Thursday's decision confirms that the 750-kilometre pipeline can go ahead

British Columbia has once again green-lit the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline, reaffirming an approval first issued under the former Christy Clark government for the line that will supply a major new liquefied natural gas export terminal proposed on the province’s northern coast.

The decision by the head of B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) on Thursday means that PRGT’s environmental assessment certificate will remain in effect for the life of the project, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for the 12-million-tonne-per-year (Mtpa) Ksi Lisims LNG project.

“This is an important step, not just for PRGT, but for the Nisga’a Nation’s vision of self-determination and long-term prosperity,”

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