Members of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation will be contributing to Bruce Power's Life Extension Program in several ways.
Bruce Power and EMC Power Canada have entered into a $3 million agreement to manufacture and install removable insulation blankets. The Indigenous-led business line was launched earlier this year.
EMC Power Canada will manufacture the insulation blankets, with residents of Saugeen Ojibway Nation completing a component of the effort. The blankets will be used on selected pieces of equipment and installed during planned maintenance programs.
That includes the recently completed Unit 8 outage.
EMC Power Canada President Lou Camara said this initiative builds on similar successful insulation work that EMC completed for Bruce Power in 2016, and at Bruce A during the Restart Project.
"This work provides an opportunity for EMC to work with the Indigenous communities and to train SON members in manufacturing skills, leading to possible apprenticeships for SON members in the future," Camara said.
