ORDER NUMBER
G-326-22
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Big White Gas Utility Ltd.
Extension to file 2022 Annual Report
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
on November 9, 2022
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. By letter dated October 25, 2022, Big White Gas Utility Ltd. (BWGU) requests an extension to December 15, 2022, to file its 2022 Annual Report, in accordance with L-36-94. BWGU states that due to time constraints with third parties completing various components of the Annual Report, in addition to the recent and unexpected departure of its Utilities General Manager, they require additional time to complete the Annual Report (Extension Request);
B. By Order L-36-94 dated December 15, 1994, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) directed the utilities under its jurisdiction to file an Annual Report within four months after the end of the financial year;
C. By letter dated September 20, 2022, BWGU requested an extension to the filing deadline for its 2022 Annual Report, from September 30, 2022, to October 31, 2022;
D. On September 21, 2022, the BCUC approved BWGU’s request to extend the filing deadline of its Annual Report to October 31, 2022; and
E. The BCUC has reviewed the Extension Request and considers that an extension to the filing deadline of the 2022 Annual Report is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 99 of the Utilities Commission Act, the BCUC orders as follows:
1. BWGU’s request for an extension to December 15, 2022 to file the 2022 Annual Report, is approved.
2. BWGU must submit the 2022 Annual Report as specified in Order L-36-94.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 9th day of November 2022.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner