Over 6,400 Ontario residents have signed an online petition to support the future of Bruce Power as the province conducts a long-term energy plan review.
Six nuclear workers associations launched the petition to try to show the Ministry of Energy there is deep grassroots support for the continued operation of the eight units.
“It can be difficult to have your individual voice heard during a large-scale consultation such as the long-term energy plan review, so we thank everyone who took the time to sign the petition,” says Dave Shier, president of the Canadian Nuclear Workers’ Council.
“By coming together, we have shown the Ministry of Energy that thousands of people continue to put their faith in Bruce Power to provide low-cost, reliable, carbon-free and safe energy for a third of the province. We have now submitted the petition to the Ministry of Energy and expect it will sufficiently show the large amount of support in the area, and across Ontario, for the Life-Extension Program at Bruce Power and the operation of the site’s eight units through 2064.”
The Ministry of Energy wrapped up its Long-Term Energy Plan Review public consultation period on December 16.
The online petition was launched by the Bruce Power Pensioners Association, Canadian Nuclear Workers’ Council, the Grey Bruce Labour Council, North American Young Generation Nuclear, the Power Workers’ Union, The Society of Energy Professionals, and the Bruce Chapter of Women in Nuclear-Canada.
