With any project, there are supporters and opponents.
Opponents to a project will claim that the project
cannot go forward because the company has not
achieved social license. Those in favour of a project are
o en silent. Ci zens will speak out against a project
but rarely feel they need to speak out when they are in
favour of it.
In Fort St. John, resource extrac on has social license
because we know it is done responsibly. We have read
the reports and ar cles, we have seen the pipelines and
rigs, we have worked the jobs and lived the life and we
know this industry and what it can do for communi es
and the economy. We trust in the BC Oil and Gas
regula ons. We understand this industry and we ARE
speaking up. We are not the silent majority, we are
the vocal majority.
The economic prosperity of Fort St. John, the North
and the Province, and the sustainability of our social
infrastructure is directly linked to the health of the
oil and gas industry. It is not selfi sh to want a resilient
and livable community for our residents, children and
grandchildren and that is a goal we all share. We have
the ability and the responsibility to protect and promote
our loved ones and our community. When we all work
together we can do that.
Lori Ackerman, Mayor, Fort St. John – The Energe c City
fortstjohn.ca
CANADA safely
imports 634,000
barrels of crude oil
everyday
BY OCEAN TANKER
RAILWAYS ARE
4X MORE LIKELY
TO HAVE A
TRANSPORTATION
'INCIDENT' THAN
PIPELINES
Hey BC! Let's get to work
building our economy
BC Oil & Gas
Commission
regulates over
43,000 km of
pipeline
55% of jobs
BC government revenues from natural
resources was $2.5 billion in 2013
– enough to pay 22,727 family doctors
IN BC'S NATURAL-RESOURCE
INDUSTRY ARE LOCATED IN
THE LOWER MAINLAND
Dear BC Ci zens,
smart
