File No. 2224 Board Order No. 2224-1 ____________________
March 10, 2025
SURFACE RIGHTS BOARD
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS ACT, R.S.B.C., C. 361 AS AMENDED
AND IN THE MATTER OF THE WEST ½ OF SECTION 34 TOWNSHIP 85 RANGE 14 WEST OF THE 6TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT (the “Lands”)
BETWEEN:
Terry Bloor and Anne Vezina
(APPLICANT)
AND:
Blue Sky Resources Ltd.
(RESPONDENT)
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Bloor and Vezina v. Blue Sky Resources Ltd. ORDER 2224-1 Page 2
This is an application brought under sections 164 and 176 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act.
The Applicant, Terry Bloor and Anne Vezina, are the owners of the Lands described as: THE WEST ½ OF SECTION 34 TOWNSHIP 85 RANGE 14 WEST OF THE 6TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT.
The Respondent, Blue Sky Resources Ltd., is the operator of an oil and gas activity on the Lands. The Respondent’s right of entry to the Lands for the purpose of conducting the oil and gas activity is pursuant to the surface leases dated May 20, 2000, September 6, 2001, and December 23, 2003 (the Surface Leases).
Pursuant to the Surface Leases, Blue Sky Resources Ltd., is required to make annual payments of $4,151.00, $4,000.00, and $4,570.00, respectively, to Terry Bloor and Anne Vezina. Blue Sky Resources Ltd. failed to make the annual payments required by May 20, 2024, September 6, 2024, and December 23, 2024.
The Board finds that Blue Sky Resources Ltd. has failed to pay rent owing under the surface leases. Pursuant to section 176 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, the Board determines that Blue Sky Resources Ltd. owes Terry Bloor and Anne Vezina unpaid rent of: $4,151.00 plus interest as of May 2024, $4,000.00 plus interest as of September 2024, and $4,570.00 plus interest as of December 2024.
The Board orders as follows: 1. Blue Sky Resources Ltd. shall forthwith pay to Terry Bloor and Anne Vezina the sum of $4,151.00 plus interest calculated in accordance with the Court Order Interest Act from May 20, 2024;
2. Blue Sky Resources Ltd. shall forthwith pay to Terry Bloor and Anne Vezina the sum of $4,000.00 plus interest calculated in accordance with the Court Order Interest Act from September 6, 2024;
3. Blue Sky Resources Ltd. shall forthwith pay to Terry Bloor and Anne Vezina the sum of $4,570.00 plus interest calculated in accordance with the Court Order Interest Act from December 23, 2024;
DATED: March 10, 2025 FOR THE BOARD
_______________________ Cheryl Vickers, Vice Chair