SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA web site: http://www.bcuc.com IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and An Application by Terasen Gas Inc. for Approval of an Extension to the Gas Franchise Agreement with the District of Chetwynd BEFORE: L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner K.L. Hall, Commissioner CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WHEREAS: A. On October 18 , 2004, Terasen Gas Inc. (“Terasen Gas”) applied to the Commission for approval of an extension to the gas Franchise Agreement (“the Application”) with the District of Chetwynd (“the District”); and B. The gas Franchise Agreement has a 21-year term that expired on June 30, 2001; and C. The Commission has approved extensions to the gas Franchise Agreement by Order No. C-5-01 to June 30, 2002; by Order No. C-8-02 to June 30, 2003; and by Order No. C-5-03 to June 30, 2004; and D. The Application requests a one-year extension of the gas Franchise Agreement to June 30, 2005; and E. Terasen Gas requests approval to continue the condition in the CPCN to pay the District of Chetwynd, an annual franchise fee equivalent to 3 percent of the gross annual revenues of Terasen Gas derived from sales of natural gas within the area encompassed by the terms of the Operating Agreement; and F. The Commission has reviewed the Application and considers that approval is warranted. BR I T I S H CO L U M B I A U T I L I T I E S COM M I S S I ON OR D E R NU M B E R C -13-04 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 December 23, 2004 …/2
BR I T I S H CO L U M B I A UT I L I T I E S COM M I S S I ON OR D E R NU M B E R C-13-04 2 NOW THEREFORE the Commission, pursuant to Section 45 of the Utilities Commission Act, approves the extension of the gas Franchise Agreement from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 5 th of January 2005. BY ORDER Original signed by: L.F. Kelsey Commissioner TGI_Franchise Extension Chetwynd
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