The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that the Nisga'a Nation-backed Ksi Lisims liquid natural gas project in British Columbia has garnered support from the Gitga'at First Nation, as the Nisga'a and other proponents get closer to making a decision on forging ahead with construction. The Globe's Brent Jang writes that Ksi Lisims, which received regulatory approval last year, plans to export liquefied natural gas to Asia from northwest B.C. The province's Environmental Assessment Office listed six participating first nations during the regulator's review of the proposed project. The Gitga'at becomes the fifth first nation to sign a benefits agreement with Ksi Lisims, in what is an important step toward bringing the project to fruition. The Nisga'a Nation, Houston-based Western LNG and a group of natural gas producers called Rockies LNG are collaborative partners in the Ksi Lisims project near Gitlaxt'aamiks, which is home to the Nisga'a Lisims government. A sixth indigenous group, the Kitsumkalum First Nation, remains in negotiations with Ksi Lisims. Rockies LNG chair Jeff Tonken, who is also chair of Birchcliff, said Ksi Lisims expects to make a final decision by early 2027 on whether to forge ahead.