SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA web site: http://www.bcuc.com IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and An Application by Terasen Gas Inc. for Approval of an Extension to the Gas Franchise Agreement with the City of Kimberley BEFORE: L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner K.L. Hall, Commissioner CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WHEREAS: A. On October 18 , 2004, Terasen Gas Inc. (“Terasen Gas”) applied to the Commission for approval of an extension to the gas Franchise Agreement (“the Application”) with the City of Kimberley (“the City”); and B. The Franchise Agreement has a 21-year term that expired on July 3, 2004; and C. The Application requests an extension with modifications of the Franchise Agreement to December 31, 2004; and D. The Commission has reviewed the Application and considers that approval is warranted. NOW THEREFORE the Commission, pursuant to Section 45 of the Utilities Commission Act, approves the extension of the gas Franchise Agreement from July 4, 2004 to December 31, 2004. The Commission continues to note that Terasen Gas’ extension requests are filed subsequent to the expiry terms of the gas Franchise Agreements. Future extension requests must be filed prior to the expiry terms with extensions that encompass a reasonable negotiating time frame. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 5 Orders/TGI_Franchise Extension-Kimberley BR I T I S H CO L U M B I A U T I L I T I E S COM M I S S I ON OR D E R NU M B E R C -10-04 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 December 23, 2004 th of January 2005. BY ORDER Original signed by: L.F. Kelsey Commissioner
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