Union Gas is offering some relief to eligible families struggling to pay their natural gas bills.
It's Winter Warmth program allows customers to receive one-time financial assistance of up to five-hundred dollars.
Spokesperson Andrea Stass says there anticipate demand to be high given this year's winter.
Stass says prices now being paid are locked in until March.
And while consumption this year has increased, Stass says it's doubtful we'll see the type of increases being experienced in parts of the U.S.