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Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵpoll: Most respondents oppose council's denial of WLNG floatel

The poll ran from 5/2/2024 to 5/15/2024. Of the 403 votes, we can determine that 146 are from within the community.
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Dining area of the floatel, slated to accommodate up to 650 construction works building the Woodfibre LNG export facility.

About 403 Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ readers responded to our online poll asking the question: Do you agree with council's decision that defeated the WLNG floatel application?

On April 30, District of Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵcouncil defeated the temporary use permit application for Woodfibre LNG’s floating worker accommodation, a floatel.

The vote in council chambers came week after a public hearing at Brennan Park Recreation Centre that saw at least 200 attendees, the majority voicing their opposition to the floatel, and the project as a whole.

On May 9, during a media tour of the ship, WLNG president Christine Kennedy said that the company was continuing to work toward a way forward with the District, despite the council vote. 

There is a clear local versus non-resident difference in the poll results.

The poll ran from 5/2/2024 to 5/15/2024. Of the 403 votes, we can determine that 146 are from within the community. The full results are as follows:

I agree 19.86% local, 20.35% total    
I disagree 67.81% local, 68.73% total    
I'm still unsure 6.16% local, 6.20% total    
I am neither for nor against their decision 6.16% local, 4.71% total    
  Local   Total

Results are based on an online study of adult Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ readers that are located in Squamish. The margin of error - which measures sample variability - is +/- 4.83%, 19 times out of 20.

The Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ uses a variety of techniques to capture data, detect and prevent fraudulent votes, detect and prevent robots, and filter out non-local and duplicate votes.

~With files from Andrew Hughes/The Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ

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