LETTER NO. L-65-04 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 ROBERT J. PELLATT VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA V6Z 2N3 COMMISSION SECRETARY TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 web site: http://www.bcuc.com FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 Log No. 6289, 7602 VIA E-MAIL Regulatory.Affairs@terasengas.com January 5, 2004 Mr. Scott Thomson, Vice President, Finance & Regulatory Affairs Terasen Gas Inc. 16705 Fraser Highway Surrey, BC V3S 2X7 Dear Mr. Thomson: Re: Extension of Franchise Agreements between Terasen Gas Inc. and The City of Kimberley, The District of 100 Mile House, The District of Hudson’s Hope, The District of Chetwynd and The City of Cranbrook Interim Franchise Agreements between Terasen Gas Inc. and The Corporation of the City of Rossland, The Corporation of the Town of Osoyoos, and The Corporation of the Town of Creston Further to your October 18, 2004 applications for approval of Franchise Agreement extensions with the above noted municipalities, we enclose the following Commission Orders: Commission Order No. Municipalities Extension Term C-10-04 The City of Kimberley December 31, 2004 C-11-04 The District of 100 Mile House December 31, 2004 C-12-04 The District of Hudson’s Hope June 30, 2005 C-13-04 The District of Chetwynd June 30, 2005 On October 18, 2004, Terasen Gas also requested Commission approval to extend the terms of the Franchise Agreement with the City of Cranbrook to December 31, 2004. In accordance to Letter No. L-4-02, Application to Approve the Terms of a Proposed Operating Agreement between BC Gas Utility Ltd. and Interior Municipalities, it outlines that “In the normal course of events the Commission would expect the existing Franchise Agreements between BC Gas and individual municipalities to continue in force until their expiry dates, unless BC Gas and the individual municipality mutually agree to changes which they would like to file for approval by the Commission.”. The Commission has reviewed this Application and notes that this amending agreement has not been mutually signed by both Terasen Gas and the City of Cranbrook. The Commission, therefore, declines to . . . /2
LETTER NO. L-65-04 2 approve the request by Terasen Gas for an extension of the term of the Franchise Agreement with the City of Cranbrook. On October 18, 2004, Terasen Gas also provided Interim Franchise Agreements for the Corporation of the City of Rossland, the Corporation of the Town of Osoyoos and the Corporation of the Town of Creston to the Commission for information purposes. The Commission notes the terms of these agreements have expired yet Terasen Gas has not enclosed any applications requesting approval to extend the terms of the Franchise Agreements. Terasen Gas should promptly submit applications for these municipalities with timely extension requests reflecting reasonable negotiating timelines. Yours truly, Original signed by: Robert J. Pellatt FK/cms Enclosures TGI/Cor/FranchiseAgrmts
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