The liquefied natural gas station will continue operating at its property behind the Greyhound bus station for another year after city council granted a one-year extension on ENN Canada’s temporary use permit Tuesday.
At its regular meeting on Jan. 13, city council approved the extension, which will expire Jan. 14, 2016.
Come next January, the company will no longer be allowed to operate the temporary fuelling station at its site at the Wagon West Travel Plaza.
According to a letter to the City of Merritt from ENN Canada general manager of construction Perry Attygalle, the company fully intends to build its permanent station in Merritt, but has faced equipment issues.
The company anticipates being able to start constructing a permanent facility by January 2016.
Since 2014, ENN Canada has been selling liquefied natural gas from a temporary fuelling station as a source of fuel for commercial trucks at its property behind the Greyhound bus station.
Temporary use permits can only be renewed once up to a maximum of three years.
TNRD tipping fees rise
Tipping fees at all Thompson-Nicola Regional District landfills have increased.
As of Jan. 13, regular household garbage has risen from $60 to $80 a tonne and demolition, renovation and construction material now costs $160 if unsorted, but $100 if it is sorted.
