Community Sponsorship

Community
Sponsorship
second Quarter update 2012
Junior Firefighters; Safety Festival; ‘Can-ADay’ for United Way; Saying ‘thanks’ to our
troops, Community Living and more ...
Celebrate. Remember. Fight back.
An inspirational message overlooks the Saugeen Shores Relay for Life event on June 8.
Photo Credit Peter McNiece, Imageport, Saugeen Shores
Bruce Power is helping our region in
the fight against cancer. The company
recently made its annual donation of
$30,000 to the Bluewater Unit of the
Canadian Cancer Society, in support
of six Relay for Life events in the
Bruce/Grey region, which will be held
throughout this summer.
Relay for Life is the Canadian Cancer
Society’s signature fundraising event and
makes the greatest impact in the lives of
people living with cancer. These 12-hour,
overnight events, held from June to
September, symbolize that cancer
doesn’t sleep.
The events support the society’s mission to
eradicate cancer and enhance the quality
of life of people living with cancer through
research, education, patient services and
advocacy for healthy public policy.
The first event of the season was held in
Port Elgin on June 8. The evening saw
more than 30 teams, 260 walkers and
more than 100 volunteers on the track at
Saugeen District Secondary School. Brian
Hilbers, Bruce Power’s General Counsel,
was on-hand at the opening ceremony to
welcome guests and show the company’s
support in the fight against cancer. They
lit 700 luminaries and successfully raised
nearly $70,000. This donation amount
puts their four-year total at an impressive
$525,602.
You too can pick a fight with cancer. Join
thousands of people across Ontario at the
remaining local events across Bruce and
Grey counties. The next event will take
place in the Town of Blue Mountains on
July 20, followed by Kincardine on Aug.
10; Mildmay on Aug. 17; Hanover on
Sept. 7; and Owen Sound on Sept. 14.
Visit www.relayforlife.ca to sign up your
team, raise funds or donate.
Easter Seals Tribute Dinner
raises $500,000
Duncan Hawthorne, Bruce Power CEO and newly elected Chair of Easter Seals Ontario, poses for a photo with 2012 Easter Seals
Ambassador Natalie McDonald and Lucas and Zane Braun. The Easter Seals kids from our community have formed friendships with
Duncan through his many years of support and commitment to the organization.
The 2012 Easter Seals Tribute dinner, held at the Toronto
Ritz-Carlton on May 1 was a huge success. As title sponsor
of the esteemed charitable event, Bruce Power helped raise
$500,000 to assist over 20,000 children in Ontario with
physical disabilities.
The event honoured two exceptional Ontarians – the
Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and LongTerm Care, and Joseph Mancinelli, International Vice
President of the Labourers’ International Union of North
America (LIUNA). Both were recognized for demonstrating
excellence in their industries, in their communities and for
their support of children and youth with physical disabilities.
Since 2003, the event has raised over $3.8 million in
support of children with physical disabilities across
Ontario. As a major donor to Easter Seals, Bruce Power’s
past contributions have helped build a multi-sport centre
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at Easter Seals’ Camp Woodeden, near London. The Bruce
Power Recreation Centre at the camp is used by children
with physical disabilities who attend camp with kids just like
them.
Easter Seals Ontario is now in its 90th year of helping children
and youth with physical disabilities. Since 1922, Easter Seals
Ontario has provided families of children with physical
disabilities with financial assistance for expensive mobility
equipment and communication devices such as wheelchairs,
walkers, braces, as well as fully accessible Easter Seals camps,
and funding for alternative recreational programs. For more
information or to donate, visit www.easterseals.org.
Nearly 1,200 students teemed through the Saugeen Shores Community Complex to learn how to live ‘Safety First.’
Students learn
how to live
‘Safety First’
Elementary students from around the region made their way
to the Plex in Port Elgin on May 3 to learn the importance of
safety in all aspects of life. A $3,000 event sponsorship from
Bruce Power covered the cost to bus 1,200 students in Grades
4-8, from across Bruce and Grey counties, to the Bruce Safe
Communities’ Safety Festival, ensuring the field trip was at no
cost to families.
The event featured displays teaching the children how to
make safety a priority in their everyday lives. The arena area
was jam-packed with interactive demonstrations, hands-on
displays, safety tips and messages, and the chance to meet many
community partners who help keep the community safe.
Bruce Power’s No. 1 value is ‘Safety First.’ Through supporting
initiatives and events such as these, the company shows its
leadership and commitment to injury prevention and
the safety of its community at work, at home and at play.
Students watched local firefighters demonstrate the use of the
‘jaws of life’ and how it is able to cut into a car and save lives in
the event of a serious car accident.
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Saying thanks
to our troops
Some area veterans of the war in
Afghanistan were invited to celebrate the
end of the combat mission in Bruce
Power’s suite at the Air Canada Centre
during Canadian Forces Night, on March
21. The event provided the chance for
Bruce Power to show pride and gratitude
for the sacrifices of Canada’s military,
while the group watched the Raptors hit
the hardwood and enjoyed great food
and friendship.
“Thank you to Bruce Power for
organizing and inviting me to the
CF Appreciation Night. As the
father of two sons who serve(d) in
the military, it is comforting to
know that Canadians support
their military and remember the
sacrifices they make to keep our
country safe.”
Const. Lincoln Dinning, father to Cpl.
Brendon Dinning and Cpl. Matthew Dinning,
who was killed in Afghanistan in April 2006.
Cpl. Daniel Diebel enjoyed catching up with fellow Kincardine native, Halton Regional
Police Const. Tom Palmer, while watching the Raptors during Canadian Forces Night at the
ACC. Tom is a former Corporal in the Canadian Army who served in Afghanistan for seven
months from 2008 to 2009 and as a member of the Disaster Assistance Response Team
in Haiti in 2010. Daniel is currently a Corporal with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light
Infantry regiment based out of Edmonton, and had just returned to Canada the first week
of March after a five-month deployment to Afghanistan.
Spring Fun Run nets money for Community Living
With help from Bruce Power, the second
annual Grey Bruce Spring Fun Run was
held on April 28 in Walkerton. Members
of the Grey Bruce Special Hockey program
were in the kitchen early preparing a
pancake breakfast for those who wished
a hot meal before or after the run. Pledges
from the day netted about $3,000, which
will be divided between the two host
organizations — Community Living
Walkerton and District’s Continuing
Education Committee (CEC) and GreyBruce Special Hockey Foundation.
The top three men (left to right) in the 5 km Spring Fun Run were Chad Quanz of Port Elgin
(19:16), Neil Gowar of Kincardine (17:20), and Steve Schaus of Walkerton (18:29).
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Special Hockey was created to give
developmentally challenged athletes an
opportunity to play hockey, regardless of
gender, age or ability. The CEC encourages
and supports colleagues as they advance
their knowledge and skills required to assist
people with developmental disabilities to
participate in all aspects of life.
Conference encourages coastal environmental
stewardship and discusses stormy weather
Warning
Preparedness
Meteorologist
Geoff Coulson, left,
from Environment
Canada, stands with
Melanie Cooper,
of Bruce Power,
Matt Pearson,
Chair of the Lake
Huron Centre
for Coastal
Conservation, and
Goderich Mayor
Deb Shewfelt
before the start of
the day’s events.
The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation (LHCCC)
held its biannual “Is the Coast Clear?” conference at the CAW
Centre in Port Elgin on May 18. Bruce Power sponsored the
venue fees for the conference, where the theme of ‘Stormy
Weather — Keeping up with a changing environment’ welcomed
Environment Canada’s Geoff Coulson and Goderich Mayor
Deb Shewfelt for the keynote address which focused on the
Goderich tornado.
“We are very thankful for the support of Bruce Power.” said
Geoff Peach, Costal/Resources Manager at LHCCC. “It really
helps us to put on a professional program. Participants today
are getting energized to advance lake stewardship. It’s a good
day.”
Bruce Power recognizes the importance of its natural
surroundings and understands the role it can play in committing
to sound environmental stewardship. By supporting efforts of
groups like the LHCCC, the company is fostering collaboration
that will help build and sustain the health of our coastline for
today and the future.
Local youth compete in technology skills
For the ninth consecutive year, Bruce Power supported the
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program’s Secondary Regional
Skills Competition in Owen Sound with a donation of
$10,000.
The Regional Skills Challenges are separate, unique
competitions in the fields of trades and technology where
secondary school students have an opportunity to test their
skills and knowledge against industry standards and their peers.
Over 100 students from across the Bluewater and Bruce Grey
Catholic school boards competed in March, then advanced to
the qualifying rounds in Barrie, in April.
The initiative is a school-to-work program that opens the door
for students to explore and work in apprenticeship occupations
starting in Grade 11 or Grade 12, through the Cooperative
Education program.
Crystal Chesney, a student at Sacred Heart High School in
Walkerton, competes in her category of Precision Machining.
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Grades 9 and 10 girls from Saugeen District Secondary School in Port Elgin pose with Nicole Clark, centre, documentary filmmaker and
advocate for girls’ self-esteem. Nicole’s talk to the group on April 30 encouraged them to become ‘Media Renegades’ in order to decode
the negative and unhealthy messages with which they are bombarded every day from the media.
Fostering a ‘clever girl’ culture in Bruce and Grey
The grandmother/granddaughter team of Fran Low and Chantel
Casey has begun a local movement to find solutions to selfesteem issues facing adolescent girls in our region. They were
the catalyst to bringing inspirational speaker and filmmaker
Nicole Clark to the area to share a powerful message with
young women at 11 schools this spring.
Fran and Chantel’s personal journey in dealing with the mental
illness of an eating disorder in their family is what motivated
them to start the local dialogue.
Chantel’s journey led her to Nicole Clark, a Canadian woman
and former Elite model who has gained notoriety for her
documentary film ‘Cover Girl Culture.’ After seeing her on
CTV’s Provincewide, and learning about her workshops that
help girls see past the negative imagery that exists in today’s
media, Chantel contacted Nicole and made it her mission to
bring her to speak at her school. She did better than that.
Through grassroots initiatives like these, some of the best
and most effective outcomes are discovered. Bruce Power
is proud to show its commitment to empowering the children
and educators in our community to create a ‘clever girl’ culture.
To learn more about Nicole’s documentary and workshops,
visit www.covergirlculture.com. To watch the seven minute
Provincewide clip visit:
http://swo.ctv.ca/provincewide/
Thanks in part to sponsorships totaling $2,100 from
Bruce Power, Nicole was in Bruce County during the week of
April 30 and spoke to students at Amabel Sauble Community
School; Hepworth Public School; St. Mary’s High School;
Peninsula Shores District School; John Diefenbaker Secondary
School; Saugeen District Secondary School; Chesley District
High School; West Hill Secondary School; Kincardine District
Secondary School; Kinghurst Community School; and Beaver
Valley Community School.
The movement has already come full circle. Due to the
positive response to the workshops in the region, Chantel
and her grandmother were featured on the May 20 edition of
Provincewide to talk about her movement and Nicole’s visit.
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Chantel Casey and her Grandmother Fran Low, appear on
CTV’s ‘Provincewide’ to share her story about her battle with
anorexia and bringing Nicole Clark to Bruce County to speak.
Bruce Power employees
collect a ‘Can-A-Day’
for United Way
In the weeks leading up to Easter, Bruce Power employees
collected over 1,000 lbs of food and over $1,500
in cash donations from a site-wide food drive. The proceeds
were divided between 14 local food banks across Grey and
Bruce counties.
“The generosity of the Bruce Power staff continually amazes
me,” said Nicole Graf, the coordinator of United Way activities
at Bruce Power. “The food banks were so thankful to get
another boost this time of year. They were thrilled to come
and collect the boxes full of food.”
Representatives from 14 food banks across Bruce and Grey
counties came to the Bruce Power Visitors’ Centre just before
Easter to collect donations from the employee food drive that was
held on site by the United Way.
“The generosity of the Bruce Power staff continually amazes me.”
Nicole Graf, United Way coordinator at Bruce Power
Students take a break from their Social Justice and Leadership Day at the Bruce Power Visitors’ Centre to express their joy about
learning how to help others.
Students lead the way to helping others
Eighty students in Grades 6-8 from across the Bruce Grey
Catholic District School Board spent the day on May 4 at
the Bruce Power Visitors’ Centre participating in a student
leadership day.
‘Me to We’ facilitators from Toronto worked with the Board’s
Social Justice Committee to organize an empowering and
educational day where students learned about their leadership
styles, increased their awareness of local and global issues, and
developed a plan of action for a local fundraising or service project.
The students were chosen to participate in the day based on
their demonstrated leadership potential – the unsung heroes in
their school communities, student council or Me to We/Feed
the Children representatives – or those that have demonstrated
enthusiasm and passion for social justice.
Bruce Power supported the day with the use of its facility and
a $2,300 donation to cover the costs of supply teachers at 10
regional schools.
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Eat & Learn gets an administrative boost
The Grey-Bruce Eat & Learn program,
which supports school nutrition
programs in 73 schools and feeds over
12,000 students per day in both Grey
and Bruce counties, recently got a
much-needed program improvement.
Through a $2,100 community
investment grant from Bruce Power,
Program Coordinator Bev Gateman
will soon be the proud user of a new
computer. Bev’s current antiquated
machine can’t send email attachments
and is being held together by duct tape.
The new laptop will help with the work
she does in supporting and visiting the
school nutrition programs across all of
Bruce and Grey counties, ensuring every
child in our region is well-nourished
and ready to learn.
The Grey-Bruce Eat & Learn Steering Committee accepts a cheque for $2,100 at its
quarterly meeting in Owen Sound on May 8.
Sharing the value of ‘Safety First’
As part of its sponsorship of the
Employers’ Advocacy Council (EAC)
Safety Champions Symposium in
Mississauga at the end of March,
Bruce Power was asked to present
insights into building a safety culture,
safe work planning, employee wellness,
and disability management.
Bruce Power’s Cheryl McCulloch, Industrial Safety Section Manager, left, and Karen
Jacques, Section Manager HR, right, stand with Maria Daginis, Director, Government
Relations & Membership for the EAC, at the March 22 symposium.
“Part of living a culture of ‘Safety First’ is fostering it in others.”
Barbara Goetz, Team Leader, Off-the-job Safety at Bruce Power
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Company experts Karen Jacques and
Cheryl McCulloch travelled to the event
to share best practices and tap into a
variety of topics that were presented
by other reputable groups. Their
presentation was well-received, with
numerous people lined up to continue
asking questions. Feedback provided
compliments on Bruce Power’s safety
culture and its overall approach to
disability management and wellness.
“Part of living a culture of Safety First
is fostering it in others,” said Barbara
Goetz, Team Leader of Off-the-job
Safety at Bruce Power. “Having an
opportunity to share our best practices
is one of the highlights of our work in
the community.”
A successful season for the Kinetic Knights
The Kincardine District Secondary
School Kinetic Knights Robotics Team
781 has wrapped up another exciting
season of competition. The team had
many successes and a great deal for
which to be proud. They successfully
won the FIRST Robotics Queen City
Regional Competition in Cincinnati,
Ohio, and then went on to place in
the quarter-finals at the international
competition in St. Louis, Missouri,
from April 25-28.
The competition events combine the
excitement of sport with science and
technology, as spectators watch student
member teams as they showcase the
results of their intense preparation,
competing in thrilling matches and
working on their robots in ‘The Pits.’
Bruce Power is a major sponsor of
the Kinetic Knights through financial
support, employee mentors and the
provision of safety advisors to regional
competitions in Ontario.
Bruce Power congratulates the team and
the volunteers for an amazing season and
looks forward to seeing what the team
has in store for next year.
Frank Saunders, Vice President of Nuclear Oversight and Regulatory Affairs with Bruce
Power, visits members of Kincardine District Secondary School Kinetic Knights Team 781
in ‘The Pits’ at the FIRST Waterloo Regional Competition on March 23. The team learned
lessons in Waterloo that helped them take home the win at the regional competition in
Cincinnati and place in the international quarter-finals in St. Louis at the end of April.
Sharing the history of
Goderich through story,
song and dance
Bruce Power stepped in this spring to help the Goderich Little
Theatre with a $5,000 sponsorship to fund the production of
‘Red Sails in the Sunset,’ put on by the local theatrical group
at a time when local businesses are focusing on rebuilding in the
community.
The musical, written locally with years of historical research,
allowed patrons to experience Goderich in the 1950s through
the kaleidoscope of love, loss, and challenge told through story,
song and dance. The musical came at a time when everyone in
the community welcomed the chance to celebrate Goderich’s
rich history and bright future.
Margie MacLennan, of Bruce Power, who lives just outside of
Goderich, poses with the cast of Red Sails in the Sunset on
April 26 – opening night for the production at the Goderich
Little Theatre.
“The play was awesome. There is so much
talent in Goderich!”
Margie MacLennan, Bruce Power
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Volunteers Dave Little, John Dahmer and Gloria Bond survey the mountain of electronic waste during the week long Earth Week e-waste
drop-off at the Bruce Power Visitors’ Centre.
E-waste collection a win-win-win!
Employees and pensioners all pitched in to rummage, gather
and cart in their old or broken electronics and small appliances
to the Visitors’ Centre parking lot during Earth Week. With
57 skids collected during the week, equating to over 3,600 cubic
feet of electronic waste, the recycling event benefiting Habitat
for Humanity was an overwhelming success.
“Having filled almost eight sea containers, the amount of
e-waste we collected this week well exceeded our expectations,”
said Barbara Goetz, Manager of Community Relations.
“Doing the right thing for the environment, de-cluttering
people’s homes and benefiting a great community cause,
the event was a win-win-win!”
People showed up with full backseats, trunks and trucks full of
items like televisions, computers, printers, bread-makers, fans,
vacuums, VCRs, and record players.
“With the amount of computer monitors we collected this
week, I don’t think there are any left in all of Bruce County!”
said Dave Little, a Bruce Power pensioner who volunteered on
four of the five days of the collection. “We saw a lot of happy
people this week, who felt great about getting rid of this stuff
and keeping it out of our landfills. Some came back two days in
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a row and others went around to their neighbours to see if they
could bring in more. I was glad to be a part of the event and
after being retired for three years now, I learned that my alarm
clock still works!”
Birding Festival helps foster ecotourism
Over the past 14 years, the Huron Fringe
Birding Festival, in partnership with the
Friends of MacGregor Point Provincial
Park, has developed into one of Ontario’s
premiere nature festivals. This success
is due, in part, to the generous financial
support of Bruce Power.
The annual eight-day birding and nature
festival was held from May 25-28 and
May 31-June 3. Daily activities were
filled with guided hikes, workshops
on bird identification and nature
photography, and many other natural
interests. The mission of the festival is to offer
birding and nature appreciation
opportunities by educating people about
the unique ecological environment found
at MacGregor Point Provincial Park,
along the Lake Huron shoreline and in
the counties of Bruce and Grey. Through
the celebration of the natural history of
the area, the festival’s organizers aim to
increase the awareness of the region as an
ecotourism destination.
The organizing committee of the Huron Fringe Birding Festival accepts a $4,000 donation
from Bruce Power Environment and Sustainability Officer Emily Johnston outside the
Visitor Centre at MacGregor Point Provincial Park.
Outfitting the
Junior Firefighters
in Saugeen Shores
Bruce Power recently donated $1,000
to the Saugeen Shores Fire Department’s
Junior Firefighter program, a six-week
course which taught 40 children, aged
nine to 11, about fire safety, while
giving them an appreciation for the
work of volunteer firefighters and
the department’s importance to the
community.
The money was used to purchase four
specially made bunker coats, while
other local businesses provided funding
to outfit all 40 of the participants. The
jackets, new to the program this year,
are made of the same fabric and design
as the adult-sized ones used by the
firefighters and ensure that the children
had appropriate protection when they
participated in the program.
Paul MacKinnon, Shift Emergency Response Manager at Bruce Power, who is also a Captain
with the Saugeen Shores Fire Department, along with Phil Eagleson, Fire Chief, help four
Junior Firefighters show off their custom-made bunker coats with the Bruce Power sponsor
name on the back.
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Trees, trees and more trees!
Through a partnership with Trees for Saugeen, Bruce Power
has been involved with a number of tree plantings around the
region this spring. Thanks to the company’s $10,000 donation,
hundreds of trees – from seedlings to 35-foot maples – have been
planted in Kincardine, Tiverton, Port Elgin, Southampton, and
on the Saugeen First Nation.
“Environmental stewardship is of utmost importance to Bruce
Power, as we generate a quarter of the province’s electricity while
producing no harmful carbon emissions,” said James Scongack,
Vice President of Corporate Affairs. “The Trees for Saugeen
initiative does a great service to our area, and we’re proud to be
associated with a group whose work has such long-term benefits
to local residents.”
Trees for Saugeen, a venture of sauGREEN, is a regional
environmental initiative that has fundraised for and organized
the planting of close to 650 trees throughout the region this year.
Melanie Cooper, of Bruce Power, with daughter Charlotte, visited
the treeplanting with Victoria Serda of Trees for Saugeen, at
Jubilee Park in Southampton on Saturday, May 12.
“We are very happy to be working with our neighbours to
plant trees in our local communities,” said Victoria Serda, of
sauGREEN and Trees for Saugeen. “We can all learn from each
other and work together to green our communities for our
children and grandchildren.”
Students from Saugeen District Secondary School plant a large
sugar maple tree behind the high school on May 11. The tree,
along with many others, were planted to replace trees that were
vandalized during this past March Break.
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Chief Randall Kahgee works with Victoria Serda of Trees for
Saugeen to plant one of the 71 trees around the Saugeen First
Nation community on April 21.
Me to We redefines possible
The Me to We committee at Saugeen District Secondary School
welcomed keynote speaker Spencer West during its annual
inspirational event on May 8. Bruce Power helped cover the cost to
have Spencer speak to students during the day, and a full house of
community members and families in the evening about re-defining
possibility for themselves. Spencer, who lost both his legs at the age
of five, successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, reaching the summit
on June 19, 2012 as a personal triumph and fundraiser for clean
water in Africa through his affiliated organization Free the Children.
Check out www.freethechildren.com/redefinepossible.
Supporting public
education in Canada
The Learning Partnership (TLP)’s 14th annual Champions of
Public Education tribute dinner was held in Toronto on May 2.
More than 1,000 people attended the event at the Metro
Toronto Convention Centre to pay tribute to several highprofile recipients who were honoured for their dedication
and commitment to Canada’s public education system. Hazel
McCallion, C.M., Mayor of Mississauga, Ontario, received
TLP’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Assisting cancer patients
Melanie Cooper, of Bruce Power Community Relations, stands
with Shawna Ferguson, Development Coordinator with London
Health Sciences Foundation, in front of the Bruce Power
designated exam room at the London Regional Cancer Centre.
The room was named for Bruce Power’s support of the Patient
Assistance Program. Thanks in part to a $25,000 donation from
Bruce Power at the end of last year, families from Bruce and Grey
counties can apply for financial assistance to alleviate some
of the burden of unexpected expenses they face during cancer
treatment while in London. For more information and to apply for
assistance, visit www.lhsc.on.ca/Patients_Families_Visitors/
LRCP/PatientAssistanceFund.htm
Bruce Power supported the event as a corporate sponsor and
funds raised will go to directly supporting TLP’s programs
across Canada, such as Take Our Kids to Work Day.
Charlie Porter, left, Kerry Lynne Farrish and Barb MacDonald, all
on-site Bruce Power volunteers for the annual Take Our Kids to
Work Day event, represented Bruce Power at the dinner.
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Discovering youth talent
for Summerfolk 2012
Due to challenging weather last year, the Georgian Bay Folk
Society was in need of additional support to help host its youth
events leading up to Summerfolk 2012 in Owen Sound. Due to its
annual partnership with the music festival, Bruce Power stepped up
to support the Youth Discoveries program with a special donation
of $5,000 to support young musicians in our region.
Over three weeks in March, over 30 participants played at semifinals in Paisley, Meaford and Owen Sound. From those, a panel
of judges selected 13 participants to move to the finals on March
24. The immense talent of these young artists made it difficult for
them to decide, but four fine acts have been chosen to play at the
Summerfolk festival in mid-August.
To find out more about Summerfolk visit www.summerfolk.org.
Amy Carson Hunter, a folk singer/songwriter from Toronto, and
one of the finalists in the Youth Discoveries program, sings during
the showcase at the Bayshore Centre in Owen Sound on March
24. Amy earned a spot to play at Summerfolk on the weekend of
August 17-19.
Platinum sponsorship of
local country music event
Bruce Power has signed on as a platinum sponsor of Lucknow’s
Music in the Fields, a local country music event that was the
biggest of its kind in southwestern Ontario last year.
On Friday, Aug. 24, and Saturday, Aug. 25, Lucknow will
welcome upwards of 6,000 music lovers to join in a celebration
of live, chart-topping country music. The talent line-up this year
includes country stars Travis Tritt and Terri Clark.
Music in the Fields is a non-profit event organized by the Lucknow
Kinsmen Club, where all proceeds are invested in community
betterment initiatives and in support of the Kinsmen’s national
charity, the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
For more information about the event, visit the event webpage at
www.musicinthefields.ca.
Ryan Greig, left, Rick McMurray and Carolyn Andrew, members
of the Lucknow Music in the Fields organizing committee, accept
a $10,000 sponsorship from James Scongack, Vice President
of Corporate Affairs for Bruce Power. Music in the Fields runs
Aug. 24-25 and features headliners Terri Clark and Travis Tritt.
Navy cadets learn about
leadership and teamwork
The Bluewater Branch of the Navy League of Canada was new
to the area this year and Bruce Power supported its efforts with a
donation of $2,000.
Dan McMenemy, a security analyst with Bruce Power’s Emergency
Response Team and a decorated veteran of the Canadian Forces,
visited the cadet’s final inspection for the year on June 20 in Owen
Sound. “It was wonderful to see the pride these young cadets
displayed,” said Dan. “My son is also involved in cadets in our
local area and I was really pleased to be able to represent our
company at the event.”
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Leading Cadet Cailyn Perry, 10, accepts the award for Best Dressed
Cadet from Dan McMenemy of Bruce Power. Cailyn won the trophy
for coming to the cadet meetings each week with immaculate dress,
boots polished and her uniform properly put together.
Explore the Bruce Passport launch brings
adventurous fun for families
Despite the rain, the Priboj family, along with all 200 participants of the Explore the Bruce Adventure Passport launch, showed up at the
Bruce Power Visitors’ Centre on Saturday, June 9.
Well over 200 people gathered at the Bruce Power Visitors’
Centre on June 9 to enjoy the 8th annual Explore the Bruce
Adventure Passport launch. Bruce Power, a proud sponsor
of the Passport in 2012 and host to one of the 12 stops this
year, was thrilled to have the event at the Visitors’ Centre,
just east of its site on Conc. 4.
The party is held each year to kick off the instant trip plan
that has become the guide to creating memories for visitors
and locals adventuring in the Bruce. Run by Bruce County
Tourism staff and assisted by sponsors and volunteers, the
event was a day-long activity that included participants
visiting four of the 12 passport stops and being treated to a
scrumptious locally catered lunch.
The ‘Lamont Ladies’, of Walkerton, show off their punched
passports upon returning to the Bruce Power Visitors’ Centre for
the wrap-up of the festivities for the day.
At each Passport Stop, adventurers completed obstacles
including costume dress-up, face painting, exploring the
Kincardine Lighthouse, and bottling locally produced honey. The launch received great response from the public, and it
was clear this was the best attended Launch Party yet. People
were cheering, people were chanting and kids were dancing.
In the words of a volunteer that has been involved for many
years, “(The) team did an amazing job. It was one of the best
launches I’ve worked at... Keep up the good work!” Start your own adventure at the Bruce Power Visitor’s
Centre, then take your Passport and go exploring across our
great county! To find out more visit
http://passport.explorethebruce.com.
The Musselman family, of Kitchener, who have done the passport for
several years, were the happy winners of the walking stick contest.
As winners, they will enjoy a catered dinner for six in the Vineyards
of Carrick Wines of Mildmay on a day of their choice this summer.
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One World Festival
celebrates diversity
in our region
Thanks in part to a $5,000 donation from Bruce Power, the
Inclusive Communities Committee organized the One World
Festival on May 31 in Owen Sound. The all-day event took
place at the downtown Farmer’s Market, and was a funfilled, free event aimed at demonstrating and celebrating the
diversity in our community through song, dance, food,
cultural displays, poetry and games.
Emma Moynan, foreground, and Beckett Bessinger, students
at Hillcrest Elementary School, hang a wish for the women and
children staying at The Women's Centre on a tree during the One
World Festival. Photo courtesy of Willy Waterton, Owen Sound Sun
Times/QMI Agency
“Thank you so much for the opportunity to perform at the One World Festival. What an
amazing event. The children in my class and the girls in the junior choir couldn't stop
talking about their experiences on the way back to school. You have helped plant many
valuable seeds: kindness, acceptance, unity, peace, love, friendship. I will continue to
nurture those virtues with them.”
Jody-Lynn Routenburg-Evans, Hillcrest Elementary School
Driving the future at SDSS
Students at Saugeen District Secondary School have been
building cars for the future this year. The electric car program,
which Bruce Power has supported at the school for the past 10
years, has students in the school’s Manufacturing Technology
class build two 24-volt electric cars. The cars usually race in the
Bluewater Electric Car contest each spring, but this year their
participation has been postponed until the fall.
“It was fun to drive the cars,” said Sebastian Cooper, one of
the students who worked on the car throughout the second
semester this year. “Taking the skills that we were learning in
class, and then being able to use them to build the car, was
really interesting. But the best part was still driving them.”
Manufacturing Technology teacher Dave LaFlamme, who heads
up the program, has been a leader in working with the students
to design and build cars for competition. Like the robotics
group at Kincardine District Secondary School, the program is
a great incentive to encourage science and technology for the
youth in the Saugeen Shores community.
For more information about
community sponsorships contact:
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Melanie Cooper
[email protected]
www.brucepower.com/community
Kenton Chappell and Sebastian Cooper stand next to one of
this year’s electric cars at Saugeen District Secondary School as
Jacob Darlington sits in the driver seat. The Grade 11 students
were among a group of students that worked on building the car
during their Manufacturing Technology class and after school this year.