's energy regulator has shot down a proposed natural gas pipeline project in the Okanagan. Utilities Commission (BCUC) has rejected an application from FortisBC to build a natural gas pipeline worth $327 million in the Okanagan region. 's main natural gas utility, and argued they wouldn't be able to keep up with demand without the pipeline expansion. The intervener argued that those plans would likely lessen natural gas demand in those areas in the years to come. It has directed Fortis to examine other short-term solutions for anticipated natural gas demand and file a mitigation plan by the end of July 2024.

Source: CBC News December 24, 2023 12:42 UTC