Tsawwassen First Nation votes down controversial LNG facility Proposed facility would have produced up to 5 million tonnes of LNG per year

The Tsawwassen First Nation has rejected plans to build an LNG export facility just north of the B.C. Ferries terminal.

In a vote on Wednesday night, 53 per cent said 'no' to allowing the 32-hectare project on the nation's traditional land.

"What would you rather have, more money or a better environment?" asked Tsawwassen First Nation member Nic Gurniak. "No need to do more damage to the environment than has already been done."

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The proposed LNG facility has been a contentious issue for the 430 band members, 139 of which cast a ballot. 

Tsawwassen First Nation member Nick Gurniak says he voted against the LNG project because the environment is more important to him than money. (CBC)

It was expected to produce between three million and five million metric tonnes of LNG per year, and would have resulted in four to five LNG tankers travelling from the facility per month.