An Okanagan BC Conservative candidate has concerns about future electricity and natural gas needs on the west side of the lake.

Macklin McCall expressed his concerns in a letter addressed to the media.

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McCall was chosen by the party to represent West Kelowna-Peachland in the next provincial election, scheduled for on or before Oct. 19, 2024.

He says a decision by the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to deny the expansion of the natural gas pipeline on the east side of Okanagan Lake, between Chute Lake and Penticton, needs to be reconsidered.

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Equally pressing, McCall notes, is the vulnerability posed by a single hydro line servicing West Kelowna.

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McCall says a BC Conservative government pledge to expand natural gas initiatives and generate more electricity.

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