Judicial Review of Woodfibre LNG's floating workcamp
WHAT
Join us at Federal Court!
WHEN
9:30 am to 4:30 pm, Friday 30th May, 2025WHERE
Federal Court Vancouver701 W Georgia St
Vancouver
WHAT TO BRING
Attendees must be quiet and respectful. Dress appropriately. Cell phones must be kept on silent and cannot be used for voice communication in court. Taking photos and videos is not permitted inside the court room. Make sure you arrive early to ensure you get a seat as seating can be limited depending on which court room we are in.
10 attending. Let's get to 15.
We're going to court!
For eleven years we've said that the environmental assessment process is broken. Now we're going to court on May 28, 29, and 30 to prove it!
Woodfibre LNG was the second project to be assessed using a substituted environmental assessment process, where the Federal Government delegated the review to the Province of British Columbia. It didn't work.
The newly elected Federal government is talking about creating a "one-stop-shop" to fast-track project approvals. But destructive resource extraction projects like Woodfibre LNG need more oversight, not less.
We need to fix the broken process.
When the Federal government approved Woodfibre LNG's floating workcamp in November 2023, both My Sea to Sky and Justice for Girls immediately filed for a judicial review.
We are asking the court to find that the Federal government followed an unfair process, and failed to discharge their duty to protect human rights and the environment.
A second "floatel"?
Woodfibre LNG is already operating despite being denied the local permit from the District of Squamish for the first floating workcamp.
Now Woodfibre LNG wants to dock a second floating workcamp (aka "floatel") for up to 900 more workers! This makes our legal challenges even more timely.
Read the news coverage:
CBC News | Vancouver Sun | Financial Post
Tentative Schedule
May 28, 2025 | My Sea to Sky's legal team will make our case, followed by Justice for Girls' legal team who will make their case.
May 29, 2025 | Justice for Girls' legal team will continue to make their case. Woodfibre LNG and the Federal Government will respond.
May 30, 2025 | Woodfibre LNG and the Federal Government will continue to respond, after which My Sea to Sky and Justice for Girls will reply (rebuttal).