BRITISH CO LUMBIA UTILITIES CO MMISSION ORDER NUMBER C-1-06 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 FortisBC Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Nk’Mip (East Osoyoos) Transmission and Substation Project BEFORE: L.F. Kelsey, Panel Chair and Commissioner A.J. Pullman, Commissioner June 2, 2006 O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On October 12, 2005 FortisBC Inc. (“FortisBC”) applied (the “Application”) to the Commission for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) for the Nk’Mip Transmission and Substation Project (“the Project”); and B. The Commission Panel, by Order No. G-114-05, ordered that an Oral Public Hearing be held to review the Application and set down a regulatory timetable: and C. The Commission Panel, by Order No. G-3-06, changed the format for the Oral Public Hearing scheduled for January 21, 2006 to a Pre-hearing Conference and Town Hall Meeting, and proposed an Issues List and a Revised Schedule for the hearing to review the Application; and D. The Commission Panel, by Order No. G-07-06, revised the Regulatory Timetable to hold the Oral Hearing on March 20, 2006 in the Town of Osoyoos; and E. An Oral Public Hearing was held in Osoyoos on March 20 and 21, 2006.
2 NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. That all directions given in the Decision, issued concurrently with this Order, shall be followed by FortisBC Inc. 2. The Commission approves a CPCN for FortisBC’s Option 2 as modified upon complying with the conditions set out in the attached Decision. 3. Upon commencement of construction, FortisBC is required to file monthly reports regarding the progress of the project and to advise the Commission of any variances or difficulties that the project may be encountering. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 2 Orders/FortisBC_Nk’Mip CPCN Decision BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER C-1-06 nd day of June 2006. BY ORDER Original signed by: L.F. Kelsey Panel Chair and Commissioner
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