Everything You Need to Know About the Proposed Tilbury Expansion

FortisBC wants to put our communities, climate and wildlife at risk so they can super-size an LNG storage tank to be able to fill it up with fracked gas.

What is the Tilbury LNG Phase 2 Expansion?

The Tilbury LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Phase 2 Expansion project would expand FortisBC’s facilities along the Fraser River in Metro Vancouver. A large storage tank and over 100 annual tanker voyages to export LNG via tanker ship are part of the plan to justify fracking. Expanding from the base plant will add a lot of new pollution and risks for the land, water, and the communities around Delta and along the tanker route.

This expansion project has been met with resistance from local communities, experts, and environmentalists since the beginning. The project threatens important salmon habitat and adds polluting ship traffic that makes it harder for endangered orcas to survive. Fortis is planning to add to energy bills so customers cover the cost of the new tank, while also pushing communities toward more fossil fuel use instead of moving to reliable renewables. Expansion would lock in about 1 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year for decades on top of industrial pollution in Delta and the fracking fields.

We can choose a cleaner, more affordable path that protects people, wildlife, and the climate. Learn more about the proposed project, what we’re doing to pressure Fortis BC and the BC government, and what you can do to join the fight.

Resources About Tilbury

Factsheet
Explainer
History & Key Concerns
Letter to Financiers
Map of the Fraser River LNG tanker hazard zones:

Walking Tour: Campaigner Anna Barford walks us through the Tilbury LNG expansion plans, and what they mean for wildlife and communities during the 2025 Summer Walking Tour event

Resources about Liquified Natural Gas

Tilbury in the Media

November, 2025, Environmental group warns of dangers from liquefied natural gas expansion in Canada’s future – Delta Optimist
June 10, 2025, Over 10,000 signatories say No Tilbury to Dix – Stand.earth
March 5, 2025, Thousands resist Tilbury Expansion during public comment period – Stand.earth
March 27, 2024, Tilbury Jetty approval threatens marine pollution, climate change
March 7, 2024, B.C. Legislature presented with petition to stop Tilbury LNG expansion

Take Action against Tilbury LNG Expansion Phase 2

Stand has been pressuring the BC government to stop the Tilbury LNG Expansion by meeting with MLAs, flooding their phone lines and inboxes, protesting outside offices, holding community events, and ensuring official comment periods are flooded! We aren’t letting up the pressure yet. Here are some actions you can take right now: