Sally Wang
As residents living in the Kitimat-Terrace Airshed who are directly impacted by the massive LNG Canada facility in Kitimat, the Kitimat-Terrace Clean Air Coalition urgently demands that Phase 2 not proceed until the severe, ongoing problems associated with the Phase 1 Flaring Tower are entirely rectified.
Providing a green light to Phase 2 lacks common sense and puts the public at unnecessary risk. We were promised a “world class facility,” yet locals are subjected to a defective tower that regularly billows thick black smoke. The BC Energy Regulator itself issued an order citing LNG Canada for non-compliance regarding these emissions BC Energy Regulator Issues Order to LNG Canada (IU 2026-02). We who live and breathe here need to know that this design flaw is permanently fixable.
Protracted, ongoing disruptions over the past year have exhausted Kitimat and area residents. The constant roaring noise, extremely bright flames, unregulated emissions, and unknown risks to human health are taking a serious toll, with some residents making active plans to relocate.
We firmly believe that solving the existing flaring issue must be an “all-in” company priority. Granting LNG Canada approval to proceed with Phase 2 without first requiring them to solve their Phase 1 flaring problem sets a dangerous precedent. One does not launch a defective spacecraft without first fixing its basic design flaws. LNG Canada needs to fix this crisis now—not “hopefully” down the road.
We respectfully ask the BC Energy Regulator to mandate that LNG Canada operate Phase 1 safely and cleanly before any regulatory approvals, incremental funding, or construction pushes forward on Phase 2.
Sincerely,
Charles Claus,
Vice President,
Kitimat-Terrace Clean Air Coalition
