Bruce Power is gearing up to engage local communities as it prepares for its future role in providing electricity to a good chunk of the province.
Bruce Power will seek to renew its operator license next year ahead of the Unit 6 refurbishment in 2020 and part of that plan is to engage the community and keep people informed and up to date.
Spokesperson John Peevers says they'll start an eight month series of telephone town hall meetings and community workshops in September to give the community a chance to weigh in on their future plans.
"We're going to use some of the tools that we're already using including our iPhone and iPad Apps, you know, we're going to look at every way we can to make sure that we're hearing any questions or issues that people want to learn more about," says Peevers.
Peevers attributes the high success of Bruce Power, the largest nuclear generating facility in the world, to their close involvement with members of local communities.
"As we embark on these plans we want to make sure we're engaging with the public, talking to them about what we're doing, giving them every opportunity to ask questions and find out what our plan is as far as the refurbishment project which is going to get under way in a few years," adds Peevers.
Bruce Power released a detailed community report on Tuesday which summarizes its long-term investment program and plans moving forward and currently provides roughly 30% of Ontario's electricity.
