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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.

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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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