A group of hereditary chiefs in northwest B.C. has failed in a legal bid to challenge the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG terminal project just north of Prince Rupert.

The Nisga'a Nation and Western LNG say the Ksi Lisims project would be a floating production facility capable of producing 12 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year, and is estimated to cost upwards of $10 billion .

It has faced stiff opposition from several environmental groups and the Gitanyow hereditary chiefs , who argue it will have negative environmental consequences, including a risk to important salmon habitat.

The chiefs filed a court challenge against the project last October, saying that the province's Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) didn't properly consult with Gitanyow.

The chiefs als

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