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September 11, 2015

By Email

British Columbia Utilities Commission Suite 600 900 Howe St Vancouver BC V 6Z 2N3

Attention: Erica M. Hamilton, Commission Secretary & Director

Dear Ms. Hamilton:

Bennett Jones LLP

1055 West H"stings Street, Suite 2200

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 2E9

Td:604.891.'1500 Fax:604.891S100

Re: Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc. Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for a Low Carbon Neighbourhood Energy System for Northeast False Creek and Chinatown Neighbourhoods of Vancouver (Project No.3698836)

As noted in our email earlier this week, the City of Vancouver intends to call one Witness Panel consisting of the following two witnesses:

• Brian Crowe, Director- Water, Sewers and District Energy

• Chris Baber, Neighbourhood Energy Program Manager

Attached are their Witness Statements, setting out their qualifications.

Yours truly,

BENNETT JONES LLP

~~· David Bursey f Partner

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BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE UTILITIES COMMISSION ACT R.S.B.C. 1996, CHAPTER 473

and

RE: Creative Energy Vancouver Platform Inc. Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity for a Low Carbon Neighbourhood Energy System for Northeast False Creek and Chinatown

Neighbourhoods of Vancouver

Vancouver, B.C.

11 September 2015

STATEMENT OF WITNESS QUALIFICATIONS FOR BRIAN CROWE

CITY OF VANCOUVER

Q1. Please state your name and business address.

A1. My name is Brian P. Crowe and my business address is:

City of Vancouver Engineering Services Dept.

320 – 507 W. Broadway, Vancouver, B.C.

V5Z 0B4

Q2. What is your academic background?

A2. I hold a B.A.Sc., Honours – Civil Engineering from the University of British Columbia (1983)

Q3. What professional affiliation do you hold?

A3. I am a Registered Professional Engineer, and a member of the Association of Professional

Engineers & Geoscientists of British Columbia.

Q4. What is your current position with The City of Vancouver and what are your responsibilities?

A4. I am the Director of Water, Sewers & District Energy with the City of Vancouver. I am

responsible for the City’s drinking water, sewers and drainage, and, District Energy

Systems. I oversee 360 professional, technical, and, field staff.

Q5. Please outline your professional experience.

A5. I have worked with the City of Vancouver for 32 years, primarily within the Engineering

Services Department. Throughout my career with the City I have been responsible for

planning, design, construction, and maintenance of numerous components of the City’s

utility systems.

I led the implementation of the award winning South East False Creek Neighbourhood

Energy Utility (the "NEU"). The NEU utilizes sewage heat recovery to produce space

heating and domestic hot water, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by two-thirds

compared to traditional systems. I also work extensively in low-carbon district energy

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planning, resource conservation, green infrastructure, sustainable neighbourhood

planning, environmental protection, and, climate change adaptation.

I have held my current position for eight years. From December 2012 to June 2013 I was

seconded to EasyPark (Vancouver Parking Corporation), where I was the Acting Chief

Executive Officer and General Manager. Previously, I held the following positions with

the City of Vancouver:

• April 2002 to February 2007: Senior Branch Manager, Projects

• 1992 to April 2002: Senior Branch Manager, Waterworks Design

Q6. Have you previously appeared as a witness before the British Columbia Utilities

Commission?

A6. No.

Q7. What is the purpose of your appearance on behalf of The City of Vancouver?

A7. I will speak to the information request responses that the City of Vancouver filed on 5

August 2015 (Exhibit C1-2).

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BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE UTILITIES COMMISSION ACT R.S.B.C. 1996, CHAPTER 473

and

RE: Creative Energy Vancouver Platform Inc. Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity for a Low Carbon Neighbourhood Energy System for Northeast False Creek and Chinatown

Neighbourhoods of Vancouver

Vancouver, B.C.

11 September 2015

STATEMENT OF WITNESS QUALIFICATIONS FOR CHRIS BABER

CITY OF VANCOUVER

Q1. Please state your name and business address.

A1. My name is Chris Baber and my business address is:

City of Vancouver Engineering Services Dept.

320 – 507 W. Broadway, Vancouver, B.C.

V5Z 0B4

Q2. What is your academic background?

A2. I hold a B.A.Sc., Honours Distinction – Civil Engineering, Environmental Option from

the University of British Columbia (1998).

Q3. What professional affiliation do you hold?

A3. I am a Registered Professional Engineer, and a member of the Association of Professional

Engineers & Geoscientists of British Columbia.

Q4. What is your current position with The City of Vancouver and what are your

responsibilities?

A4. I am the Neighbourhood Energy Program Manager. I am responsible for the management

of District Energy related policy, development and operations at the City of Vancouver

and the development of integrated resource recovery opportunities, including energy

recovery from waste streams such as municipal waste and sewage.

I manage the operations of the Southeast False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility (the

"NEU"), the first district energy system in North America to utilize waste heat recovered

from sewage as its primary energy source. The NEU currently serves 4.2 million square

feet of residential, commercial and institutional buildings, and is expected to grow to

serve 7.8 million square feet of buildings by 2022. I also manage the development and

implementation of new Neighbourhood Energy Systems according to the City of

Vancouver's Neighbourhood Energy Strategy, which aims to establish low carbon

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thermal networks in the Downtown, Cambie Corridor, and Central Broadway areas of

Vancouver and to achieve a 120,000 tonne CO2 emission reduction by 2020.

Q5. Please outline your professional experience.

A5. I have worked with the City of Vancouver for 17 years, primarily within the Engineering

Services Department. I have held my current position for five years. Previously, I held

the following positions:

• May 2006 to May 2010: Neighbourhood Energy Utility Project Manager

In this position I project managed the development of the NEU, leading a multi-

disciplinary team of City staff, consultants and contractors. Key challenges

included development of the first (untreated) sewage heat recovery system in

North America, building neighbourhood and stakeholder support, implementing a

new utility business for the City and a compressed Olympic-driven timeline.

• February 1999 to April 2006: Various Positions with the City of Vancouver

o Senior Engineer for Planning, Water Quality and Conservation: In this

role I developed a 10-year strategic plan to guide the operations and

capital programs of the City of Vancouver's Waterworks Utility. I also

managed team responsible for water conservation and quality programs.

o Senior Engineer for Design and Construction Management: In this role I

managed the Waterworks Utility capital infrastructure program, with

average annual expenditure of twenty million dollars. My duties included

staff management, budgeting, performance benchmarking, customer

engagement, and managing changes to business processes.

o Project Engineer, Waterworks Utility: In this role I was responsible for

planning, design and project management for the City’s Watermain

Replacement Program.

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o Project Engineer for Neighbourhood Transportation and Bikeways: In this

role I was responsible for planning of bikeways and traffic calming

projects. My duties included public consultation and transportation

planning.

Q6. Have you previously appeared as a witness before the British Columbia Utilities Commission?

A6. No.

Q7. What is the purpose of your appearance on behalf of The City of Vancouver?

A7. I will speak to the information request responses that the City of Vancouver filed on 5

August 2015 (Exhibit C1-2).