Terasen Utilities (now FortisBC Energy Inc.)

Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. ~ Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Whistler Natural Gas Project AND Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. ~ Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Squamish to Whistler Intermediate Pressure Pipeline ~ Project No. 3698407 ~ Written Hearing

Completed: 2005

Hearing and Other Documents

Title Document Description
*_Exhibit List Updated: May 1 2006 @ 4:44 pm
*_Fax-Email-Mail List Updated: January 20, 2006 @ 2:59 pm
*_Distribution List Updated: January 20, 2006 @ 3:00 pm
G-53-06 &Decision dated May 18, 2006
Order No. C-3-06 Certificate of Public Convenience & Necessity

Arguments/Submissions

Title Document Description
TGW-Argument-March 31 2006
BCOAPO - Final Argument - April 13 2006
VIGJV Argument dated April 13, 2006
CECABC Argument dated April 13, 2006
BC Hydro Argument dated April 13, 2006
Resort Municipality of Whistler Argument dated April 12, 2006
Amended Reply Submissions of Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. and Terasen Gas (VI) Inc - April 24 Amended Reply Submissions of Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. and Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc.

Exhibits

A Exhibits - BCUC Documents

Date Title Document Description
December 19, 2005 A-1 Letter dated December 19, 2005 issuing Order No. G-149-05 and Notice of Procedural Conference
December 23, 2005 A-2 Letter dated December 23, 2005 issuing Commission Information Request No. 1 re: Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. 2005 Resource Plan Update (Exhibit B1-1)
December 23, 2005 A-3 Letter dated December 23, 2005 issuing Commission Information Request No. 1 re: Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc. Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Whistler Natural Gas Project (Exhibit B1-2)
December 23, 2005 A-4 Letter dated December 23, 2005 issuing Commission Information Request No. 1 to Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. re: Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Squamish to Whistler Intermediate Pressure Pipeline (Exhibit B2-1)
January 26, 2006 A-5 Letter dated January 25, 2006 filing the Regulatory Timetable, workshop date and advising of proposed second Procedural Conference and Commission Information Request No. 1 to the Squamish Nation
February 07, 2006 A-6 Letter dated February 8, 2006 issuing Commission Information Request No. 2 for 2005 Resource Plan Update (Exhibit B1-1)
February 07, 2006 A-7 Letter dated February 8, 2006 issuing Commission Information Request No. 2 for CPCN Conversion of Propane Grid System (Exhibit B1-2) and responses to BCUC’s IR No. 2 (Exhibit B1-5)
February 07, 2006 A-8 Letter dated February 8, 2006 issuing Commission Information Request No. 2 for CPCN Squamish to Whistler Pipeline (Exhibit B2-1) and responses to BCUC’s IR No. 2 (Exhibit B2-2)
February 07, 2006 A-9 Letter dated February 6, 2006 issuing the Issues List for the public hearing
February 07, 2006 A-10 Letter dated February 7, 2006 and Information Request No. 1 to the Squamish Nation
February 10, 2006 A-11 Letter dated February 10, 2006 and Information Request to Canadian National Railway
February 14, 2006 A-12 Letter dated February 14, 2006 and Information Request to Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
February 16, 2006 A-13 Letter dated February 16, 2006 and Information Request to MP Energy Inc.
February 16, 2006 A-14 Letter dated February 16, 2006 regarding Squamish Nation’s request for confidentiality for two of the documents to be filed as part of its response to BCUC’s Information Request No. 1 (Exhibit A-10) requesting participants to provide their submissions on this request
February 17, 2006 A-15 Letter dated February 17, 2006 to Canadian National Railway regarding Terasen (Whistler)’s February 15, 2006 response to Exhibit A-11, and requesting responses to Commission Information Request (Exhibit A-11) by March 9, 2006
February 21, 2006 A-16 Letter dated February 21, 2006 response to Squamish Nation’s request (Exhibit C8-3) for an extension
March 08, 2006 A-17 Letter dated March 6, 2006 filing Amendment to Regulatory Timetable
March 13, 2006 A-18 Letter dated March 13, 2006 advising participants of the Date, Time and Location for the Second Pre-hearing Conference
March 15, 2006 A-19 Letter dated March 15, 2006 to Terasen Gas Inc. regarding Mr. Johnson’s undertaking made at the March 14, 2006 Procedural Conference (Transcript page 49) and requesting additional financial information
March 15, 2006 A-20 Letter dated March 15, 2006 and Order No. G-23-06 issuing the revised Regulatory Agenda
March 23, 2006 A-21 March 21, 2006 letter to Terasen Gas requesting that Table 7-2 from Exhibit B1-28 be filed
March 23, 2006 A-22 March 23, 2006 letter and Order No. G-31-06 directing that the distribution of the redacted version of the Accommodation Agreement be limited to parties to the proceeding and that its terms be kept confidential
April 13, 2006 A-23 Letter dated April 11, 2006 to Michael D'Antoni, EMPR - Interrogatory Request

B Exhibits - Applicant Documents

Date Title Document Description
December 19, 2005 B1-1 Letter dated December 12, 2005 filing the 2005 Resource Plan Updated
December 19, 2005 B1-2 Letter dated December 14, 2005 filing and Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Whistler Natural Gas Project
January 10, 2006 B1-3 Letter dated January 9, 2006 confirming the date, time and location for the Procedural Conference
January 12, 2006 B1-4 Letter dated January 12, 2006 filing responses to Commission Information Request No. 1 regarding the 2006 Resource Plan Update
January 12, 2006 B1-5 Letter dated January 12, 2006 filing responses to Commission Information Request No. 1 regarding the Conversion of Propane Grid System to Natural Gas
January 23, 2006 B1-6 Letter dated January 23, 2006 filing responses to submissions by Intervenors regarding the submissions on the regulatory process made by Terasen Whistler and TGVI
February 06, 2006 B1-7 Letter dated February 6, 2006 filing presentation from Procedural Conference Workshop on February 2, 2006
February 15, 2006 B1-8 Letter dated February 15, 2006 clarifying statements in the Commission’s Information Request to CN Rail regarding Terasen’s (Whistler) relationship with CN Rail (Exhibit A-11)
February 16, 2006 B1-9 CONFIDENTIAL FILING Letter dated February 17, 2006 Response to BCUC Information Request 57.1, 70.2, and 70.3 of the Resource Plan
February 17, 2006 B1-10 Letter dated February 17, 2006 filing response to VIGJV Information Request No. 1 (Exhibit C2-4)
February 17, 2006 B1-11 Letter dated February 17, 2006 filing response to Commercial Energy Consumers Association of BC Information Request No. 1 (Exhibit C3-2)
February 17, 2006 B1-12 Letter dated February 17, 2006 filing response to Ministry of Energy and Mines Information Request No. 1 (Exhibit C1-3)
February 17, 2006 B1-13 Letter dated February 17, 2006 filing response to BC Hydro’s Information Request No. 1 (Exhibit C11-3)
February 17, 2006 B1-14 Letter dated February 17, 2006 filing response to BCOAPO Information Request No. 1 (Exhibit C10-3)
February 20, 2006 B1-15 REVISED - Letter dated February 17, 2006 filing response to Commission’s Information Request No. 2 (Exhibit A-6)
February 20, 2006 B1-17 Letter dated February 17, 2006 filing response to Commission’s Information Request No. 2 (Exhibit A-7)
February 21, 2006 B1-18 Letter dated February 20, 2006 filing response to Commission's Information Request No. 1 regarding Squamish Nation's request for confidentiality (Exhibit A-14)
February 21, 2006 B1-19 Letter dated February 21, 2006 filing amended response to Ministry of Energy and Mines Information Request No. 1 and revised Exhibit 5.1
February 24, 2006 B1-20 Letter dated February 24, 2006 filing outstanding and revised Information Request No. 1 to BC Hydro (Exhibit C11-3)
February 24, 2006 B1-21 Letter dated February 24, 2006 filing the evidentiary update to the TGW 2005 Resource Plan Update, the TGW CPCN Application to convert its propane and the TGVI CPCN Application to construct an IP Pipeline from Squamish to Whistler
March 02, 2006 B1-22 Letter dated March 1, 2006 filing comments responding to Squamish Nation’s withdrawal of request for confidentiality (Exhibit C8-5)
March 03, 2006 B1-23 Letter dated March 2, 2006 advising that TGW and TGVI do not object to BC Hydro’s request for an extension to file, by March 3, 2006, additional Information Requests and/or evidence in this proceeding
March 09, 2006 B1-24 Letter dated March 9, 2006 filing Information Request No. 2 to BC Hydro (Exhibit C11-6)
March 09, 2006 B1-25 Letter dated March 9, 2006 filing Information Request No. 3 to BC Hydro (Exhibit C11-7)
March 09, 2006 B1-26 Letter dated March 9, 2006 filing Information Request No. 2 to BCOAPO (Exhibit C10-4)
March 10, 2006 B1-27 TGW and TGVI Accommodation Agreement with Squamish Nation and Procedural Conference Tentatively Scheduled for March 14, 2006
March 17, 2006 B1-28 Letter dated March 17, 2006 filing the evidentiary update to the TGW 2005 Resource Plan Update addressing the matters discussed at the Procedural Conference of March 14, 2006
March 23, 2006 B1-29 Letter dated March 22, 2006 filing response to email from K. Gustafson (Exhibit C2-9)
March 23, 2006 B1-30 Letter dated March 23, 2006 filing the Redacted Version of the Accommodation Agreement with the Squamish First Nations in accordance with the Commissions' Order G-31-06 **CONFIDENTIAL FILING**
March 24, 2006 B1-31 Additional Revised Application Materials as requested in the BCUC Letter dated March 21, 2006 (Exhibit A-21) with respect to TGW’s and TGVI’s March 17, 2006 Evidentiary Update filing (Exhibit B1-28)
March 30, 2006 B1-32 Letter dated March 30, 2006 filing response to Commission’s Information Request No. 1 (Exhibit B1-4) with attachments for responses to 22.1, 22.2, 33.3, and 56.1
March 31, 2006 B1-33 Letter dated March 31, 2006 filing response to Commission’s Order No. G-23-06, Item I, copy of executed Capital Contribution and Transportation Service Agreements
December 19, 2005 B2-1 Letter dated December 14, 2005 filing an Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Squamish to Whistler Intermediate Pressure Pipeline
January 12, 2006 B2-2 Letter dated January 12, 2006 filing responses to Commission Information Request No. 1 regarding the Squamish to Whistler Intermediate Pressure Pipeline
February 20, 2006 B2-3 REVISED - Letter dated February 17, 2006 filing response to Commission’s Information Request No. 2 (Exhibit A-8)

C Exhibits - Intervener Documents



Date Title Document Description
December 22, 2005 C1-1 MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MINES & PETROLEUM RESOURCES (“MEMPR”) – Notice of Intervention dated December 22, 2005 from Stirling Bates
January 23, 2006 C1-2 Letter dated January 20, 2006 from Stirling Bates response to request for submissions from intervenors regarding workshop for Negotiated Settlement Process
February 09, 2006 C1-3 Letter dated February 8, 2006 from Michael D’Antoni filing Information Request No. 1
February 28, 2006 C1-4 Letter dated February 27, 2006 from Paula Barrett responding to Commission’s Information Request No. 1 regarding Squamish Nation’s request for confidentiality (Exhibit A-10 and Exhibit C8-3)
March 03, 2006 C1-5 Letter dated March 3, 2006 filing responses to Commission Information Request No. 1 (Exhibit A-12)
December 22, 2005 C2-1 VANCOUVER ISLAND GAS JOINT VENTURE (“VIGJV”) – Notice of Intervention dated December 22, 2005 from Karl E. Gustafson
January 23, 2006 C2-2 Letter dated January 20, 2006 filing comments in response to the proposals made by Terasen’s counsel
January 25, 2006 C2-3 Letter dated January 25, 2006 responding to Exhibit B1-6 from Scott Thomson of Terasen Whistler and its reply to written submissions of various Intervenors
February 08, 2006 C2-4 Letter received February 8, 2006 filing Information Request No. 1 to Terasen (Whistler) and Terasen (Vancouver Island)
February 17, 2006 C2-5 Email received February 16, 2006 requesting Mr. McDade to clarify the request set out in his letter (Exhibit C8-3)
February 21, 2006 C2-6 Letter dated February 20, 2006 responding to the Squamish Nation’s request for confidentiality
March 02, 2006 C2-7 Letter dated March 1, 2006 filing comments in response to Squamish Nation’s withdrawal of request for confidentiality (Exhibit C8-5) and response from Matthew Ghikas of Fasken Marineau Gas (Whistler)
March 20, 2006 C2-8 Email received March 17, 2006 filing request to Terasen Gas Regulatory Affairs for a copy with of the Accommodation Agreement with the Squamish Nation
March 21, 2006 C2-9 Email dated March 21, 2006 regading the redacted form of the SFN Agreement
January 05, 2006 C3-1 COMMERCIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (“CEC”) – Notice of Intervention dated January 4,2006 from Christopher P. Weafer
February 08, 2006 C3-2 Letter dated February 8, 2006 filing Information Request No. 1 to Terasen (Whistler) and Terasen (Vancouver Island)
January 05, 2006 C4-1 THOMSON, HEIDI – Notice of Intervention dated January 3, 2006
January 05, 2006 C5-1 THE PROGRESIVE GROUP – Notice of Intervention dated Janaury 5, 2006 from Cindy Burton
January 09, 2006 C6-1 VAN ZEYL, DAVE – Notice of Intervention dated January 6, 2006 – Simon Fraser University, Department of Earth Sciences
January 10, 2006 C7-1 RESORT MUNICIPALITY OF WHISTLER – Notice of Intervention dated January 9, 2006 from Lisa M. Landry & Brian Barnett
January 10, 2006 C8-1 SQUAMISH FIRST NATION – Notice of Intervention dated January 10, 2006 from Gregory J. McDade, Ratcliff & Company
January 23, 2006 C8-2 Letter dated January 20, 2006 from Ratcliff & Company response to request for written submissions from Squamish First Nation
February 16, 2006 C8-3 Letter dated February 16, 2006 from the Squamish Nation regarding the confidentiality of two documents that it intends to submit as part of its response to Commission Information Request No. 1 (Exhibit A-10)
February 23, 2006 C8-4 Letter dated February 17, 2006 filing the Squamish Nation’s response to Information Request No. 1 (Exhibit A-10)
February 23, 2006 C8-5 Letter dated February 22, 2006 filing Squamish Nation’s revised response to Information Request No. 1
March 10, 2006 C8-6 Letter dated March 10, 2006 filing withdrawal of Registered Intervenor Status
January 11, 2006 C9-1 COLES, BOB – Notice of Intervention dated January 10, 2006 (Sandwell Engineering)
January 12, 2006 C10-1 THE BC OLD AGE PENSIONERS ORGANIZATION ET AL. (BCOAPO) – Notice of Intervention dated January 10, 2006 from Richard Gathercole, The British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre
January 23, 2006 C10-2 Letter dated January 20, 2006 from BCOAPO's request for a change of date for workshop and a second procedural conference after the workshop
February 09, 2006 C10-3 Letter received February 9, 2006 filing BCOAPO’s Information Request No. 1 to Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island)
February 28, 2006 C10-4 Letter received February 24, 2006 filing BCOAPO’s Information Request No. 2
January 12, 2006 C11-1 BRITISH COLUMBIA HYDRO AND POWER AUTHORITY (BC HYDRO) – Notice of Intervention dated January 12, 2006 from Joanna Sofield
January 20, 2006 C11-2 Letter dated January 20, 2006 filing comments summarizing BC Hydro’s position on matters raised during the Procedural Conference of January 17, 2006
February 09, 2006 C11-3 Letter dated February 6, 2006 to Terasen Gas filing BC Hydro's Information Request No.1 to Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. and Terasen Gas (Whistler) Inc.
February 20, 2006 C11-4 Letter dated February 20, 2006 responding to the Squamish Nation’s request for confidentiality
February 24, 2006 C11-5 Letter dated February 24, 2006 to (Whistler) and Terasen Gas (VI) filing BC Hydro’s request for extension of time to respond to Intervenors and Commission’s Information Request No. 2 and/or Evidence
February 27, 2006 C11-6 Letter dated February 24, 2006 to Terasen Gas (Whister) and Terasen Gas (VI) filing BC Hydro’s Information Request No. 2
March 06, 2006 C11-7 Letter dated March 3, 2006 to Terasen Gas (Whistler) and TGVI filing BC Hydro’s Information Request No. 3
February 01, 2006 C12-1 WILSON, DAN – Notice of Intervention filed January 27, 2006 on the website

D Exhibits — Interested Party Documents

Date Title Document Description
January 03, 2006 D-1 BAILEY, Richard A. – Notice of Interested Party status
January 12, 2006 D-2 KLEINSCHMIDT, Al – Notice of Interested Party status
March 07, 2006 D-3 Letter dated March 6, 2006 filing response to Commission’s Information Request No. 1 (Exhibit A-11 and Exhibit A-15)
March 08, 2006 D-4 MP ENERGY – Letter dated March 6, 2006 filing response to Commission’s Information Request No. 1

E Exhibits - Letters of Comment

Date Title Document Description
December 19, 2005 E-1 Letter dated December 7, 2005 from the Whistler Resort Municipality supporting Terasen Whistler’s 2005 Resource Plan Update
May 01, 2006 E-2 Letter dated April 28, 2006 from Gary Yabsley of Ratcliff & Company on behalf of the Lil’wat Nation regarding the Accommodation Agreement

Transcripts

Date Title Document Description
January 17, 2006 Transcript Volume 1 - Procedural Conference - January 17- 2006
March 15, 2006 Transcript Volume 2 - Procedural Conference - March 14 2006

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