{"id":98895,"date":"2025-11-05T08:41:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T13:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=98895"},"modified":"2025-11-05T08:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T13:41:19","slug":"dont-complain-get-paid-kitimat-resident-offered-thousands-from-lng-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/05\/dont-complain-get-paid-kitimat-resident-offered-thousands-from-lng-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t complain, get paid: Kitimat resident offered thousands from LNG Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 \u00a0\u201cadditional incremental flaring and noise\u201d from the gas liquefaction and \u00a0export facility, according to a document reviewed by The Narwhal. 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