Don’t complain, get paid: Kitimat resident offered thousands from LNG Canada

By Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal LNG Canada offered thousands of dollars in financial compensation to at least one Kitimat, B.C., resident for their discretion around  “additional incremental flaring and noise” from the gas liquefaction and  export facility, according to a document reviewed by The Narwhal. In return, the resident would agree to “not make any complaints or  raise any concerns or objections with respect to LNG Canada, the LNG  facility or the works with any third parties, including but not limited  to members of the media, the [BC Energy Regulator] or the District of  Kitimat” related to operations for around one week at the beginning of  November. The document, shared with The Narwhal by a source who asked that their name not be published, details how…

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