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 Franchise Agreement with the City of Grand Forks BEFORE: L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WHEREAS: A. On April 14, 2005, Terasen Gas Inc. (“Terasen Gas”) applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (“the Commission”) for approval of an extension to the Franchise Agreement (“the Application”) with the Corporation of the City of Grand Forks (“the City”); and B. The Franchise Agreement expired November 13, 1997 and; C. By way of successive amending agreements the term of the Franchise Agreement was extended to March 31, 2004; and D. The Commission approved an extension to the gas Franchise Agreement by Order No. C-2-04 from March 31, 2004 to December 31, 2004; and E. The Application requests an extension of the Franchise Agreement with the City to December 31, 2005; and F. The Commission has reviewed the Application and considers that approval is warranted. NOW THEREFORE the Commission, pursuant to Section 45 of the Utilities Commission Act, approves for Terasen Gas, the extension of the Franchise Agreement with the City of Grand Forks, from December 31, 2004 to December 31, 2005. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 10 Orders/TGI 2005 Fran Extsn-Grand Forks 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 -6-05 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 May 6, 2005 th of May 2005. BY ORDER Original signed by: L.F. Kelsey Commissioner
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