Williams Lake City Council gave another update Tuesday night regarding Atlantic Power.
During the August 27th meeting, Council said they’d bring the delegation to Premier David Eby’s office if a deal hadn’t been met, however both the deal and a response haven’t happened.
Mayor Surinderpal Rathor says they look to meet with Eby at the upcoming Union of BC Municipalities meeting.
“We have requested and pushed him, and we are meeting the Premier Monday, on September 16th.” says Rathor.
“I’m hoping he will deliver good news, but we’ll see. I’m a very positive thinker, so that’s what I’m hoping.”
Rathor says the issue has two segments to it, one being fibre, which a deal has already been done.
The second is BC Hydro making the fine when the plant isn’t producing, which is the concern for the City.
Tuesday’s meeting discussed the 2025 budget and financial plan direction and timeline, and the risk if Atlantic Power were to shut down.
The report highlighted a significant loss of tax and fee revenues in 2026, with 2024 numbers being $809,115 in taxes and $511,449 in fees.
That’s equivalent to a 4.8 percent tax rate increase and a 13.9 percent water and sewer fee increase in 2026.
Atlantic Power has until October 15th to rescind its notice, which was provided back in February to cease operations in January 2025.
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