News Items tag as: FortisBC

Kelowna's rapid growth surpassing FortisBC's ability to supply power
February 27, 2025 - 7:30 AM

Kelowna's population is growing at a remarkable rate, and so are its energy needs, and the main energy supplier in the city FortisBC said some new builds are going to be delayed until the electrical infrastructure is in place.
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.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Kelowna distillery to pay former employee $60,000 in unpaid wages
A Kelowna distillery failed in its bid to overturn a ruling that would have it pay more than $60,000 to a former employee in unpaid overtime. Forbidden Spirits appealed the decision last year, but it didn't have enough evidence to convi

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

News Items tag as: FortisBC

Kelowna's rapid growth surpassing FortisBC's ability to supply power

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

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