The Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-12-31, Page 11Wednesday, December 31, 2014 • Lucknow Sentinel 11
Bruce Power Delivers in 2014 Distemper Increase
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It was another busy year
at Bruce Power, as the
world's largest operating
nuclear facility provided
over 30 per cent of Ontar-
io's energy at 30 per cent
less than the average cost
of electricity. Bruce Power
also played a key role in
the province's energy mix
and contributing to the
economy in a positive way
through jobs and
investment.
Duncan Hawthorne,
President and CEO stated,
"Every day, our employees
use innovative techniques
and made -in -Ontario tech-
nologies to produce safe,
reliable and carbon -free
electricity for the people of
the province, and we are
committed to continuing
this over the long term."
The following are some
of Bruce Power's accom-
plishments in 2014.
The company invested
over $200 million in pri-
vate dollars into publicly
owned reactors, during
three planned mainte-
nance outages. These
maintenance investment
programs help to increase
the reliability and extend
the life of Bruce Power's
units.
Bruce Power played a
key role in Ontario's deci-
sion to shut down its coal-
fired generation plants,
providing 70 per cent of
the electricity the province
needed to do so. The final
coal facility in Ontario was
closed in early 2014.
Bruce B was the top per-
forming multi -unit
CANDU plant in the world
and was recognized inter-
nationally being awarded
the Institute of Nuclear
Power Operators (INPO)
award of excellence in rec-
ognition of its world-class
performance. In doing so,
Unit 5 surpassed 500 days
of continuous operation.
The unit, one of the top
performing CANDU reac-
tors in the world, played a
key role in the success of
Bruce B in 2014, which
provided over 15 per cent
of Ontario's electricity.
Bruce A achieved its first
full calendar year of four -
unit operation since the
units were removed from
service in the 1990s. These
units are an essential com-
ponent to getting off - and
staying off - coal genera-
tion in Ontario. The 6,300
megawatts of total genera-
tion from the Bruce Power
site is supported by Hydro
One's new Bruce -Milton
Transmission Line.
All eight units at Bruce
Power provided up to 2,400
megawatts of flexible,
emissions -free generation
to the Ontario market to
manage changing supply
and demand, duplicating
many of the dynamic
attributes that coal used to
provide the Ontario
market.
Bruce Power forged a
$300 million agreement
with B&W Canada, which
will see the Cambridge
company supply important
services for all Bruce
Power units, to meet the
company's ongoing opera-
tional needs. The agree-
ment will allow B&W Can-
ada to continue to be a
major employer, providing
highly skilled jobs within
the Kitchener -Waterloo -
Cambridge region and
throughout southwestern
Ontario.
The company also
signed an agreement to
supply Cobalt -60 from the
Bruce B reactors to Nor-
dion, an Ottawa -based
company that sterilizes 40
per cent of the world's sin-
gle -use medical devices
and equipment. A new
public education website
was launched to highlight
this innovative partner-
ship: cleannuclearpower-
safehospitals.com.
Partnerships formed in
2014 helped to create more
awareness around the
importance of Bruce Power
and nuclear energy in
Ontario. The Economic
Impact Study, 'Affordable
Power. Jobs & Growth,' was
a joint report with business
and union partners that
outlined the billions in
jobs and economic invest-
ment refurbishing Bruce
Power's six remaining
reactors would represent.
The company also teamed
up with the Asthma Society
of Canada to release the
'Clean Air Ontario' report,
which looked at how Bruce
Power played a key role in
the province shutting
down coal plants.
Bruce Power was
awarded a gold level certi-
fication for excellence in
Progressive Aboriginal
Relations from the Cana-
dian Council for Aboriginal
Business (CCAB). This is
the highest level of recog-
nition offered by the CCAB
and Bruce Power is one of
only 12 companies in Can-
ada to receive the designa-
tion. The company also
teamed up with the Blue -
water District School
Board and the Martin Abo-
riginal Education Initiative
to offer an innovative edu-
cational program for local
Aboriginal youth.
In the community, Bruce
Power invested about $1.5
million in events and
organizations through its
Sponsorship and Commu-
nity Investment Program.
This included a multi-year
donation of $2 million to
support health care infra-
structure improvements
throughout the region.
Bruce Power also awarded
$50,000 in post -secondary
scholarships to 100 stu-
dents from Bruce, Grey
and Huron counties. The
scholarship recipients cel-
ebrated at a breakfast with
Duncan Hawthorne before
heading back to school.
Bruce Power advanced
educational initiatives in
2014, including Version 2
of its iPad and iPhone
apps, the collaboration
with EnergyMobile for the
GridWatch app, which pro-
vides up-to-the-minute
electricity supply mix
information, as well as the
Ontario's Nuclear Advan-
tage campaign, an out-
reach initiative that high-
lights the strength and
benefits of Ontario's
nuclear industry. The com-
pany also donated iPads to
libraries in Bruce, Grey
and Huron counties to
help explain Ontario's
electricity sector.
The company also rein-
troduced site tours for the
first time since 2001. Four
bus tours were held each
week in July and another
two tours were added to
each week of August to
help meet demand, with
over 1,900 participants.
Bruce Power Direct
launched a conservation
product for Ontario busi-
nesses, which will help
them better understand
and manage their energy
use, benefitting both the
balance sheet and the
environment in the pro-
cess. The online tool is
called the 'Bruce Power
Saver.' Learn more at www.
brucepowerdirect.com/
powersaver.
Huron County
Health Unit
The number of raccoons
testing positive for distem-
per in Huron County has
increased, especially in the
northwest area of the
county. The Huron County
Health Unit reminds resi-
dents to stay away from
raccoons and other wild
animals.
Distemper is caused by a
virus that is easily trans-
mitted between raccoons
and between raccoons and
unvaccinated family pets
such as cats and dogs.
Distemper can cause a
respiratory infection and
watery eyes in affected ani-
mals. The animal may start
to wander, look
disoriented, approach
humans or behave
strangely. Affected animals
can die from distemper.
Although distemper can-
not be transmitted to
humans, Public Health
Inspector Patrick Landry
reminds residents that rac-
coons with distemper can
bite and scratch people
who get too close.
"We recommend that
people stay away from wild
animals, including rac-
coons," says Landry. "If you
suspect that an animal is
sick or injured, or if you
see an animal behaving
strangely, contact your
local animal control
officer."
Do not leave food out as
it may attract raccoons. Pet
owners should make sure
pets are vaccinated against
distemper.
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