Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-108-23

 

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

 

and

 

Lake Okanagan Resort

Application to file Permanent Rates

 

BEFORE:

T. A. Loski, Commissioner

 

on May 5, 2023

 

ORDER

WHEREAS:

 

A.      By Order G-333-19 dated December 18, 2019, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) determined that Lake Okanagan Resort (LOR) is a public utility as defined in section 1 of the Utilities Commission Act and accepted LOR’s current rate schedule on an interim and recoverable basis;

B.      By Order G-80-23 dated April 13, 2023, the BCUC directed LOR to file a submission as to whether (i) permanent rates for LOR should remain the same as the interim rate or (ii) a different permanent rate should be set for LOR along with the basis for the new rate (Permanent Rates Application) by May 15, 2023;

C.      By letter dated May 3, 2023, LOR requested a three-month extension to the filing deadline for its Permanent Rates Application (Extension Request) citing issues with vendor availability, appointment times, and the receipt of price quotations that will preclude LOR from completing its submission by the established deadline; and

D.      The BCUC has reviewed LOR’s Extension Request and considers its approval to be warranted, subject to a monthly reporting requirement. The filing of monthly progress reports by LOR will ensure the BCUC remains apprised of the active steps LOR is taking to complete its Permanent Rates Application by the revised submission deadline.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders as follows:

 

1.       The regulatory timetable established by Order G-80-23 is amended, as set out in Appendix A to this order.

 

2.       LOR is directed to file monthly progress reports with the BCUC on or before June 15, 2023, and July 14, 2023, documenting LOR’s progress towards completion of its Permanent Rates Application and the active steps LOR is taking to ensure completion of its Permanent Rates Application by the filing deadline, including the identity of any vendors retained.

 

 

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this              5^th             day of May 2023.

 

BY ORDER

 

Original signed by:

 

T. A. Loski

Commissioner

 

 

Attachment

Lake Okanagan Resort

Application to file Permanent Rates