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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
Global News
01-05-2025
- Business
- Global News
Woodfibre LNG seeks to add 2nd ‘floatel' to house work crew near Squamish
The company building a liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal near Squamish is seeking to add a second 'floatel' to house its construction workforce in Howe Sound. Woodfibre LNG said Thursday it was submitting an application to regulators to moor a second vessel with its current floatel, the MV Isabelle X, which would house nearly 1,000 additional workers. 'If approved, the addition of a second floatel creates more than 900 new jobs and allows Woodfibre LNG to answer the call to advance and diversify Canadian energy exports, provide more employment opportunities sooner and accelerate construction of the world's first net zero LNG export facility,' Woodfibre LNG CEO Luke Schauerte said in a media release. 2:10 Confusion over controversial floatel near Squamish Activating Woodfibre's first floatel, a converted former cruise ship, proved to be a lengthy and controversial process. Story continues below advertisement Housing the project's non-local construction workforce aboard a floatel was mandated through an amendment to Woodfibre's environmental assessment certificate in 2023, and backed by the Squamish Nation. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy But the District of Squamish council subsequently voted to deny the company a permit to moor the vessel, citing concerns about women's safety, increased traffic, waste management and natural hazards. The district was ultimately overruled by the province's Environmental Assessment Office, which ordered the company to move more than 300 workers who had been living in a camp in Port Mellon and nearby hotels to the vessel. 2:27 B.C. orders LNG workers onto 'floatel' near Squamish The company argues the vessel has since proved successful at housing workers while reducing impacts on traffic and the housing market in Squamish. It said it will seek to retain Vancouver-based Bridgemans Services Group, the same company that procured and refitted the MV Isabelle X, for its second floatel. Story continues below advertisement Woodfibre aims to produce 2.1 million tonnes of LNG for export annually starting in 2027.
Toronto Star
01-05-2025
- Business
- Toronto Star
Woodfibre LNG makes application to add a second ‘floatel' to house workers
SQUAMISH - Woodfibre LNG says it is hoping to add a second 'floatel' at its project site near Squamish, B.C., to house as many as 900 workers for its liquefied natural gas project. A statement from the company says it will submit an application to regulatory agencies to moor another floating hotel next to the ship that is already near the site for worker accommodations. The approval of the first floatel was controversial after the District of Squamish voted to deny Woodfibre the permit over concerns of women's safety, waste management and other issues, then B.C.'s Environmental Assessment Office stepped in and authorized the ship. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The company says in a statement that the second ship would undergo the same regulatory review process 'through multiple levels of regulatory oversight,' and be moored near the project site about seven kilometres outside Squamish. Woodfire LNG says the MV Isabelle X, which is anchored offshore at the site, has minimized 'any potential impact to the local housing market, local traffic or additional pressure on civic or health care services.' The Woodfibre LNG facility is expected to be completed by 2027 and will produce approximately 2.1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year for export. 'It is clear that Canada is looking to diversify its energy markets, and when complete, Woodfibre LNG will do exactly that by making more Canadian LNG available to Asian markets,' said Luke Schauerte, CEO of Woodfibre LNG. The company says if the second floatel is approved, it would enter into a contract with Bridgemans Services Group, the same Canadian company that procured and retrofit the MV Isabelle X. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 1, 2025.
CBC
01-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Woodfibre LNG makes application to add 2nd 'floatel' to house workers
Woodfibre LNG says it is hoping to add a second "floatel" at its project site near Squamish, B.C., to house as many as 900 workers for its liquefied natural gas project. A statement from the company says it will submit an application to regulatory agencies to moor another floating hotel next to the ship that is already near the site for worker accommodations. The approval of the first floatel was controversial after the District of Squamish voted to deny Woodfibre the permit over concerns of women's safety, waste management and other issues, then B.C.'s Environmental Assessment Office stepped in and authorized the ship. The company says in a statement that the second ship would undergo the same regulatory review process "through multiple levels of regulatory oversight," and be moored near the project site about seven kilometres outside Squamish. Woodfire LNG says the MV Isabelle X, which is anchored offshore at the site, has minimized "any potential impact to the local housing market, local traffic or additional pressure on civic or health care services." The Woodfibre LNG facility is expected to be completed by 2027 and will produce approximately 2.1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year for export. "It is clear that Canada is looking to diversify its energy markets, and when complete, Woodfibre LNG will do exactly that by making more Canadian LNG available to Asian markets," said Luke Schauerte, CEO of Woodfibre LNG. The company says if the second floatel is approved, it would enter into a contract with Bridgemans Services Group, the same Canadian company that procured and retrofitted the MV Isabelle X.
Winnipeg Free Press
01-05-2025
- Business
- Winnipeg Free Press
Woodfibre LNG makes application to add a second ‘floatel' to house workers
SQUAMISH – Woodfibre LNG says it is hoping to add a second 'floatel' at its project site near Squamish, B.C., to house as many as 900 workers for its liquefied natural gas project. A statement from the company says it will submit an application to regulatory agencies to moor another floating hotel next to the ship that is already near the site for worker accommodations. The approval of the first floatel was controversial after the District of Squamish voted to deny Woodfibre the permit over concerns of women's safety, waste management and other issues, then B.C.'s Environmental Assessment Office stepped in and authorized the ship. The company says in a statement that the second ship would undergo the same regulatory review process 'through multiple levels of regulatory oversight,' and be moored near the project site about seven kilometres outside Squamish. Woodfire LNG says the MV Isabelle X, which is anchored offshore at the site, has minimized 'any potential impact to the local housing market, local traffic or additional pressure on civic or health care services.' The Woodfibre LNG facility is expected to be completed by 2027 and will produce approximately 2.1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year for export. 'It is clear that Canada is looking to diversify its energy markets, and when complete, Woodfibre LNG will do exactly that by making more Canadian LNG available to Asian markets,' said Luke Schauerte, CEO of Woodfibre LNG. Monday Mornings The latest local business news and a lookahead to the coming week. The company says if the second floatel is approved, it would enter into a contract with Bridgemans Services Group, the same Canadian company that procured and retrofit the MV Isabelle X. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 1, 2025.
