Gas stove/oven in a home on Vancouver Island?

Vancouver Island got gas service only fairly recently as these things go, so many houses were built before it arrived and most people wouldn't convert without a pressing reason. Whether a particular area has it will depend on how old the area is, how densely built it is(they won't run a gas line for 3 houses if the owners don't want to pay individually for that) and so on. Gas isn't so common in BC as in Britain though you will certainly find it in most areas of Vancouver. It seems to be more popular for heating than for cooking. If you can't get piped gas where you live, you can always get propane which you can run from a very large tank or a very small one according to need. I have friends who installed a propane cooktop and find it very economical to run. I think they have a 20-lb tank and re-fill it twice a year. Propane doesn't run quite as hot as gas, I believe, but my friends tell me they haven't noticed it being a problem. She edits cookbooks so cooks quite a bit. One advantage of having gas or propane is that you can have the fireplace or whatever to provide heat when(notice I say when, not if) the power goes out in winter storms.That happens a few times every winter in most parts of Vancouver Island.