Thorold lands power generation project
MATTHEW VAN DONGEN / Osprey News Network
Local News - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 @ 02:00
Everything about Thorold's new power project is big.
The natural gas-fired power plant will cover 11 acres of land owned by paper recycler Abitibi Consolidated.
It will pump 236-megawatts of energy into Ontario's grid. That's about half the electricity output from one of Pickering's nuclear generators, enough to light up 300,000 homes.
It will cost more than $470-million to build - good for 300-plus jobs over two years of construction.
The numbers are big. The ramifications for Thorold are bigger, said Thorold Mayor Robin Brock.
"I don't think I've ever been so excited in my life. This is unprecedented in the City of Thorold," said the beaming mayor Monday, after the province approved the massive co-generation project at Abitibi.
"This secures 400 high-paying, unionized jobs at Abitibi. In today's environment, that's a difficult thing to do."
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