Woodfibre LNG Limited Partnership is constructing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on the previous Woodfibre Pulp and Paper Mill site located approximately 7 kilometres west-southwest of Squamish, on the northwestern shoreline of Howe Sound.  The Woodfibre LNG Project will have production capacity of 2.1 million tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas. 

The WLNG Project is expected to operate for approximately 40 years and includes the development of a natural gas liquefaction facility, floating LNG storage capacity, and marine docking for LNG export vessels.

District staff from the Major Projects – Industrial team regularly meet with WLNG to review WLNG Project activities and related communications and engagement plans, community concerns and/or complaints, municipal requirements, and permit compliance.

Completion of the Woodfibre LNG Project is expected to take place in 2027.

What if I have concern or complaint about the WLNG Project?

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In May 2025, Woodfibre LNG (WLNG) has submitted a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for workforce accommodations at the project site. The application is inclusive of the existing marine-based work camp vessel and the proposed second vessel. Despite WLNG’s withdrawal of the earlier TUP, this new TUP application is aligned with the District’s position that WLNG’s workforce accommodation requires temporary land use approval from the District. WLNG has indicated in its application that the existing BC Environmental Assessment Office conditions with respect to the first vessel, including community infrastructure, gender and cultural safety, worker safety, health, wellness and culture, and worker transportation will apply equally to the second vessel. This means that workers living on board both vessels will be ferried to and from the Lower Mainland during shift changes and are required to remain on board for the duration of their shift rotation with no recreational access into the community.

• July 2, 2025 - WLNG is seeking a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) to obtain approval for an existing temporary floating workforce accommodation (floatel 1) and to authorize an additional temporary floating workforce accommodation (floatel 2). Floatel 1 houses approximately 650 construction workers. Floatel 2 would accommodate approximately 630 additional workers and is proposed to be located to the south of the existing floatel. The floatels are intended to temporarily house workers during the construction phase of the project. 
•  May 1, 2025 -Woodfibre LNG has announced it will submit an application to regulatory agencies for a second workplace accommodation floatel to be moored at the project site. Their application process is expected to include an application to the District of Squamish for temporary land use approval. WLNG’s news release and more details on the project can be viewed at woodfibrelng.ca.