Neil
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Post by Neil on May 2, 2024 17:00:58 GMT -8
Why did they buy the floatel if they did not know if it was going to get approved? There aren't many other uses for a giant floatel and it must be expensive to keep around. Presumably, if Squamish has some jurisdiction over the LNG plant's location, they okayed the project. The company might have, not unreasonably, thought they would be able to moor a vessel housing the hundreds of workers needed to get things started. Still, it does seem odd that all those i's and t's wouldn't have been dotted and crossed. I can't imagine finding accommodation for all those people in Squamish. This particular story is probably not finished. It was a three to two vote on Squamish council. Surely their concerns can be addressed before the whole project is stalled.
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Post by Ollie on May 2, 2024 17:22:25 GMT -8
Why did they buy the floatel if they did not know if it was going to get approved? There aren't many other uses for a giant floatel and it must be expensive to keep around. Presumably, if Squamish has some jurisdiction over the LNG plant's location, they okayed the project. The company might have, not unreasonably, thought they would be able to moor a vessel housing the hundreds of workers needed to get things started. Still, it does seem odd that all those i's and t's wouldn't have been dotted and crossed. I can't imagine finding accommodation for all those people in Squamish. This particular story is probably not finished. It was a three to two vote on Squamish council. Surely their concerns can be addressed before the whole project is stalled. I don't think Woodfibre is even connected to Squamish, so they will definitely need the floatel. It is no different than a hotel, and it's only for one year, so it doesn't make sense why Squamish has disallowed it.
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Post by Neil on May 2, 2024 17:45:19 GMT -8
Presumably, if Squamish has some jurisdiction over the LNG plant's location, they okayed the project. The company might have, not unreasonably, thought they would be able to moor a vessel housing the hundreds of workers needed to get things started. Still, it does seem odd that all those i's and t's wouldn't have been dotted and crossed. I can't imagine finding accommodation for all those people in Squamish. This particular story is probably not finished. It was a three to two vote on Squamish council. Surely their concerns can be addressed before the whole project is stalled. I don't think Woodfibre is even connected to Squamish, so they will definitely need the floatel. It is no different than a hotel, and it's only for one year, so it doesn't make sense why Squamish has disallowed it. Woodfibre is apparently part of the District of Squamish, so this is something that Squamish council has jurisdiction over. One of the concerns is the safety and treatment of female workers sequestered on the Isabelle floatel. I have no idea if that's a legitimate concern, so I won't comment. Squamish also seems concerned about waste management. You were right in your original query; why wasn't this worked out before this huge vessel was chartered, leased, whatever, as the plant's accommodations?
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Post by Mike C on May 3, 2024 8:24:05 GMT -8
Presumably, if Squamish has some jurisdiction over the LNG plant's location, they okayed the project. The company might have, not unreasonably, thought they would be able to moor a vessel housing the hundreds of workers needed to get things started. Still, it does seem odd that all those i's and t's wouldn't have been dotted and crossed. I can't imagine finding accommodation for all those people in Squamish. This particular story is probably not finished. It was a three to two vote on Squamish council. Surely their concerns can be addressed before the whole project is stalled. I don't think Woodfibre is even connected to Squamish, so they will definitely need the floatel. It is no different than a hotel, and it's only for one year, so it doesn't make sense why Squamish has disallowed it. I did just check the Squamish GIS system to see where the municipal boundaries are, and Woodfibre is indeed within District limits as Neil points out. As a side note, this setup is surprisingly common in BC, as local governments have a history of amending their boundaries to include large industrial sites such as mills, in order to capture the lucrative industrial property tax revenue.
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Post by Ollie on May 7, 2024 20:01:56 GMT -8
Isabelle is on the way back to Vancouver.
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Post by Ollie on May 10, 2024 14:11:32 GMT -8
Isabelle has departed Vancouver.
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Post by Ollie on May 10, 2024 16:17:10 GMT -8
The Isabelle Floatel leaving Vancouver under the Lions Gate Bridge, today.
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Post by Dane on May 10, 2024 18:02:21 GMT -8
It's back in Nanaimo for inquiring minds.
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