Fortis BC has called the all-clear after an October natural gas pipeline rupture triggered massive conservation efforts across the province including for the city of Kamloops.

City of Kamloops Parks, Sustainability & Civic Facilities Manager Jeff Putnam says if it was not for this mild winter the city would have had to close some facilities instead of just lowering the heat.

Putnam says for most city facilities, like arenas and the Canada Gales Pool, the heat settings have now been returned to normal.

“We did receive a lot of complaints, but then when people understood the reasons for that they were quite patient,” he said. “Those are all back to normal now and.”

“As well, we had over 100 facilities across the city that did have heating systems. We initially knocked the temperature down quite significantly. We’ve moved them back up a little bit but not back to where we used to  and people are getting used to that.”

Putnam added they are going to monitor that because they’re expecting substantial savings.

On that note, the conversation to LED lighting at the Sandman Centre has also resulted in energy use savings of some $30,000.