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Hydro One begins community engagement on proposed transmission line in Clarington to support Ontario's growing energy needs
Hydro One begins community engagement on proposed transmission line in Clarington to support Onta...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Hydro One begins community engagement on proposed transmission line in Clarington to support Ontario's growing energy needs\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n The Connect New Darlington Project will link\n \n Canada's\n \n first grid-scale Small Modular Reactor (SMR) to the provincial electricity grid\n \n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n March 27, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - To support the growing demand for clean, reliable electricity in\n \n Ontario\n \n , Hydro One has started to engage with the local community to build a new 22 kilometer transmission line to connect\n \n Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) proposed Darlington New Nuclear Project\n \n ,\n \n Canada's\n \n first grid-scale, Small Modular Reactor (SMR) to the province's electricity grid.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n As part of this engagement, Hydro One continues to collaborate with Indigenous communities to provide information on the project, answer questions and listen to feedback. In addition, on\n \n March 8\n \n , the company held its first Community Open House in\n \n Courtice, Ontario\n \n , to ensure local residents and businesses had the opportunity to learn more about the proposed transmission line. During the session, Hydro One provided information about the environment assessment process and listened to residents who had feedback about the project.\n \n \n \"This critical project will ensure\n \n Ontario\n \n remains an attractive place to invest, live and work,\" said Daniel Levitan, Vice President of Stakeholder Relations, Hydro One. \"Early engagement with Indigenous communities, municipalities and residents is vital to project planning and we received some valuable, informative feedback from this Community Open House. We encourage the community to ask questions and continue to bring us their feedback throughout the duration of this project to support the growing needs of the region and province.\"\n \n \n \"OPG is proud to be working with its project partners to construct and conn...