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Lucknow Sentinel, 2009-03-11, Page 3Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - Page 3 Goal of meeting to re-train skilled workers BY PAT HALPIN Special to the Sentinel Bruce Power CEO Duncan Hawthorne was among 300 indus- try representatives meeting in Windsor last week- end to look at ways to help stagnant manufacturing in the province. The goal is . to encourage compa- nies idled by . the slow economy to re-train skilled workers and re -tool plants to supply growth industries, Bruce Power spokesperson Ross Lamont told Bruce county council. With more than 100 .nuclear proj- ects in the works around the world, nuclear is one of the growth indus- tries. Renewable energy like ` wind turbines . is another. Combined, that means high demand for parts. Stalled industries in Ontario *need to re -orient their staff and capacity to supply the growth industries, . Lamont said. "With the vision that we have for new and refur- bished units across Ontario and ;across Canada, it's going to tad our current supply chain to be able : to provide all the parts and equipment that's going to be required for that," he said. The Windsor conference was a step in figuring out how to produce more parts using Ontario manufac- turers. "(It talked) about the types of things we will need and how manufacturing capability could get aligned to be able to provide some of the goods and services that we would require for that nuclear build," Lamont said. The Ontario economy is chang- ing, Lamont said, and Bruce Power wants to be part of a turnaround that will help Ontario come out of reces- sion. Beef prize Bruce County is taking some of the credit. for an award earned: by a Grey county company. West Grey Premium Beef took two awards for its steaks in , a national industry competi- tion. Thebeef was raised in Bruce County, said Bruce Warden Bill Goetz. The award con- firms the county's title as the heart of beef country - and home of the best beef in Canada, he told Bruce county councillors. "It puts Bruce County on n the map. We always thought we had the bragging rights for the best beef in the country and now we can prove it," Goetz said. Arran-Elderslie Mayor Ron Oswald gave a thumbs up to the awards, saying the beef entered in the competition - and the company own- ers - are from his municipality. Durham -based West Grey Premium Beef won gold and platinum awards in competi- tion against more than 100 other entries in judging for 12 prizes in the national contest. Performance • Bruce Power hit a new high for rev- enue and profit in 2008. The company parry had $2 billion a in revenue last year for. a$572.:million before-taxp rofit spokesperson Ross Lamont told Bruce county council dur- ing a nionthly update; session. Most of that money , was put back into refur- bishment and improved produc- tion. "There's no sub- sidy" on refurbish- ment Lamontsaid in reference to crit- icism by nuclear opponents about refurbishment costs. The production figures prove: the business case for refurbishment, Lamont said. Bruce A Photo by A. Joanne Osborne From the 2008 International Plowing Match proceeds, IPM Wendy McKague {far left}, an IPM Souvenir committee member, presented Teeswater minor sports representatives, Pat Chambers {left} and Dwight Leslie {right} each a $500 cheque ,for Teeswater Minor Sports, fast Saturday evening, February 14, at theTeeswater Minor Sports dinner, auction and dance. increased its pro- duction by 1.9 per cent last year while Unit 5 saw a three per cent increase. The Unit 5 improved produc- tion alone is equiv- alent to Owen Sound's annual power needs. "Not only was it good technical work to restart those units in that there was a lot of -life left in them, but it was a good business case," Lamont said. "The units at Bruce A, the two that we restarted, were almost four per cent better than the year a before in terms of produc- tion. They their targets.": `Bruce Power has put $2.6 billion into refurbishment so far. Lamont said that money came from investors and earnings. Museum Bruce County Museum : and Cultural Centre has awinner with its exhibit on climate change. Dr. Peter. Storck, formerly of ; the Royal Ontario Museum, helped create the exhibit -- partly partly in response to wide -spread co icem and ques- tions about climate change. "I think tote :aver- age person feels intimidated by. the • complexity of what it all means so this show puts all that into geological context," - Dr. Storck said. "It tells about how climate is shaped on earth, how it has changed in the past and what may be hap- pening now. It puts it into a big story." The exhibit ran for several months at Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre in Southampton and has now been leased . by the Pott Alberni museum m B.C. Looking a at the big picture of cli- mate change was a key to the exhibit's success, Dr. Storck said. "We got very good feedback on it. People are .. happy with the fact that there's no axe to grind; we're not pointing fingers" Continued on par Planning an event? Advertise it in the Sentinel's coming events for great exposure. Phone Ruth at 519-528-2822 Takal�&But CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 567 Campbell St. Lucknow Doug Miller, C.G.A. Registered E file Agent * Personal Tax Returns * Small Business * Farms Lucknow 519-528-3633 Goderich 519-524-2677 Youth groups, businesses and organizations are encouraged to register a team. Have fun and make a difference in a child's life. Fledge forms are available at Lucknow Bows, or call Big Brothets BI Sisters of . 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