Smithers council turns down LNG health study

Screenshot from the Smithers council meeting on July 14, 2026, where councillors voted on a proposal to fund an LNG health study

The vote makes Smithers the second B.C. council to turn the study down outright. Of the councils that have voted, none backed CAPE’s companion call to freeze LNG approvals.

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