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Chris Hillard of Northern Prince LNG and Fox Lake Cree Nation Chief Morris Beardy recently met in Vancouver to discuss details of a feasibility study, as Northern Prince hopes to set up an operation that would export liquefied natural gas. Photo by Handout /Winnipeg Sun
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Northern Prince, an organization that exports liquefied natural gas (LNG), is hoping to set up an operation in northern Manitoba in a far north First Nations community.
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In a Thursday release, the LNG developer said the Port Nelson area, located on the shores of Hudson Bay near the mouth of the Nelson River, has attracted the interest of their organization.
The organization says the area is currently an “object of considerable interest from several Canadian energy companies for its tidewater location and proximity to Europe … An ideal combination for the export of liquefied natural gas.”
According to Northern Prince, Port Nelson was first established in the early 1900’s and was to be Canada’s first arctic port primarily used for the export of grain.
Northern Prince is now working with the Fox Lake Cree Nation as they try to get a deal done to bring a LNG operation to the First Nations community located in the region.
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According to Northern Prince LNG official Chris Hillard, in March of 2024, Northern Prince LNG entered a Memorandum of Understanding with Manitoba based NeeStaNan Inc., a company co-owned by Fox Lake Cree Nation and NeeStaNan Projects Inc., to advance a Feasibility Study on the creation of a new “year-round, multifunctional port at Port Nelson, and a utility corridor connecting the three western provinces with tidewater on Huson Bay.”
The corridor would host several pieces of critical infrastructure for Canada including an expanded and extended rail system, natural gas pipeline, high voltage DC power transmission line, and a trunk line for fibre communication, according to Hillard.
Hillard said a feasibility study has now been officially launched, while he also recently met with Fox Lake Cree Nation Chief Morris Beardy in Vancouver to discuss details of the feasibility study.
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“We are excited to have the opportunity to work with Fox Lake Cree Nation and NeeStaNan as they undertake a Feasibility Study for Canada’s next new arctic port and utility corridor” Hillard said.
Beardy said in a release that he hopes a deal can be reached.
“We expect to see a positive outcome from the Feasibility Study. I believe we and other First Nations will be in a good position to host both the Port Nelson development and the accompanying corridor,” Beardy said.
“It is timely that Port Nelson is attracting attention for LNG exports. Its tidewater location and access to Canada’s expansive gas resources make Port Nelson an ideal location for a port.
“Shipping LNG through Port Nelson will be Canada’s ‘quickest to market’ solution for LNG shipments to Europe.”
— Dave Baxter is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Winnipeg Sun. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.
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