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Wednesday, February 5, 2014
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lIt was a blustery week last week as a powerful snow storm swept through Lucknow and area. For more photos, turn to page 2.
Laura MacDuff Lucknow Sentinel
11,000 people take part in Bruce Power call
Troy Patterson
QM! Agency
More than 11,000 people across
Bruce, Grey and Huron counties
joined in on the hour-long `tele -
town hall' meeting hosted by
Bruce Power president and chief
administrative officer Duncan
Hawthorne Tuesday night.
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Hawthorne fielded over 15 live
questions surrounding the $15 bil-
lion Bruce B Refurbishments
planned for 2016, Ontario's politi-
cal climate, preparedness after the
Fukishima nuclear disaster, labour
shortages, energy costs, the role of
nuclear in Ontario and nuclear
opposition.
He also faced questions outside
of his and the company's power in
regards to nuclear waste repositor-
ies and the impact of wind power
on the energy market.
"This is our first attempt at
something like this and we're
overwhelmed by the response,"
said Hawthorne. "I give my com-
mitment we will get answers to
your questions."
The moderator used breaks to
encourage listeners to view or
request a copy of Bruce Power's
annual review, where Hawthorne
outlined the company's recap of
2013, as well as what it expects
2014 to bring.
The audience was invited to ask
questions that couldn't be reached
via voicemail, with the company
committing to providing answers
to those who took part.
The event started at 7 p.m. with
the moderator listing that over
5,000 people were taking part by
7:15 p.m. and over 10,000 by 8 p.m.
Listeners were also surveyed on
their preference how they'd like to
receive information via e-mail,
paper, website or social media, as
well as if they were satisfied with
how Bruce Power communicates
with the community. The key
question of the night revolved
around the Bruce B refurbishment
scheduled for 2016, its timeline
and the provincial government's
role.
Hawthorne stressed he's working
with investors to secure funds to
move ahead on the next round of
reactor refurbishments, with hopes
of securing an energy contract with
the Ontario Power Authority in
2014. With the $15 billion in invest-
ment required for the refurbish-
ment in 2016, Hawthorne said the
community could expect activity
not quite on the scale of the Bruce A
Unit 1 and 2 Restart, but over "a
longer period."
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