(L-R) Andrew Clunis, President of Power Workers Union; Eric Chassard, President and CEO of Bruce Power; Kenneth Craig, Mayor of the Municipality of Kincardine; Luke Charbonneau, Warden of Bruce County; Lisa Thompson, MPP; Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines; Rebecca Caron, President of Society of United Professionals; Daniel Tisch, President and CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce. Back row are nuclear sector employees.Bruce Power and the Municipality of Kincardine have executed a new four-year Infrastructure and Community Readiness Assessment Agreement that will provide $2.2 million in funding to support strategic planning and municipal readiness initiatives in preparation for the proposed Bruce C Project.
The agreement will support the Municipality’s work to assess and prepare for the potential long-term impacts and opportunities associated with this significant infrastructure project. Funding will support technical studies, infrastructure assessments, service delivery planning, growth management and community readiness initiatives looking at water and wastewater infrastructure, emergency services, transportation, recreation, and broader municipal capacity planning.
“The agreement will help ensure the Municipality is positioned to responsibly plan for
future growth and investment,” said Mayor Kenneth Craig. “Kincardine has decades of
experience hosting major nuclear projects, and early planning is essential to getting it
right. This support allows us to assess municipal infrastructure and service needs so our
community is prepared and ensure our residents’ and businesses’ interests are at the
forefront as planning for the Bruce C project continues. We appreciate Bruce Power and
the Province’s continued partnership and commitment to working collaboratively with
the Municipality, our residents and businesses.”
“The Bruce C Project represents a significant opportunity for the Clean Energy Frontier
region. In order to maximize these major benefits, it is essential that local communities
have the capacity to advance community and infrastructure readiness assessments,”
said Eric Chassard, President & CEO of Bruce Power. “We know that supportive infrastructure is more than roads and warehouses, it includes housing, workforce services, community planning, and healthy communities with the local capacity to make informed and timely decisions. This agreement ensures that the Municipality of Kincardine has the tools and resources needed to prepare in a thoughtful and responsible way.”
The agreement recognizes the importance of coordinated planning with host communities, as Ontario continues to experience significant electricity demand growth driven by electrification, manufacturing investment, population growth, and energy-intensive industries. The Bruce C Project is currently in the Impact Statement phase of the federal impact assessment process. The Municipality has worked closely with the Town of Saugeen Shores and Bruce County on regional coordination for this work and expects that the County and Town of Saugeen Shores will enter into similar agreements in the coming weeks.
Last week, Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Hon. Stephen Lecce, announced support to advance the next stage of pre-development work for the proposed Bruce C Project, marking an important step forward on the opportunity to add up to 4,800 megawatts of new nuclear generation at Bruce Power.
