From the City of Dawson Creek to the coastal District of Kitimat, the 670-kilometre Coastal GasLink project spans dozens of local and Indigenous communities.

鈥淎t Coastal GasLink, our success is measured by the breadth of support we see every day from Indigenous and local communities across our project route,鈥� said Kiel Giddens, Coastal GasLink鈥檚 Manager of Public Affairs and a Prince George community member. 鈥淪eeing everyone come together, from local leaders to our workers and contractors, to safely build this project and support one another has been so inspiring for us.鈥�

鈥淥ur future is being built every day with support from communities, allowing us to achieve important ,鈥� notes Giddens

There are more than 3,500 women and men, many of them from Indigenous and local communities along the project route, on the project.

For Vanderhoof Mayor Gerry Thiessen, Coastal GasLink is part of their community. 鈥淲ith everything that鈥檚 happened in 2020, and the highs and lows of the forest industry, having a consistent project like Coastal GasLink become part of the community at a time when we鈥檝e needed it has proven to be a real positive benefit to Vanderhoof,鈥� said Mayor Thiessen.

Likewise, Dawson Creek Mayor Dale Bumstead shared how the project builds community. 鈥淧eople come to our communities and our cities to live and have a great job and a great quality of life. And that鈥檚 what this will do for us,鈥� said Mayor Bumstead.

The project has also created valuable contracting opportunities for local and , allowing them to expand their businesses, employ members, and build capacity for future opportunities.

Saulteau First Nation is one of those communities. 鈥淲e鈥檝e had a lot of opportunities brought to us through Coastal GasLink, which has been supremely beneficial for our membership and for the nation as a whole,鈥� said Chief Justin Napoleon from the Saulteau First Nation. 鈥淚 think that鈥檚 been the greatest benefit for us, being able to take on projects ourselves and employ our own members.鈥�

Of course, it鈥檚 not just contracted businesses that benefit from the project. Local coffee shops, furniture providers and manufacturers, to name a few, are all helping to build Canada鈥檚 largest private sector project.

鈥淲e are really looking forward to the energy this is going to bring to our area and our businesses. Seeing a project like this in our area is huge and very much needed and appreciated,鈥� said Mayor Sarrah Storey of the Village of Fraser Lake.

鈥淭he project is being built not only to benefit northern people and communities today, but with the goal of leaving a lasting, positive legacy for decades to come,鈥� concludes Giddens.

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