FortisBC

• FortisBC reminding residents, contractors to dial or click before digging

  With spring well underway, FortisBC says dial BC 1 Call before starting your project before digging into the ground.

  Canada

  Apr 20
  
• B.C. odour incidents spark questions around corporate ethics and communication

  Vancouver resident Robert Ford was heading to a yoga class Sunday morning when he smelled an odour he likened to "semi-burnt fuel."

  Environment

  Jan 25
  
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• Utilities commission rejects FortisBC plan to build 30-km pipeline for Okanagan

  FortisBC said its $327-million Okanagan Capacity Upgrade project would tie into its existing system and is needed to meet the demands of a growing population. The BCUC disagreed.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2023
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• FortisBC announces electricity rate hike, cites growing demand

  The increase, which will start on Jan. 1 and was given the green light by the B.C. Utilities Commission, is pegged at 6.74 per cent.

  Consumer

  Dec 14, 2023
• Tips to help reduce heating costs this winter

  FortisBC says space heating typically accounts for more than 60 per cent of a home’s total energy use.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2023
• FortisBC gas users will see a drop in natural gas prices in October

  The utility says savings will amount to about $7 a month for residential customers, depending on a customer's consumption.

  Economy

  Sep 18, 2023
• Backhoe hits natural gas line, condo building in Kelowna temporarily evacuated

  A loud hissing could be heard as natural gas rushed from a ruptured pipe in Kelowna's Rutland neighbourhood, along the 200 block of McIntosh Road on Wednesday morning.

  Canada

  May 10, 2023
• Kaleden, B.C. resident shocked with cost of EV charger upgrade

  'I just want to make sure people are aware ... ask all the questions before you get too far into it because you might be surprised.'

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2023
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• Kelowna, B.C. couple transforms home after taking advantage of FortisBC rebates

  Roughly $14.5 million of FortisBC’s 2023 investment is going towards targeting electric efficiency programs for their electric customers in the Southern Interior.

  Environment

  Apr 24, 2023
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• Gas leak in Saanich, B.C. prompts evacuations, leaves 500 without service

  FortisBC confirmed it was responding to the incident, which it said involved a gas main damaged by a third-party shortly after 2 p.m.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2023