Orders

 

ORDER NUMBER

G-96-23

 

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

 

and

 

Lake Okanagan Resort

Apparent Contravention of the Utilities Commission Act

 

BEFORE:

T. A. Loski, Commissioner

on April 27, 2023

 

ORDER

WHEREAS:

                                                                                                                                                                                                            

A.      On December 7, 2022, Lake Okanagan Resort (LOR) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) its Electrical Distribution Assessment Report (LOR Assessment Report) prepared by Falcon Engineering;

B.      By Order G-41-23 dated March 1, 2023, the BCUC established a public hearing process and a regulatory timetable for the review of the LOR Assessment Report (Hearing). In the Order, the BCUC directed LOR, among other directives, to provide notice of the Hearing to its customers, provide confirmation of compliance with notice requirements, and provide proof of notice to the BCUC;

C.      On March 29, 2023, LOR filed a request to extend the regulatory timetable, citing that due to a clerical error it did not realize there was a deadline for notice requirements and that LOR had not provided notice as required;

D.      By Order G-71-23, dated March 31, 2023, the BCUC granted LOR’s request and amended the regulatory timetable for the Hearing. In the Order, the BCUC directed LOR, among other directives, to provide notice of the Hearing to its customers by April 6, 2023 and to provide confirmation of compliance with notice requirements and proof of notice to the BCUC by April 11, 2023;

E.       To date, the BCUC has not received confirmation of compliance with notice requirements or proof of notice from LOR as set out in regulatory timetable in Order G-71-23; and

F.       The BCUC considers establishing a public hearing process for the review of LOR’s apparent contravention of sections 42 and 43 of the Utilities Commission Act and its non-compliance with the notice directives in Order G-71-23 is warranted.

 

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC directs LOR to provide comments on the apparent contravention of the Utilities Commission Act and non-compliance with Order G-71-23 by May 11, 2023.

 

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this                 27^th                 day of April 2023.

 

BY ORDER

 

Original signed by:

 

T. A. Loski

Commissioner