The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday edition that the leader of the Nisga'a Nation in northwest British Columbia is touting economic reconciliation after a liquefied natural gas project on the indigenous group's territory gained approvals from the B.C. and federal governments. The Globe's Brent Jang writes that Nisga'a, U.S.-based Western LNG and a group of natural gas producers named Rockies LNG are partners in the Ksi Lisims LNG project near Gitlaxt'aamiks, which is home to the elected Nisga'a Lisims government. "This is what reconciliation looks like: A modern treaty Nation once on the sidelines of our economy, now leading a project that will help write the next chapter of a stronger, more resilient Canada," Eva Clayton, elected president of the Nisga'a Lisims government, said in a statement on Tuesday. Ksi Lisims will require up to 800 workers at the peak of construction and will hire about 250 people during regular operations. The project plans call for construction of the 750-kilometre Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline project that would transport natural gas from northeast B.C. to Pearse Island. In mid-2024, the Nisga'a and Houston-based Western acquired the PRGT project from TC Energy.
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