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Greetings from Ontario Power Generation 5
Greetings from all Members of the Hydro Business Team 6
Greetings from the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne 7
Greetings from Jim Brownell, MPP 8
Greetings from Mayor Bob Kilger 9
About Ontario Power Generation 10
Moses-Saunders Power Dam — Two Power Plants in One 12
The Past 14
The Dream of Power is Realized 17
Some Constructive Facts 18
Relocating Communities 20
50 Years of Generating Clean, Renewable Hydro Power Begins 24
Safety 26
Investing for the Future 28
Award Winning Performance 29
Improving our Environmental Performance 31
Some Interesting Eel Facts 32
Saunders GS is Making a Positive Contribution to the Community 34
2008 Employees at Robert H. Saunders St. Lawrence Generation Station 38
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Greetings from Ontario Power Generation
Thank you for being part of Ontario Power Generation’s Robert H. Saunders St. Lawrence Generating Station 50th Anniversary.
All of us at Ontario Power Generation (OPG) are very proud of this flagship generating station, and the people who have been the
stewards of this valued heritage asset for the past 50 years.
Since the station began operating in July 1958, it has produced over 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, roughly the
equivalent of the entire Province of Ontario’s electricity demand for two years.
Robert Saunders was Hydro Chairman from 1948 through until his death in 1955. Saunders was a strong leader with vision and
a man who could make things happen. His vision of renewable power on the St. Lawrence will continue to benefit Ontarians
over the next fifty years. This commemorative booklet pays tribute to Saunders and the tells the story of the Robert H. Saunders
St. Lawrence Generating Station from its beginnings through to today. I hope you find it to be an interesting and informative
souvenir of Ontario Power Generation’s events here in Cornwall.
Jim Hankinson
President and CEO
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Greetings from all Members of the Hydro Business Team
Ontario Power Generation is privileged to be a part of Cornwall and the surrounding communities. Our relationship is a long
and valued one that began in the mid-1950s and will continue into the 21st century and beyond.
The 50th Anniversary is not just one of 50 years of power at Saunders. It commemorates a more than 50 year relationship with
this community. OPG believes that being a good corporate citizen means giving back to the communities that host our facilities.
The company and its employees help make a difference through our support of community health and safety; arts and culture;
humanitarian and local causes and youth amateur sports initiatives.
As we commemorate 50 years of operating in the Cornwall and surrounding communities we also look forward to the next 50
years. We are committed to strengthening our relationships with the community, and proud to be a part of it.
John Murphy
Executive Vice President
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As the Member of Provincial Parliament for the Riding of Stormont, Dundas and South Glengarry, it is my pleasure to extend
greetings and best wishes to Ontario Power Generation on the 50th Anniversary of the Robert H. Saunders-St. Lawrence
Generating Station.
For the past fifty years, the Robert H. Saunders Generating Station, at Cornwall, has stood as the symbol of the great construction
project that took place in the area, fifty years ago. Having been a mere child when this project started in 1954, I was a witness to
the inundation of the lands now known as the “Lost Villages”. Having seen the waters of the St. Lawrence roll over these lands,
with the blowing of the last coffer dam on July 1, 1958, it is a pleasure for me to recall and recognize all those who had, and
continue to have, a part to play in producing power at Cornwall.
The Robert H. Saunders Generating Station is an integral part of Ontario’s power grid, and I wish to recognize the contributions
made to the local community and the Province of Ontario.
I extend sincere best wishes to Ontario Power Generation for many more years of success in the production of power on the
St. Lawrence River, at the Robert H. Saunders Generating Station.
Jim Brownell, MPP
Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry
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On behalf of the Cornwall City Council and the citizens of Cornwall, I would like offer our sincere congratulations to Ontario
Power Generation on the 50th Anniversary of the Robert H. Saunders - St. Lawrence Generation Station. For the past 50 years, the
“Power Dam” has been an integral part of City life. Our citizens have taken pride at having such a technological and engineering
accomplishment in our own community, and in the knowledge that this facility has supplied reliable, safe, and clean power to
generations of Ontario customers.
OPG has provided good jobs in the community, and more importantly, have been strong community leaders, supporting a wide
variety of local events and organizations. In the last 20 years alone OPG has invested over $140 million in the facility to maintain
its high level of reliability, and we await the development of the new public information centre at the Dam to showcase the full
significance that hydroelectricity, the R.H. Saunders facility and Cornwall have played in Ontario’s power supply network. As we
help celebrate this 50th anniversary year, we look forward to another 50 years of positive partnership with OPG.
Sincerely,
Mayor Bob Kilger
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OPG is a commercial company that
focuses on the efficient production and
sale of electricity from our generation
assets, while operating in a safe, open and
environmentally responsible manner.
One of the largest producers of electricity in
North America, Ontario Power Generation
operates over 60 hydroelectric, five fossil
fueled and three nuclear stations that have
an in-service capacity of more than 22,000
megawatts. In 2007, OPG had a staff of
11,700 and generated over 105 billion
kilowatt hours of electricity — about 70 per
cent of Ontario’s electricity.
OPG owns one of the most diversified, low
cost and low emission portfolios in North
America. Our commitment is to continually
improve the performance of our generating
stations so that Ontario has the power it
needs, when it needs it.
Today OPG continues to expand its
hydroelectric capacity. When complete,
the Niagara Tunnel Project will provide
enough water to generate an additional 1.6
billion kilowatt hours of electricity at the
Sir Adam Beck stations in Niagara. Other
projects include construction of a new
hydroelectric station at Ear Falls that will
add another 12.5 MW of clean, renewable
electricity.
About OPG Today Ontario Power Generation is an Ontario-based electricity generation company whose principal business is the generation and sale of electricity in Ontario.
Big Becky is boring the 10.4 km Niagara Tunnel.
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This clean, renewable source of energy
fuelled the province’s economic growth
in the first half of the 20th century. Up
to the early 1960s, it supplied about
80 per cent of our electrical needs.
Hydroelectric power continues to
play an important role in meeting
Ontario’s energy demands. Clean,
cost effective and reliable, it meets
about 20 per cent of the Province’s
electricity demands — with virtually
no emissions contributing to smog or
global warming.
Hydroelectric Generation Since the waters of the Niagara River were first harnessed for power production in 1895, hydroelectric generation has been an important source of energy for Ontario.
Noted Canadian composer, Howard Cable beside a photo of Robert Saunders. Cable worked with Saunders in the 1940s, and his composition “The Dream of Power - the St. Lawrence Project Suite” commemorates the station’s 50th Anniversary.
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The Robert. H. Saunders plant is
one of two large generating stations
housed in the kilometre-long Moses-
Saunders Power Dam, built across the
St. Lawrence River and crossed by the
international boundary line. Saunders
shares the structure with the Franklin
Delano Roosevelt — Power Project
owned and operated by the New York
Power Authority.
There are 16 generators on the Ontario
side and 16 on the New York side. Each
station is operated independently and
their combined output of more than
2,000 MW is split between the Ontario
and New York State power systems.
The Canadian power station is named
in honour of Robert Hood Saunders,
Chairman of the Hydro Electric Power
Commission of Ontario from 1948 to 1955
and a leading advocate of the station’s
development. The New York Power
Authority generating station is named
in honour of U.S. president, Franklin
Delano Roosevelt. The name of the dam
commemorates Robert Moses, Chairman
of the New York Power Authority during
the construction period.
Moses-Saunders Power Dam Two Power Plants In One.
The Robert H. Saunders St. Lawrence Generating Station, more commonly known as Saunders GS is shown on the right hand side shares the dam with the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Power Project (on left)
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Their traditional territory spanned
twenty-miles deep along the river’s
shores from present-day Kingston,
Ontario to Montreal, Quebec. Due to
the abundance of fish and other wildlife,
Mohawks settled in an area near the Long
Sault Rapids known as “Akwesasne,” a
Mohawk word meaning “Land Where
the Partridge Drums.” Oral history
and accounts from Akwesasne residents
say that the sound of the rapids was like
that of a partridge “drumming” its chest
during courtship rituals.
European settlement of the area dates back
to 1535 when Jacques Cartier arrived at
the St. Lawrence River. He referred to the
river’s potential as the “backbone of New
France.” Throughout the 16th and 17th
centuries, the St. Lawrence was the setting
for fur trading, logging and fishing –
which flourished during this period.
As trading vessels replaced warships in
the 19th century, the St. Lawrence River
grew in importance. During the 1800s, a
series of canals was constructed to provide
access to the Great Lakes for smaller
boats. Traffic on the river boomed.
After World War I, momentum for
development of the St. Lawrence
Seaway grew, but it wasn’t until after
World War II that Hydro development
on the St. Lawrence
moved forward,
largely through the
efforts of one man,
Robert H. Saunders.
Robert Hood Saunders
(1903-1955) was the
driving force behind
the St. Lawrence Power
Project and the great
hydroelectric generating
station that today bears
his name.
The Past Since time immemorial, Mohawk People have travelled, hunted, and lived along what is now known as the St. Lawrence River.
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A lawyer and politician who had been
elected mayor of Toronto four times,
Saunders joined Hydro just as the
company was embarking on a huge
electricity expansion program to support
Ontario’s growing post-war economy.
Under his tenure, a total of 16 new
generation projects were launched –
including the great Sir Adam Beck 2
hydroelectric generating station near
Niagara Falls and the St. Lawrence
Power Project, completed in 1959.
As Chairman, Saunders was the ideal
choice. Dynamic, energetic and a gifted
administrator and communicator, he
worked virtually non-stop to promote
Hydro’s projects and their importance.
An outgoing and friendly man, he
delivered hundreds of speeches,
published a quarterly report on Hydro’s
operations and had a weekly radio
show, where he reported on Hydro’s
accomplishments. These broadcasts
were heard by thousands of Ontarians —
many of whom needed no introduction
to Saunders, since they had listened
to similar weekly broadcasts from him
while he was Mayor of Toronto.
Saunders was especially dedicated to
advancing the St. Lawrence Power
Project, which he saw as an integral
part of the larger St. Lawrence Seaway
Project. Building a power station on the
St. Lawrence, he argued, would unlock
one of the last major undeveloped
hydroelectricity sites in Ontario and
provide Canadians and Americans alike
with an abundance of affordable, clean
power. Using his impressive powers
of persuasion, Saunders tirelessly
communicated this message to audiences
on both sides of the border. He also
participated in numerous meetings,
negotiations and other events where
he advocated the importance of the
Project and its benefits. More than any
individual, he helped build consensus
and agreement among the various
parties and competing interests involved
that proved essential to making both the
Seaway and the Power Project a reality.
His hard work paid off when on June 7,
1954, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared
the way for construction to begin on
the Project, which was to be jointly
undertaken by Ontario Hydro and
the New York Power Authority. One
month later, more than 650 friends and
colleagues honoured Saunders with a
testimonial dinner at Toronto’s Royal
York hotel. It was there that Saunders’
friend and former colleague, Ontario
Premier Leslie Frost, announced that
the Canadian section of the St. Lawrence
Power Project would be named the
“Robert H. Saunders St. Lawrence
Generating Station”.
Robert Hood Saunders was the driving force behind the St. Lawrence Power Project Robert Saunders was appointed Chairman of the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario in 1948.
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Saunders would not live to see his name
on the station. He died on January 16,
1955 from massive injuries and shock
sustained the previous evening when
Hydro’s ice-covered aircraft crashed
near an airstrip in London, Ontario.
He and four others were returning
to Toronto from Windsor. Ironically,
Saunders had reportedly just delivered
a speech in Detroit on the St. Lawrence
Power Project. He was only 51 and at
the peak of his career.
News of his death stunned Ontario,
Canada and parts of the U.S., especially
New York State. Thousands attended his
funeral in Toronto. The powerful New
York civic planner and builder, Robert
Moses, who worked with and respected
Saunders, praised him for his “political,
professional and business experience
[and] judgement.” But it was his good
friend, Ontario Premier Frost, who
best summed up Saunders’ career and
put it in perspective. Among Saunders’
many achievements, said Frost, “the
most important and spectacular was
his success in bringing together the
governments and interests which made
possible the St. Lawrence agreement. For
40 years it was talked of. Bob Saunders
was the one who sparked the various
elements together. But for him, the great
project would not now be on its way….
There was only one Bob Saunders.”
Saunders loved to cook.
NYPA Chairman Robert Moses and Hydro Chairman Robert Saunders.
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Saunders traveled throughout Ontario
and into the U.S. delivering countless
speeches to promote the project.
His efforts came to fruition in 1954,
when the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority
was established by an Act of Parliament,
with the mandate to “acquire lands for,
construct, operate and maintain a deep
draft waterway between the port of
Montreal and Lake Erie, along with the
international bridges that cross it and
other lands and structures.” The United
States joined the effort with the passage
of the Wiley-Dondero Act (or Seaway
Act) on May 13, 1954.
On August 10, 1954, international
sod-turning ceremonies at Cornwall,
Ontario, and Massena, New York,
marked the official start of construction.
The Dream of Power is Realized In December, 1948, Saunders sought assurance from the Canadian government that the St. Lawrence Project would begin soon, with the development of the river between Prescott and Cornwall.
(Left to right) Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent; Governor of New York, Thomas Dewey; and Ontario Premier Leslie Frost at ground-breaking in August 1954. R.H. Saunders can be seen behind Premier Leslie Frost.
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3.5 miles of dyking using 4,900,000
cubic yards of earth and about 330,000
cubic yards of stone
1,079,807 cubic yards of concrete based
upon: 943,375 used for the station and
136,432 used for the closure structure
1.7 million tons of sand
2.7 million tons of stone
20,600 tons of structural steel
20,200 tons of gates, hoists and cranes
Construction included enlargement and
improvement of the Seaway channel
between Prescott and Cornwall. This was
necessary to aid navigation and increase
power production in winter when ice
formed over Lake St. Lawrence.
Concrete work began on February 17,
1956 and continued almost without
interruption, even through the most
bitter winter days. The four-year
construction deadline was met almost
to the day, with much of the work
completed ahead of schedule.
Some Constructive Facts The size and the amount of workforce needed for the R.H. Saunders Generating Station construction project was impressive.
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The St. Lawrence Valley communities
of Iroquois, Mille Roches, Moulinette,
Wales, Dickinson’s Landing, Farran’s
Point and Aultsville and parts of
Morrisburg, and the hamlets of Maple
Grove, Santa Cruz and Woodlands were
completely rebuilt on higher ground.
Relocation also included 18 cemeteries
and 2,560 monuments, some of which
dated back to the late 18th and early
19th centuries.
The full story of the flooding and
relocation is told not only in facts and
figures, but in recognizing that for 6,500
residents, packing up their belongings
and moving to the new towns of Long
Sault and Ingleside carried with it a
significant emotional impact. Personal
accounts at the time describe how very
difficult it was for people to see the
place they once lived being covered in
water – never to appear again.
For the Mohawk people, who made this
area their home for many thousands
of years, the impact of construction
and operations was considerable,
and irreversible. The waters of the
St. Lawrence were considered the
“breadbasket” for the Akwesasne
community, fishing was their main
source of food. Over 1,200 acres of
reserve lands, and approximately
15,000 acres of traditional lands were
flooded. The values, culture, and
livelihoods of the Mohawk people of
Akwesasne were changed forever. They
were given no opportunity to influence
the projects, in even the smallest ways,
and no opportunity to share in the
benefits of the project. The Akwesasne
people were emotionally scarred by the
relocation, especially after the removal
of one of their sacred burial grounds.
After 50 years of repatriation requests
to educational institutions for the
ancestral remains and artifacts, these
requests have yet to be addressed.
To preserve something of the past of
the non-Aboriginal community, 40
heritage buildings were used to create
Upper Canada Village near Morrisburg.
An 1860s-style “living” settlement
with streets and farms, gardens and
churches, costumed guides and craft
demonstrations, the Village was
the largest restoration projects ever
undertaken in Canada up to that time,
and remains one of the finest.
Relocating Communities To make way for the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Projects eight Canadian communities were flooded. Thousands of people who lived along the 64 km stretch of the St. Lawrence River’s north shore left homes and farms behind.
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Today, the Lost
Villages Historical
Society recognizes
the sacrifice
the St. Lawrence
Valley citizens
made during the development of the St.
Lawrence Seaway and Power
Projects. The Society supports the
development of educational and
museum archiving programs at the
Lost Villages Museum site in Ault
Park, Long Sault.
As part of the project, nine parks
and beaches between Lancaster
and Iroquois were built as part of
the rehabilitation of areas affected
by the power project. In addition, the scenic
Long Sault Parkway commemorates the
historic Long Sault Rapids, which disappeared
in the flooding. The parkway links nine of the
18 new islands created when water levels rose
on the Seaway.
Crysler Hall, Upper Canada Village
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Christ Church, built in the 1830s, was moved from Moulinette to its present location at Upper Canada Village.
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Tonnes of earth and rock shot into the air
and tore huge gaps in the cofferdam that
had diverted St. Lawrence River water
away from the powerhouse construction
site for four years.
Seconds later, water poured through the
gaping holes in the hard-packed rock
and earth structure and rolled towards
the adjoining powerhouses.
Three days later, operating water levels
were reached, and at 6:39 pm on July
5th, the first unit went online. The plant
has continued to serve the people of
Ontario by producing clean, renewable
electricity for the past 50 years.
Through its first 50 years of operation,
the Saunders Plant has continued to
serve the Province of Ontario annually
generating over six billion kilowatt
hours of clean, renewable electricity,
or enough to meet the annual needs of
about 600,000 homes.
50 Years of Generating Clean, Renewable Hydro Power Begins On Canada’s 91st birthday — July 1, 1958, Dr. Otto Holden, Chief Engineer of the Hydroelectric Power Commission, and J. Burch McMorron, Chief Engineer of The New York Power Authority stood in a log-and-sandbag bunker and pressed a button to detonate 27 metric tonnes of explosives.
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Connecting a lifting device to the generator rotor prior to hoisting.
Checking alignment of generator exciter.Taping generator stator coils.
Scraping generator thrust bearing shoes.
Wicket gate removal during generating unit major overhaul.
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Safety The safety of the public and our employees is OPG’s top priority.
A group of station staff gathered for this photo to mark the achievement, in September 2007, of nine years without a lost time accident.
To raise public awareness of the dangers of activities near hydro facilities, we have an education program in place, as well as fences, and barriers to keep the public
clear, and safe. Hydroelectric stations and dams are not places for recreation. We urge people not to take chances with their lives – Stay Clear, Stay Safe.
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OPG helps raise awareness of the dangers of coming too close to hydro facilities by distributing children’s educational materials, brochures, DVDs, ads, and attending community events. In 2008, OPG partnered with the Ontario Provincial Police in delivering the Stay Clear, Stay Safe message through television public safety announcements.
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In the late 1980s, the company began
upgrading all 16 generating units
including rewinding generators, and
replacing turbine runner blades to
make more efficient use of the water.
In addition, power transformers and
power cables, were replaced and unit
breakers rehabilitated to improve
station reliability.
At the same time, significant investments
were made to improve the station’s
concrete structures. Over time, all
concrete structures must be maintained
to ensure they continue to function as
designed. Beginning in 1992, Saunders
staff performed work to mitigate the
effects of concrete expansion and
ensure the long-term continued, safe
and reliable operation of the station’s
16 generating units.
Investing for the Future By the late 1980s, after three decades of successful operation, the R.H. Saunders station required additional investment to ensure the continued, reliable performance.
Both photo’s show the powerhouse gantry crane lifting a 132 ton generator stator frame.
The old floor was repaired and replaced with a new tile floor.
Old turbine runner and headcover assembly. CGE generator stator rewind complete and drum style rotor (in foreground) in erection bay.
Main output power transformers located on powerhouse trailrace.
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2006 Electrical Utility Cost Group
Award for “Best Performer” in the
Powerhouse Maintenance Cost
Vs. Performance category.
2005 National Hydropower Assoc-
iation’s Hydro Achievement Award, for
“Technical Solutions for the Generating
Equipment Rehabilitation Program
and the Concrete Rehabilitation
Program”.
The International Concrete Repair
Institute Award of Excellence in the
Water Structure category.
Today, R.H. Saunders Generating
Station remains a very important asset
in OPG’s fleet, and is well positioned to
remain a key player in Ontario’s energy
mix for years to come.
Results: Improve Performance
and Reliability
Capacity to produce electricity has
increased by 16 per cent, from 912 MW
to 1,060 MW.
The reliability of units, measured by
“availability factor,” has improved
from 84 per cent in 1989 to over 97 per
cent in 2007.
Award Winning Performance Ontario Power Generation and Saunders staff have received international recognition for station improvements and operations excellence
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Generator cooling radiator removed before cleaning.
Electrical and Central Technician troubleshooting plant equipment.
Lowering sectional service gate into position with trailrace gantry crane.
Preparing Westinghouse generator rotor for removal during generating unit major overhaul.
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At Saunders, we have a number
of initiatives in place to promote
biodiversity, contribute to sustainability
and support the environment:
OPG’s eel ladder helps eel migration
The dam was a barrier to migrating eels
that swam up the St. Lawrence each
summer.
In 1974, Saunders GS installed a 163
metre prototype wooden “eel ladder” in
an unused ice sluice at the dam to assist
the eels in their journey downstream.
With the Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources, a permanent aluminum
structure was built in 1981. The ladder
consists of nine 19 metre spans that
zigzag up the ice sluice. A system of
herringbone baffles controls the flow
of water and artificial green vegetation
provides cover for the migrating eels.
Improving Our Environmental Performance Ontario Power Generation is committed to continually improving its environmental performance.
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Most eels that migrate into the
St. Lawrence river and Lake Ontario
system mature into a female.
9.2 million eels have moved over the
ladder between 1974 and 1985.
The eel run usually starts each year in
mid-June, and lasts until late September.
It takes an eel an average of 24 hours to
climb the ladder.
The eel ladder is one of two in North
America, both of which are the same
height.
Some Interesting Eel Facts
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Ontario Power Generation has a number
of environmental initiatives in place at
Saunders including:
Promoting biodiversity – by planting
over 50,000 trees as part of a major
reforestation initiative along the St.
Lawrence River to help beautify the
landscape and transform greenhouse
gases (such as carbon dioxide) back into
oxygen.
Sponsoring the St. Lawrence River
Institute of Environmental Sciences —
by actively supporting research to
improve and sustain river water quality
for humans and wildlife.
Protecting fish and other wildlife species –
by conducting studies, improving
habitats and coordinating electricity
production during spawning seasons
and other times of the year.
Being safe, sustainable and responsible –
by operating R.H. Saunders GS and all
OPG hydroelectric generating facilities
in such a way to sustain existing water
levels and flows, and avoiding flooding
whenever possible.
Reducing, reusing, recycling and
recovering – by focusing these activities
on many more materials than just paper,
cans and bottles.
Reducing the use of oil for lubricating
and cooling – for example, by using
whenever possible thordon, non-metallic
bearings in the station’s generating units
instead of grease-injected models. All
transformers on the dam are now air-
cooled (rather than water-cooled) to
minimize spill potential.
Using recycled oil in machinery and
generating equipment – saving costs and
producing a higher grade of lubricant.
Collecting and recycling water-borne
trash – to leave cleaner waterways for
people to enjoy and reducing the waste
that goes to landfill sites.
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The company’s relationship with
Cornwall and the surrounding
communities dates back 50 years, and
will continue well into the 21st Century.
Since 1990, OPG and its predecessor
company have invested about $140
million dollars in the Saunders
Generating Station to maintain the
plant’s high level of reliability. We plan
to continue to make investments that
will improve the performance of the
station. These investments often benefit
local businesses and other elements of
the community.
OPG employs 65 people at Saunders.
Many live in the region, own homes
and raise their families here. In doing
so, they contribute around $4 million
annually to the local economy through
consumer spending.
Over the years, OPG has lived up to
its responsibility to the community
supporting over 100 community
initiatives:
Earlier this year, a $25,000 donation
was made to the Cornwall Community
Hospital Foundation to help fund a new
ultrasound machine.
In 2007, OPG contributed $95,000
to help support nearly 50 local
initiatives. These included the Cornwall
Community Hospital; Future Arena
Project; Liftoff 2008; the City of
Cornwall Alert Network; Seaway Valley
Crime Stoppers, the St. Lawrence River
Institute; and the Eastern Ontario
Children’s Water Festival.
Saunders GS is Making a Positive Contribution to the Community OPG is committed to communities that host our generating stations.
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OPG also helps support many cultural,
environmental, health-related, and
amateur sports initiatives across
the community. In June of 2007,
we contributed substantially to the
construction of a new beach house for
the Village of Iroquois.
On the safety front, over 3,000 students
in Cornwall and the United Counties
received information last year on
water safety. This information was
communicated through presentations
in schools; at local fairs; at community
events; and at venues like the
Eastern Ontario Children’s Water
Festival.
We supported, through advertising, the
new Akwesasne Lacrosse Stadium field.
Each year OPG also provides
achievement awards to six area high
schools to help graduating students.
Two awards are given to each school
and are individually valued at $500.
In keeping with our commitment
to openness and transparency, we
provide information on our stations by
distributing more than 140,000 copies
of our Ottawa/St. Lawrence Plant
Group newsletter – Neighbours – last
December to residents throughout our
host communities.
In addition, Saunders GS staff willingly
perform numerous hours of volunteer
work in the community.
This falcon was recently named Saunders after Robert H. Saunders.
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Long Sault Parkway looking west towards Morrisburg. Photo Credit: Township of South Stormont
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2008 Employees at Robert H. Saunders St. Lawrence Generation Station
Past and Present Plant Managers
Dale AdamsPeter AllinotteBruce AndrewsWayne BaileyGerry BanvilleDennis BellKaralee BellRon BellGrant BlodgettBob BowenMike BoutilierLionel Brousseau
Andy BrownKevin ByamBrian CampbellJim CasselmanBrent CavanaghClarence ChisholmSid CooperSteve CrateDon DocksteaderDennis DurhamKeith EastmanSteve Ellam
Susan Farrell-ZeranPeter ForresterReg FrancisScott GagnonLarry GallingerGuy GravelleDan GrondinLinda HallidayAndy HamiltonTracy HampelBrent HyattTyler Kyte
Ed KulenszkaChris LalondeDave LeBretonGerry LefebvreGraham LittleRob LundySteve MacDonellMarilyn MacDougallDean MacIntoshLloyd McDiarmidSteve McGrathDave McIntosh
Lorne McIntyreJames McKeeBob MacLarenIearl McLeanWayne McNultyBrent MortonLorena MortonTim ParksShawn PicheRandy PittsKyle PrattKen Schaefer
Al SleemanJanet SoucyRoy SparksJoe StickanMarc TailleurDave TateGreg TorranceSteve WaiteDwight WoodJanusz Wlodarczyk
H.T. Turley 1958-59, W.P. Patterson 1959-76, John Keon 1976-88, Doug Urban 1988-92, Mike McEwen 1992-95, Graham Brown 1995-98, David Casselman 1998-2007, Bob MacLaren 2007-present
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