Tag: LNG Canada

Blood red moon and super flare

On the evening of September 2, the 70 per cent waxing gibbous moon appeared blood red due to high smoke from the BC interior wildfires and the large LNG Canada flare. There was a single flare during the time when it was still daylight at 8:10 pm. When I went out again at between 9:31 […]

The Sheepdogs and The Rats, Kitimat’s big concert

The Saskatoon based band The Sheepdogs,  headlined the evenung performance in Kitimat on Saturday, August 16, 2025, part of LNG Canada’s Big Thank You Party. Kitimat’s own rock band The Rats, opened the evening performance. The party, a year in the planning,  celebrated the completion of what could be just the first phase of the […]

First LNG shipment leaves Kitimat June 28 to June 30, 2025

  The first shipment of kiquefied natural gas from the LNG Canada facility here in Kitimat departed on on a rainy and squally afternoon of June 30,  the GasLog Glasgow arrived very early on June 28, loaded the shipment and then departed for Korea on June 30. Images shot on assignment for  The Globe and […]

The high flare

The natural gas flare rises an estimated 60 metres above a tower at the LNG Canada facility in Kitimat, BC, June 18. Beginning on June 16, the extensive flaring is part of the flushing and cool down process prior to the liquified natural gas plant becoming operational. The flare height will vary between 20 metres […]

The Big Smoke: The LNG Flare June 5, 2025

The Big Smoke. A big flare and lots of smoke from the LNG Canada tower June 5, 2025 Photographs taken in the afternoon (including a black and white conversion) and earlier in the morning. LNG Canada says in a news release updated June 4 LNG Canada notified communities of the potential for increased noise, visible […]