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   Good for them.  And good for all of British Columbians.   
   Now we need to get rid of Christy Clark.   
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   The Canadian Press -  Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015   
      
   B.C. First Nation votes down planned LNG plant over environmental concerns   
      
   VANCOUVER --    
   Environmental concerns appear to have dashed plans for a liquefied-natural-gas   
   project on the land of a pro-development First Nation near Vancouver, says the   
   chief.   
      
   Of the 139 members of the Tsawwassen First Nation who voted Wednesday, 53 per   
   cent opposed plans that would have seen three- to five-million tonnes of LNG   
   processed annually on the First Nations' territory.   
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   Chief Bryce Williams encouraged members last month to support the plans,   
   saying potential benefits outweighed the limited drawbacks.   
      
   Williams said Thursday members were concerned about the environmental impacts   
   of the project and natural-gas extraction and he was proud of how they handled   
   the consultation process.   
      
   "Throughout the whole process, I was somewhat on the fence and leaving the   
   decision up to the members," he said.   
      
   "I think that was the best choice and the best approach to take.  And of   
   course they have spoken, and I support any decision they have made."   
      
   Had the band approved the plans, the export facility would have opened as   
   early as 2022, receiving five to six tankers every month.   
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   The project would have brought money to the community, but it wouldn't have   
   offered as many jobs as projects such as a warehouse, said Tom McCarthy, chief   
   administrative officer of the Tsawwassen First Nation Economic Development   
   Corporation.   
      
   "With all the opportunities that are provided to us, there are gives and takes   
   and pros and cons," he said.   
      
   "And the ability to move forward with logistics-based activity is something   
   that will benefit the members and future generations, really, just as well as   
   LNG would have.   
      
   The Tsawwassen vote is a likely setback for Premier Christy Clark's   
   billion-dollar plans to grow the province's LNG industry.   
      
   Clark said in November that she hoped the First Nation's members would approve   
   the proposal, adding LNG is still in demand around the world, especially in   
   Asia.   
      
   What happens now to the 72 hectares of industrial land upon which the facility   
   would have been built remains unclear.  Members voted Wednesday to allow the   
   First Nation's executive council to negotiate leases of up to 60 years.   
      
   However, construction is underway on two projects nearby.  When they open   
   early next year, Tsawwassen Mills and Tsawwassen Commons will be two of the   
   largest shopping centres in the province.   
      
   Plans are also underway for a residential community.   
      
   "When this community is ultimately developed, probably in the next 10 to 15   
   years, it will truly represent a master-planned community where you can live,   
   work, shop and recreate all within walking distance from your home," said   
   Chris Hartman, CEO of the    
   Tsawwassen First Nation Economic Development Corporation.   
      
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