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Keeping You Connected to the DGR By Marie Wilson, NWMO |
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While the first sighting of a robin traditionally acts as the harbinger of spring for many, the sighting of the mobile exhibit for Ontario Power Generation (OPG)’s proposed Deep Geologic Repository (DGR), being pulled along local and county roads with its colorful visage, is also a sure sign that spring has arrived and the home show season is once again upon us. The mobile exhibit is one of many communication tools which keep members of the public informed about OPG’s DGR for low- and intermediate-level waste, and it is coming to a town near you this summer. The DGR mobile exhibit made its first appearance this year at the 27th annual Chesley Agri-Fair held April 6-7 at the Chesley Community Centre – an event, which local farmers say is their official sign of spring. With more than 100 exhibits, the show attracts a multitude of people who take the time to actively engage with those behind the displays – people come to this show to talk, to learn and to exchange ideas so it’s a perfect venue for two-way dialogue about the DGR. Following the Chesley Agri-Fair, the DGR mobile exhibit was on display at the Saugeen Home and Recreation Expo held in Walkerton on April 8, 9, and10, and also made an appearance at the Port Elgin Rotary Home & Recreation Show on April 29, 30, and May 1, and the Kincardine Home & Garden Show on May 7 and 8 in the Kincardine Davidson Centre. More events are planned for the summer, but let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves yet. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) and OPG both participate in the Kincardine and District Chamber of Commerce Community Achievement Awards, which are presented annually to area businesses, groups and individuals who make an outstanding contribution to the community in the areas of volunteerism, environmental stewardship, business, and customer service. OPG is the owner, licence applicant and future operator of the DGR Project, while NWMO is providing technical services to OPG, under contract, to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals for the project. Derrick Burrows wins NWMO Award of Merit The NWMO Award of Merit is presented to a business, group or individual who makes an outstanding contribution to the community. Derrick Burrows - a most deserving long-time volunteer with the Municipality of Kincardine – was the recipient of this year’s award. Burrows was nominated for the award because of 22 years of involvement with the Kincardine Minor Hockey tyke program where he has provided hundreds of young players with a solid and positive introduction to Canada’s most popular game by providing good, solid skill development in an atmosphere of fun. In addition to the tyke program, he has either coached or managed Kincardine Minor Hockey teams for the better part of 22 years. And he has hosted power skating and hockey schools for the Kincardine women’s hockey team. Wherever there is a hockey need – he is there. It was stated at the awards ceremony that if Burrows isn’t coaching a team, he is at the arena watching a team. For the last three years, he has also taken on the position of Fund-raising Chairman for the Davidson Centre Revitalization Program, which includes the addition of a new gym, a running track and more change rooms for the arena. Burrows and his team set themselves a very ambitious goal of $750,000 and they are currently at the $455,000 mark with more activities planned for the coming year. Fund-raising, especially for large sums of money in a small community, is not for the faint of heart, and Burrows and his team deserve congratulations for their impressive results to date. OPG Environment Award The
OPG Environment Award is presented to a business, organization or
individual who is guided by a sense of responsibility and respect
for the environment, which is manifested through initiatives designed
to preserve, conserve or improve the local environment.
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 Jim Kline, a retired OPG employee, checks out the DGR exhibit at the Chesley Agri-Fair where he found himself featured in a photo from his working days at OPG's Western Waste Management Facility which show an intermediate level waste package being placed in interim storage This
year’s Environment Award recipients were teacher Jen McKellar and
the “Groovy Greens” at Huron Heights Public School. It was noted
at the awards ceremony that this group, in just four years under McKellar's
leadership, has guided staff, students and parents to increase
their recycling initiatives. Some of the initiatives undertaken by the “Groovy Greens” that motivated and inspired all to recycle, reduce and reuse, both within and outside the school walls, included:
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