Bruce Power celebrates Earth Week with environmental activities

Bruce Power employees did their part to protect the environment during Earth Week through numerous activities both on-site and in the community.

Bruce Power’s environment group held an E-waste recycling round-up, which diverted about 5,000 pounds of electronics from local landfills. As an added bonus, the proceeds from the donated materials will support Habitat for Humanity Grey Bruce, which assisted with the four-day collection.

“We spend a lot of time developing ways to reduce the amount of waste we generate on site, and Earth Week also provided our employees with the opportunity to consider their environmental footprint at home,” said Francis Chua, department manager, community and Indigenous relations.

Employees were also urged to reduce their footprint by ‘minimizing megawatts’ and consciously using less power, taking part in ‘trashless Tuesday,’ participating in a nature and cultural walk on-site led by species experts, focusing on decreasing their water usage, and avoiding disposable cups, buying fresh, local food, and participating in a volunteer clean-up of the roads that lead to the site.

More than 250 students from schools in Port Elgin, Kincardine and Southampton also participated in our Eco-Mentors Program, a collaboration with the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre and the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation. The students learned the importance of biodiversity, water protection and waste minimization and sorting.

For more information about Bruce Power’s environmental initiatives, visit www.brucepower.com/in-the-community/programs/environment-sustainability/ or drop in to the Visitors’ Centre at 3394 Bruce County Road 20, northwest of Tiverton.



Habitat for Humanity Grey Bruce, in conjunction with members of the Bruce Power Pensioners’ Association, completed four days of E-waste collection April 21 as part of Bruce Power’s events commemorating Earth Week; pictured, from left, are Peter Sztrimbely, a retired site employee; John Taylor, a Habitat for Humanity volunteer; Danielle Lacroix, a Bruce Power employee; and Ken Button, salvage coordinator for Habitat; photo courtesy of Bruce Power