ORDER NUMBER
G-169-23
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Lake Okanagan Resort
Public Utility Annual Reporting Requirements
BEFORE:
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
on June 28, 2023
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On December 18, 2019, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) issued Order G-333-19 determining that Lake Okanagan Resort (LOR) is a public utility as defined in section 1 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) and is therefore subject to regulation by the BCUC under the UCA;
B. By Letter L-36-94, the BCUC requires public utilities to file an annual report with the BCUC within 4 months following the end of the utility’s fiscal year and sets out specific requirements for annual reporting (Annual Report);
C. On April 7, 2022, the BCUC issued Letter L-8-22, instructing public utilities to file a summary information table in their Annual Report;
D. On June 23, 2023, the BCUC requested LOR provide their fiscal year end to determine their annual reporting deadline;
E. On June 26, 2023, LOR advised that their fiscal year end is October 31st; and
F. Since LOR was determined to be a public utility in 2019 there are currently three annual reports overdue, the Annual Report for the year ending October 31, 2020, the Annual Report for the year ending October 31, 2021, and the Annual Report for the year ending October 31, 2022.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to sections 23, 24 and 49 of the UCA, the BCUC orders as follows:
1. LOR is directed to file an Annual Report with the BCUC within 4 months of the fiscal year end, in accordance with L-36-94 and L-8-22.
2. LOR is directed to file the past due Annual Reports for the years ending October 31, 2020, October 31, 2021, and October 31, 2022, to the BCUC by July 28, 2023.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 28th day of June 2023.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner