{"id":82037,"date":"2019-03-12T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T08:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/?p=82037"},"modified":"2024-11-17T14:52:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T14:52:09","slug":"changing-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/?p=82037","title":{"rendered":"Breaking boundaries, changing lives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chief Smith&#8217;s community is partnering with Coastal Gas Link and LNG Canada to build the most significant emissions-reduction project in Canadian history. 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