Nisga'a led LNG project KSI Lisims now in public comment period for environmental review

A six week opportunity for the public to weigh in on the plans for an LNG shipment processing plant and terminal on the Nass River is now open, with environmental overview for the KSI Lisims proposal now underway.

The Impact Agency of Canada opened the comment period on Tuesday, inviting the public and Indigenous groups to review the initial project description and provide comment towards the project.

The project summary (which you can review here) provides the overview of what has been proposed and the range of impacts and remediations planned towards its development.

The introduction to the project provides some expansive background of the scope of the the physical project and how the Nisga'a plan to move it forward in a manner consistent with their commitment to stewardship of the land and its people.

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The development would take place just west of Gingolx at confluence of the Pearse and Portland Canals.

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The proposed transit of Vessels to and from the facility would see LNG ships travel just north of Lax Kw'alaams into the Portland Inlet and then on to Portland Canal to the shipment terminal.

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The documentation provides a look at why the Nisga'a have identified the site as their preferred location; as well as to note of the two other options that they deemed not as desirable.

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If approved, the timeline of development would see the Environmental Assessment process come to an end by early 2024, with construction to start later that year. It would go into operation in late 2027 with a thirty year life span before Decommissioning and reclamation work would take place.

The deadline to submit comments to the Agency is September 24th.

You can review the commentary to date from this archive page on the IAC website.

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The Nisga'a Lisims Government provided some background in July towards the project, which you can review here.

More notes on their plans and updates as the process moves forward can be found from our archive page here.