The dispute between the regional district and FortisBC has reignited after the utility indicated it plans to stick with a program to pre-emptively cut off power to parts of the electrical grid during wildfire crises.
FortisBC has been ordered to stop development of their proposed Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program, after myriad criticisms, and a grilling from the Regional District of the Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) Protective Services Committee.