Coastal GasLink Reaches 100% Pipe Installation, Supported by Canadians & First Nations
Courtesy of Coastal GasLink
After five years of construction spanning 670 kilometres across some of B.C.’s most challenging terrain, pipe installation for Coastal GasLink (CGL) – the natural gas supply source for LNG Canada, Cedar LNG, and other potential upcoming projects – is now complete!
CGL is an integral part of Canada’s future liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities, which will produce and export some of the least carbon intensive LNG in the world as a result of hydroelectricity usage for powering operations. Canadian LNG has the potential to significantly reduce net global emissions by displacing coal-fired power plants abroad; switching just 20% of Asia’s many coal plants could save an entire Canada in emissions, according to a recent report by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Indigenous support for the pipeline has been widespread, helping see the project through to completion. All 20 elected councils of First Nations along its route signed mutual benefit agreements with CGL. Seventeen of those nations also signed an equity stake agreement, obtaining a 10% share of ownership which will help to generate revenues for their communities over the long term.
Coastal GasLink could not have done it without overcoming significant adversity.
Since the critical pipeline infrastructure project was announced in 2012, anti-energy activists have opposed the project at every turn. From the major railroad and highway “pipeline blockades” across the country in 2020, to the assaults on CGL crews and equipment by masked individuals in 2022, there has been no limit on what opponents were willing to do to block and delay the project. CGL opponents even petitioned Hollywood A-list celebrities multiple times to speak out against the pipeline with the hopes that it would be “de-funded” by Canadian banks.
Thankfully, CGL has prevailed. It will soon be ready to start supplying gas feed to some of Canada’s up-and-coming world-class LNG export facilities.
Our Continued Support for Coastal GasLink
Since the beginning, Canada Action has been a staunch supporter of CGL. Over the past several years, we have actively participated in sharing positive and uplifting information about the natural gas pipeline through our website, digital campaigns and social media. We have also organized multiple rallies and set up public events supporting the world-class pipeline project.
Below are some of our top-performing Coastal GasLink blogs and social media posts over the years in no particular order, which have been cumulatively shared online with hundreds of thousands of people across Canada.
Top Coastal GasLink Blogs
- Top 3 Coastal GasLink Myths: Debunked
- More “Celebrities” Continue Attacking Coastal GasLink, Overstepping Roles
- MYTH: Wet’suwet’en Do Not Support Coastal GasLink
- Coastal GasLink & the Environment: 20 Facts
- 20+ Quotes from First Nations Who Support Coastal GasLink
- Coastal GasLink Donates $8.5 Million to Northern B.C. Communities Since 2012
- Hey United Nations, Coastal GasLink Has Support of All 20 First Nations on its Route!
Top Coastal GasLink X Posts
This is powerful. Rita George, Wet'suwet'en Matriarch & Hereditary Subchief.
— Canada Action (@CanadaAction) February 25, 2020
“What’s happening out there is not right. We didn’t give our permission (to use our name in protest)...”#WetsuwetenSolidarity #WetsuwetenStong #AllEyesOnWetsuweten pic.twitter.com/Ngv6cKHh6H
Wet’suwet’en Nation member Shirley Wilson supports #CoastalGasLink
— Canada Action (@CanadaAction) February 9, 2020
“I don’t agree with the protests at all because it’s all one sided. The protestors that are there a lot come from out of area like Eastern Canada or even the USA.”#WetsuwetenStrong #WetsuwetenSolidarity pic.twitter.com/y44fd8FX6H
.@MarkRuffalo is wrong.
— Canada Action (@CanadaAction) June 28, 2022
The #CoastalGasLink pipeline has the support of all 20 First Nations along its route.
Indigenous communities are purchasing a 10% stake…
100’s of First Nations people are employed by the project.… @jp_gladu https://t.co/Hk9TIQo202
Peaceful protests? This is illegal and very dangerous.
— Canada Action (@CanadaAction) February 26, 2020
100% of the Indigenous communities on the route support #CoastalGasLink through their democratically elected councils - we need to work together, we need to #BuildCanadaUp pic.twitter.com/kuolUWHDhv
“A #Wetsuweten hereditary house chief has become the first one to declare his support for Coastal GasLink’s $6.6-billion pipeline plan, saying the project will raise the standard of living for Indigenous people in northern British Columbia.” https://t.co/070kZMJtsi
— Canada Action (@CanadaAction) March 9, 2020
Wet’suwet’en member: “It’s not a strange thing to have a pipeline in our territory.
— Canada Action (@CanadaAction) March 1, 2020
We have had a pipeline in our area since the mid-’60s and it hasn’t caused any harm to our environment.”#WetsuwetenSolidarity #WetsuwetenStrong #CoastalGasLink https://t.co/vuHbffj5kp
20 Quotes: When it comes to #CoastalGasLink and #CanadianLNG let’s make sure we are having a balanced conversation. pic.twitter.com/3GpbsvuW2f
— Canada Action (@CanadaAction) January 3, 2022
Six More Indigenous-Led Corporations Sign Agreements to Help Construct #CoastalGasLink Pipeline#Wetsuweten @MarkRuffalo #StopCGL https://t.co/C2bOzrBveF
— Canada Action (@CanadaAction) January 18, 2023
B.C. Oil and Gas Commission says no environmental damage from #CoastalGasLink pipeline construction https://t.co/CbRivUEs7P
— Canada Action (@CanadaAction) January 27, 2023
Let’s talk about #CoastalGasLink and #Indigenous support along the route! 4/ pic.twitter.com/Y6sIYh405E
— Canada Action (@CanadaAction) May 30, 2022
Top Coastal GasLink Facebook Posts
Top Coastal GasLink Graphics
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