B R I T I S H C O LU M B I A U T I L I T IE S C O M M I S S I O N O R D E R N U M B E R C-14-01 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 web site: http://www.bcuc.com FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and An Application by BC Gas Utility Ltd. for Approval to Further Extend the Expiry Date of the Gas Franchise Agreement with the City of Prince George BEFORE: P. Ostergaard, Chair ) P.G. Bradley, Commissioner ) B.L. Clemenhagen, Commissioner ) October 18, 2001 R.D. Deane, Commissioner ) K.L. Hall, Commissioner ) N.F. Nicholls, Commissioner ) CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WHEREAS: A. On October 9, 2001, BC Gas Utility Ltd. (“BC Gas”) applied to the Commission for approval to further extend by one year the 21-year Gas Franchise Agreement between Inland Natural Gas Co. Ltd. (a predecessor company to BC Gas) and the City of Prince George (“the City”) approved by Order No. G-39-80 which was extended by one year to October 31, 2001 by Order No. C-7-00; and B. BC Gas and the City have both agreed to further extend the expiry date of the Gas Franchise Agreement from October 31, 2001 to October 31, 2002; and C. The Commission has reviewed the application and finds that a further extension to the expiry date of the Gas Franchise Agreement is in the public interest. NOW THEREFORE the Commission, pursuant to Section 45(7) of the Utilities Commission Act, approves for BC Gas a further one-year extension to October 31, 2002 of the Gas Franchise Agreement with the City of Prince George. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 23 rd day of October 2001. BY ORDER Original signed by: Peter Ostergaard Chair Order/BCG-Xtnsn Pr. George CPCN
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