In an open letter, Huu-ay-aht Chief Robert Dennis and hereditary Chief Derek Peters say the First Nation has been notified by Vancouver-based Steelhead LNG that it has "ceased current project work" on the Kwispaa LNG project. Steelhead LNG and the Huu-ay-aht announced in March 2017 that they would work together to develop the export facility at Sarita Bay on the west coast of Vancouver Island. "We are calling it a refocusing or a timeout," said Steelhead LNG CEO Nigel Kuzemko. Huu-ay-aht head hereditary Chief Derek Peters (left), chief councillor Robert Dennis (centre), and Steelhead LNG CEO Nigel Kuzemko (right) address media at Steelhead's Vancouver office in 2017. The 750-person Huu-ay-aht Nation voted 70 per cent in favour of the project.

Source: CBC News February 19, 2019 16:07 UTC