News Items tag as: FortisBC

FortisBC seeking clean energy projects to meet electricity demand in Southern Interior
September 10, 2024 - 2:00 PM

FortisBC wants to find Indigenous-led clean energy projects to meet the Southern Interior region’s growing need for electricity.
FortisBC moves away from time-based rates at electric vehicle charging stations
July 03, 2024 - 3:08 PM
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Drivers of electric vehicles using FortisBC charging stations will no longer pay per minute beginning Aug. 1.
Kelowna's growth challenging Fortis supply of power, gas
May 11, 2024 - 7:00 PM

It’s well known that Kelowna is the fastest growing city in Canada and all signs indicate it’s growing even faster than expected.
Kelowna could face shortages of gas for new housing within three years
March 28, 2024 - 2:30 PM

While City of Kelowna staff say its utilities are in good shape to handle the rapid growth expected to continue in the coming years, that’s not the case with FortisBC.
FortisBC gas rate steady as carbon tax increases
March 18, 2024 - 2:30 PM
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The BC Utilities Commission has approved FortisBC's request to maintain the cost of natural gas as of April 1.
FortisBC raising electricity rates by more than 6% next year
December 14, 2023 - 10:49 AM
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FortisBC is increasing its electricity rates by more than six percent for all its clients in the new year.
Cost of saving Kelowna tree from FortisBC chainsaws: $42,000
August 01, 2023 - 3:30 PM

Brad Rix had a simple and cost-effective deal with FortisBC five years ago to save his 17-metre-tall Linden tree from repeated severe prunings.
iN VIDEO: Watch newly hatched osprey chicks in Kelowna
July 02, 2023 - 6:00 AM

A pair of ospreys who have made their home on top of a nesting pole in Kelowna are the new parents of two fluffy babies.
Watch as a Kelowna osprey couple watch a pair of eggs
May 18, 2023 - 10:40 AM

A pair of ospreys have made their home on top of a nesting pole in Kelowna and two eggs have been laid so far. The public can watch as the chicks hatch and grow through a livestream.
FortisBC customers dealing with sticker shock as natural gas bills arrive
December 30, 2022 - 4:30 PM
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The price of natural gas has gone up in B.C., so much so customers are experiencing sticker shock when their FortisBC bills arrive.
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First stand-alone Taco Bell in BC opens in Vernon
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Authorities suspect gang members involved in 7 killings at marijuana grow
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Buddhist monastery along Kettle River in Boundary Country listed for $3M
A Buddhist monastery along the Kettle River in the Boundary region has hit the real estate market for $3,000,000. The property at 6055 Kettle River Forestry Service Road in the Christian Valley area near Westbridge has multiple homes,

News Items tag as: FortisBC

FortisBC seeking clean energy projects to meet electricity demand in Southern Interior

FortisBC moves away from time-based rates at electric vehicle charging stations

Kelowna's growth challenging Fortis supply of power, gas

Kelowna could face shortages of gas for new housing within three years

FortisBC gas rate steady as carbon tax increases

FortisBC raising electricity rates by more than 6% next year

Cost of saving Kelowna tree from FortisBC chainsaws: $42,000

iN VIDEO: Watch newly hatched osprey chicks in Kelowna

Watch as a Kelowna osprey couple watch a pair of eggs

FortisBC customers dealing with sticker shock as natural gas bills arrive

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