdiction, and is being challenged later this month in Federal Court as having followed an improper permitting process,' Saxby said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'The impact of this project keeps getting bigger. It's clear that Woodfibre LNG grossly underestimated the need for worker accommodation in their original proposal. Both the company and its regulators failed to listen to warnings from community members made over a decade ago that accommodation was scarce.' Schauerte said that if approved, the company would contract Vancouver-based Bridgemans Service Group that retrofitted a cruise ship into the MV Isabelle. According to the company, the marine off-loading facility is nearing completion in preparation for natural gas processing module arriving later in the year. Read More dcarrigg@ Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks News Sports BC Lions
Vancouver Sun
02-05-2025
- Business
- Vancouver Sun
Woodfibre LNG near Squamish wants second floating hotel
Article content Woodfibre LNG near Squamish wants to moor another floating hotel at the project site to house hundreds of workers needed to speed-up construction. Article content Article content On Thursday, the Indonesian-controlled company said it had submitted an application to regulatory agencies asking permission to moor a 900-room ship alongside the existing MV Isabelle that houses 650 workers. Article content Article content Last year's approval of the MV Isabelle was controversial, with the City of Squamish at one point banning the accommodation plan before being overruled by B.C.'s Environmental Assessment Office. Article content Article content The Woodfibre LNG facility is being built on the old Woodfibre Pulp and Paper land on the western shore of Howe Sound about seven kilometres south of Squamish and is only accessible by water. It is expected to process 2.1 million tonnes of LNG a year for export and is forecast to open in 2027. Article content Company CEO Luke Schauerte said approval of the second floating hotel would allow 'more employment opportunities sooner and accelerate construction of the world's first net-zero LNG export facility.' Article content The project was approved in 2015 with workers expected to live in and around Squamish. But as the rental vacancy rate dropped in Squamish, the floating hotel idea was suggested in order to reduce the impact on the community. Article content The first floating hotel was permitted through an amendment to the project's environmental assessment certificate, but is the subject of a legal challenge from a local residents group that claims the permitting process was flawed. Article content Article content Tracey Saxby, spokesperson for My Sea to Sky, said this claim will be heard in Federal Court starting May 28, 2025. Article content Article content She said her group would also protest the application for a second floating hotel. Article content 'I can't imagine that Woodfibre LNG could be permitted to dock a second floatel while the first floatel blatantly ignores local jurisdiction, and is being challenged later this month in Federal Court as having followed an improper permitting process,' Saxby said. Article content 'The impact of this project keeps getting bigger. It's clear that Woodfibre LNG grossly underestimated the need for worker accommodation in their original proposal. Both the company and its regulators failed to listen to warnings from community members made over a decade ago that accommodation was scarce.' Article content Schauerte said that if approved, the company would contract Vancouver-based Bridgemans Service Group that retrofitted a cruise ship into the MV Isabelle. Article content Article content
