{"id":109570,"date":"2026-10-13T15:17:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=109570"},"modified":"2026-10-13T15:17:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:17:42","slug":"tc-energy-completes-indigenous-investment-deal-in-coastal-gaslink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/tc-energy-completes-indigenous-investment-deal-in-coastal-gaslink\/","title":{"rendered":"TC Energy completes Indigenous investment deal in Coastal GasLink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Krugel TC Energy Corp. says it has closed a deal that gives five First Nations an economic interest in the Coastal GasLink pipeline, which brings natural gas from northeastern B.C. to the LNG Canada plant and export terminal in Kitimat, B.C. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available. \u201cThis agreement turns years of partnership into long-term economic opportunity and shared prosperity,\u201d Fran\u00e7ois Poirier, president and chief executive of TC Energy, said in a news release Tuesday. Under the agreement with the FN CGL Pipeline Ltd. Partnership, the First Nations have obtained an economic interest in the entity that holds TC Energy\u2019s limited partner interest in Coastal GasLink. 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Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available. \u201cThis agreement turns years of partnership into long-term economic opportunity and shared prosperity,\u201d Fran\u00e7ois Poirier, president and chief executive of TC Energy, said in a news release Tuesday. Under the agreement with the FN CGL Pipeline Ltd. Partnership, the First Nations have obtained an economic interest in the entity that holds TC Energy\u2019s limited partner interest in Coastal GasLink. 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