Al0- The Terrace Standard, Weelesdy, April 21, 2004 TERRACE STANDARD “Business F Eurocan gas a i | other PNG customers By JEFF NAGEL. A PROPOSED deal to-re-. ‘duce West Fraser's natural gas: costs’ at. its. Kitimat | _ pulp mill will make other _customers. .of “Pacific Northern Gas ‘dig: deepar i in their wallets. a Public. ‘advocate: Ric chard Gathercole zeroed ‘in on that agreement: asa key - factor he ‘says‘is ‘driving up: - natural - gas delivery costs”. for. ordinary. users : here. — making ‘them: :Subsidize - big industry. © “He was acting on n behalf _ of old-age pensioners: ata B.C. Utilities: Commission ; ,-cover- PNG’S. rising, costs. “This ©. means -: van “ine. creasing. burden on ‘the rei. Se ~ took” effect. Jan. ; commission is deliberating on whether to approve the’, the” West ‘Fraser: deal ‘and PNG?s' OX: -/penses ‘and: requested. reve- ~ nus ‘for 2004. . mod, The’ increase, “which: is.” to make up'a roughly: $3. 3. hearing here ~ April. ‘I, -where~ West. ‘Fraser. and” PNG officials defended the. = “© sidential and: small: come mercial : customers,” Ga new arrangement... Gathercole ‘says: special © : -thércole: said, » Although. the cost. of the . pas. itself.’ ‘has declined: ‘from: “peak: levels, the. other ~ ‘side: of ‘a ‘customer's’: ‘bill: + ~ the’ gas. delivery: charge : u ~ has’ ‘gone up 16 per. cx cent. deals for Kitimat industrial _users — first. with Methanex. and now with West. “Fra: _ ser’s -Eurocan. “pulp mill; . = insulate them from-future. ‘gas delivery rate increases.: = And he says th that. makes _ WEST. FRASER officials teal at PNG hearings.” . everyone else pay more to. from : last. ‘year. “The interim, rate” increase,’ ‘nerease ‘The increase,” mers. ~ question “whether ‘this. wally confine | to: be a viable. ; That’ Boe po ©) about $85 more per’ years: “fora typical home. ms utility."” ‘The: 7 & ) BRANCH 13, FERRACE “million “revenue: shortfall, ee ee means PNG-customers. are -[ now paying more ‘for gas -] delivery ‘than any other -na- ft _ tural ‘gas customers:in B.C. * J. 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