GAS COST REMAIN THE SAME
FortisBC customers will see no change to the cost of gas on their billing statement. FortisBC has received approval to maintain the cost of natural gas rates from the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC). Every three months, FortisBC reviews the cost of gas rates with the BCUC to make sure rates passed on to customers cover the cost of purchasing the natural gas on their behalf. FortisBC does not mark up the cost of gas, customers pay what we pay. “Maintaining the cost of gas rate this quarter gives our customers predictability in what they can expect when they receive their bill,” said Diane Roy, vice-president of regulatory affairs at FortisBC. “Natural gas remains the affordable and efficient energy choice for home and business heating. In fact, it’s about one-third the cost of electricity for space and water heating.”
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government renamed National Aboriginal Day to National Indigenous Peoples Day. The day was celebrated this year on June 21. Check next week’s 100 Mile Free Press for coverage of the events that took place around the South Cariboo in honour of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada.
ANNUAL REPORT
Mayor Mitch Campsall will be presenting the annual report for 2016 to the public at the city council meeting on June 27.
