RDKB directs staff to seek review of FortisBC-BC Hydro electricity rate gap
Residents served by FortisBC can pay substantially more for residential electricity than comparable BC Hydro customers, a disparity the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary wants the province and B.C.’s utility regulator to examine.
FortisBC could shut off power in West Boundary during extreme wildfire weather
Residents in Midway, Greenwood, Rock Creek and several other West Boundary communities could have their electricity intentionally shut off by FortisBC if extreme wildfire conditions and high winds develop at the same time.