First Nations energy company floats oil refinery near Prince
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 11:18 amFirst Nations energy company floats oil refinery near Prince Rupert
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By Damien Gillis
Published October 7, 2013 01:22 pm |
[Editor's note: This article originally appeared on The Common Sense Canadian and is republished here with permission.]
A new energy company with partial aboriginal ownership is floating the idea of an oil refinery at Grassy Point, near Prince Rupert on B.C.'s north coast, according to a letter sent to members of a local First Nations band.
The letter, obtained through a Facebook posting, was signed by chief and mayor of the Lax Kw'alaams Band, Garry Reece. It invites band members to two separate meetings about proposed energy projects. The first is an oil refinery put forth by Eagle Spirit Energy Holdings, Ltd., a company that was founded last year by Calvin Helin, an author and entrepreneur who identifies himself as member of Lax Kw'alaams First Nation and son of a hereditary chief.
The meeting was held Friday "to provide Eagle Spirit Energy an opportunity to present their idea on the construction of an oil refinery and the shipment of oil from Grassy Point," the letter indicates.
Grassy Point is also the site of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal proposed by an international consortium of companies.
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A second meeting was convened Saturday "to provide a report on the activities associated with LNG on our traditional territory."
The band's lead LNG negotiator will "discuss negotiations for a benefit package for Lax Kw'alaams."
Eagle Spirit was launched in September of 2012, touted in a press release
[ http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1042601 ... -announced ] as "a new ground breaking Aboriginal-owned and controlled company. . . to assist aboriginal communities and individuals to become successful with managing economic opportunities in their traditional territories."
In the release, chairman and president Helin stated: "We want to work with communities to establish a First Nations Energy Corridor across northern British Columbia."
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[ http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/2013/10 ... -Refinery/ ]
By Damien Gillis
Published October 7, 2013 01:22 pm |
[Editor's note: This article originally appeared on The Common Sense Canadian and is republished here with permission.]
A new energy company with partial aboriginal ownership is floating the idea of an oil refinery at Grassy Point, near Prince Rupert on B.C.'s north coast, according to a letter sent to members of a local First Nations band.
The letter, obtained through a Facebook posting, was signed by chief and mayor of the Lax Kw'alaams Band, Garry Reece. It invites band members to two separate meetings about proposed energy projects. The first is an oil refinery put forth by Eagle Spirit Energy Holdings, Ltd., a company that was founded last year by Calvin Helin, an author and entrepreneur who identifies himself as member of Lax Kw'alaams First Nation and son of a hereditary chief.
The meeting was held Friday "to provide Eagle Spirit Energy an opportunity to present their idea on the construction of an oil refinery and the shipment of oil from Grassy Point," the letter indicates.
Grassy Point is also the site of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal proposed by an international consortium of companies.
[ http://www.thenorthernview.com/news/223161491.html ]
A second meeting was convened Saturday "to provide a report on the activities associated with LNG on our traditional territory."
The band's lead LNG negotiator will "discuss negotiations for a benefit package for Lax Kw'alaams."
Eagle Spirit was launched in September of 2012, touted in a press release
[ http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1042601 ... -announced ] as "a new ground breaking Aboriginal-owned and controlled company. . . to assist aboriginal communities and individuals to become successful with managing economic opportunities in their traditional territories."
In the release, chairman and president Helin stated: "We want to work with communities to establish a First Nations Energy Corridor across northern British Columbia."
MORE:
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