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Our Corporate Citizenship Program provides financial and in-kind support to registered charities and not-for-profit environmental, educational and community organizations whose initiatives reflect OPG's vision of citizenship and sustainability. We seek to contribute to communities across Ontario that are home to our generating facilities, employees, customers and stakeholders.

Program Summary Report

Contents Page

A message from the President 3

Support focus 4

Environment 6

Education 8

Scholarships 11

Science Camps 13

Community 14

Pickering/Ajax 18

Clarington 20

Bruce County 22

Atikokan 24

Thunder Bay 25

Mississauga 26

Lennox/Addington 27

Sarnia/Lambton 28

Haldimand/Norfolk 29

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Ottawa/St. Lawrence 31

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Northwest 33

Small Hydro 34

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Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is a major North

American electricity generating company, based in

Ontario, Canada. OPG was formed in early 1999

as one of five successor companies to Ontario

Hydro. The company is a commercial business that

generates electricity for large industries and utilities

serving consumers in cities and rural areas. The

Province of Ontario is OPG’s sole shareholder.

OPG operates a unique mix of nuclear, fossil-

fuelled and hydroelectric generating stations in

Ontario. Each type of generation plays an

important role in ensuring that customer demands

for electricity are met. OPG is committed to

providing its customers with a competitively-

priced, clean power supply, while operating in a

safe, open and environmentally responsible manner.

In fact, 75 per cent of our electricity generation

comes from nuclear and hydroelectric sources that

have virtually no smog-producing emissions.

Keeping Ontario running is our business and doing

it responsibly is our vow.

Ontario Power Generation

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As a company committed to sustainable development and an

important employer in many Ontario communities, Ontario Power

Generation (OPG) takes seriously its responsibility to be an active and

good corporate citizen. This includes strengthening our relationships

with the communities we serve and that host our generating facilities.

Our community commitment operates at both the corporate level and

through the actions of our employees.

Our employees take great pride in

their commitment to the community. Many of them allocate their personal

contributions to charities of choice through the company’s annual employee

Charity Campaign. The 2000 OPG Charity Campaign raised more than

$2.1 million which included a corporate contribution from OPG for

organizations such as the United Way, the Canadian Cancer Society and

many other charities. OPG employees also donate generous amounts of time,

expertise and energy through thousands of personal acts of volunteerism.

At the corporate level, OPG strives to build on the foundation of social

responsibility and caring established by our employees. Our Corporate

Citizenship Program provides financial and in-kind support to registered

charities and not-for-profit environmental, educational and community

organizations whose initiatives reflect OPG’s vision of citizenship and

sustainability. We seek to contribute to communities across Ontario that are

home to our generating facilities, employees, customers and stakeholders.

Society and the public increasingly expect companies to enhance the quality

of life in communities where they operate. The Conference Board of Canada,

for example, in its first-ever Corporate Social Responsibility national poll

released May 3, 2000 found that: “Canadians believe that companies should ‘Be Community Friendly’…that

business should play a leading role in the local community by donating time and resources.”

This report documents that role as practiced by OPG and its employees. It is the first Corporate Citizenship

Program Summary Report produced by our company and it highlights a portion of the community projects we

have proudly supported in 1999 and 2000.

We believe that through our Corporate Citizenship Program we are clearly making a difference and putting our

energy to good use as a responsible corporation and good neighbour. In addition, the program is also good

business. It is part of the ongoing process of being open, accessible and recognized by our customers.

We hope, after examining this report, that you come to a similar conclusion.

Ron OsbornePresident and CEO

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

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OPG’s Corporate Citizenship Program (CCP) builds on

Ontario Hydro’s 90 year plus history of contributing to

the quality of life in Ontario. Our program considers

proposals from registered charities and not-for-profit

organizations. Proposals may include donation or

sponsorship requests for financial and/or in-kind

contributions, joint ventures or strategic alliances,

awards, grants, scholarships, bursaries, internships and

mentoring programs.

The program supports initiatives that are innovative and

have a linkage with the company’s strategic goal to

become a sustainable energy company. Ultimately, this

means minimizing our impact on the environment and

ensuring that our contribution to the broader

community is consistently positive. To achieve this goal,

our program focuses support in three primary areas:

• We contribute to innovative environmental

initiatives and partnerships offering solutions focused

on biodiversity, “green energy”, clean air, clean

water, energy efficiency, and renewable resources

through education, research and technology, wildlife

and habitat restoration, and naturalization projects.

• We support educational initiatives for young people.

Specifically, we focus on projects that promote

science, engineering, technology, business and the

environment through educational programming,

scholarships and awards, sponsorship of science

camps, competitions and conferences as well as

educational and mentoring programs.

• We contribute to the quality of life in the

communities in which we operate and in which our

employees live. In addition to local environmental

and educational initiatives, we also support “grass

roots” projects, local amateur sports teams, food

banks, the United Way, local hospitals and health

organizations, and arts and cultural groups.

• In Kind Canada (IKC) enjoys a special relationship

with OPG and provides the logistics to the

corporation in placing “In Kind” donations with

charities in our plant site communities and across

Ontario that are in need. Material donated by OPG

includes a wide range of surplus office furniture,

stationery supplies and computers which are placed

by IKC and its information technology partner

Reboot. IKC, a Public Foundation, was launched in

1994 and provides a “gift-in-kind” program for

Canadian charities. Since its launch, IKC has

processed some $60 million worth of donations for

more than 1,000 charities.

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“Dear Ontario Power Generation…We are writing to let you know that we have been the grateful recipients of computer equipment that you so kindlydonated to Reboot, Canada. We have been working on a project with Devon MacDonald and his terrific staff to bringcomputers and Internet access to Mount Sinai Hospital patients, especially those who are homebound and of limited means.The patients tell us that your generosity has transformed their lives, Thank you so much!”

– Joanne Sulman, MSW, RSW, Department of Social Work, Mount Sinai Hospital

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1) Ron Osborne, President and CEO and BillFarlinger, Chairman present OPG’s 1999corporate contribution to David Kerr,United Way Campaign Chair and AlisonPickard, Fundraising Manager, UnitedWay of Greater Toronto with Pat McNeil,Chair, OPG Charity Campaign.

2) With assistance from OPG, OsgoodeTownship High School built an electric carand participated in the Electrothon Raceheld on June 8 at the Capital CitySpeedway. Team members: standing left -Allan Watson, Maurice Barnabe,Transportation Technology Teacher, andKyle Westerlund; in car - Sarah Fee,sitting - Joe Schaw, missing - LydiaCawell.

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“Dear Ontario Power Generation…The race is over and the checkered flag has dropped…we completed our electric car and had it ready to race at the Electrothon Race on June 8,2000 at the Capital City Speedway. There were about 30 teams mainly from high schools in Eastern Ontario...we had fun and it was a goodexperience building the car ...thank you, OPG, for your support…the project was a good learning experience...the car has now been hoisted upto the shop ceiling and we will have to see if next year we can use this work as a basis for the faster Mark II model.”

– Sarah Fee of the Osgoode Township High School Electric Vehicle Team

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1) Ducks Unlimited Canada Logo.

2 & 3) Wetland conservation projects.

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OPG contributed about $1,000,000 from January 1999 to December 2000 to more than 70 environmental initiatives

undertaken by organizations such as World Wildlife Fund, Carolinian Canada, Pollution Probe, Wildlife Habitat

Council, Ducks Unlimited Canada and The Owl Foundation, along with many local stewardship and conservation

organizations.

OPG’s nuclear, hydroelectric and fossil stations occupy large tracts of land bordering lakes and waterways in some

important ecological areas of Ontario. At each facility, we strive to protect the health and well-being of the native

wildlife and ecosystems. Guided by OPG’s Biodiversity Policy, a number of CCP projects were undertaken to support

our plant sites’ regional biodiversity initiatives. For example:

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We supported the Sileno C. Corsini / Pigeon Marsh —

a 76-hectare wetland complex near Lake St. Clair that is

one of the most important wetlands in North America.

The marsh is a staging area for waterfowl from the

Mississippi and Atlantic flyways and a natural habitat for

rare and endangered flora and fauna. This region will be

home to 700 species of plants and 220 species of birds,

along with fish, reptiles and amphibians. Our

contribution to this project helped Ducks Unlimited to

preserve and restore this ecological heritage site. OPG’s

Lambton Generating Station (GS) staff will participate

in the project’s launch in the Spring of 2001.

OPG honoured the five-year partnership commitment

entered into by Ontario Hydro, with World Wildlife

Fund Canada (WWF). WWF undertook, through their

Wildlife Toxicology Program, independent research on

pollution prevention and endocrine disrupting

chemicals. Public concern with this issue is high, and

WWF has established itself as a key source of

information on endocrine disrupting chemicals.

OPG entered into a multi-year partnership with Trent

University’s Water Quality Centre in support of water

quality testing and research into watershed ecosystems

and contaminant impacts.

We honoured the five-year support commitment by

Ontario Hydro to the Natural Sciences and Engineering

Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Chair in

Ecotoxicology at the St. Lawrence River Institute of

Environmental Sciences. The River Institute is

implementing a remedial action plan in the Cornwall-

Massena area, creating artificial fish spawning habitats in

the St. Lawrence River, and researching the diversity of

area wetlands. The Institute is working with OPG’s

R. H. Saunders GS staff monitoring zebra mussel

population densities in the river.

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1) We are proud to support the national and world-renowned research and rehabilitation efforts of The Owl Foundation, located in VinelandStation, Ontario. The Foundation receives many “feathered” friends each year for rehabilitation. Pictured here is Kay McKeever, Presidentof The Owl Foundation with Bob Osborne, Public Affairs Officer, OPG, Niagara Plant Group and Nanticoke GS examining the owl and raptorenclosures rebuilt with support from OPG.

2) “E.T.”, one of the many owls benefiting from the Foundation’s efforts.

3) Pollution Probe logo. OPG was proud to support the promotion of Pollution Probe’s 3Es Report (Energy from Renewables, EmissionsReduction and Energy Efficiency). In addition, OPG was a sponsor of Pollution Probe’s 2000 Fundraising Gala.

4) Trent University Water Quality Centre — laboratory research undertaken by Professor Peter Dillon.

5) World Wildlife Fund logo.

6) OPG was a proud sponsor of Carolinian Canada’s Big Picture Project map and teaching materials on the importance of native forestecosystems in southern Ontario.

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1) The Pembina Institute Climate Change Awareness and Action Education Kit and Ontario Supplementwhich is scheduled for release in Ontario in the Fall of 2001.

2) Port Hope High School’s OPG sponsored Canada FIRST Robotics Team members with Julie Payette ofthe Canadian Astronaut Program and their Robo Hockey entry.

OPG is a proud corporate supporter of the Pembina

Institute Climate Change Awareness and Action

Education Kit (Ontario Supplement) for High Schools.

Other supporters of the kit include the Climate Change

Action Fund, Suncor Energy, BC Hydro and the Suzuki

Foundation. This kit assists high school teachers in

presenting issues, choices and solutions on climate

change.

Port Hope High School in Port Hope, St. Mary’s High

School in Cobourg, Etobicoke/Martingrove Collegiate in

Etobicoke and Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary

School in Mississauga all entered OPG sponsored teams

in the Canada FIRST Robotic Games which took place

at Mohawk College in Hamilton on March 3-5, 2000.

As well as providing financial support to this event,

members of our engineering staff volunteered their time

to serve as mentors to participating students. Canada

FIRST provides students with a taste of real-world

experience by having them produce an engineering

product that meets specifications on time and within

budget. Three of the four teams OPG supported were

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From January 1999 to December 2000, OPG contributed about $1,500,000 to approximately 211 educational

initiatives. OPG support included 21 Regional Engineering Science Fairs across Ontario and 14 competitions which

culminated in the Youth Science Foundation’s Canada-Wide Science Fair held at the University of Western Ontario in

London on May 19, 2000. A small sample of our support to educational initiatives is highlighted below:

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1) Pictured left to right are Bob Jaffrey, Chairman of the Board, AjaxPublic Library, Geoffrey Nie, Chief Librarian, Monica Olenroot,President, Friends of the Ajax Public Library, Donna McFarlane,Director, Nuclear Public Affairs, OPG and Pat O’Brien, Manager,Public Affairs, Pickering GS.

2) Young participant at National Engineering Week 2000. OPG was aproud corporate sponsor.

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among the top eight finalists of the 21 teams that participated in

Canada FIRST 2000. These teams participated in the International

Symposium for Robotics (ISR2000) held in Montreal in May 2000.

Students not only demonstrated their robots for an international

audience, but also heard a keynote address by Julie Payette of the

Canadian Astronaut Program.

OPG contributed $100,000 to the Friends of the Ajax Public

Library’s fundraising campaign. The contribution pushed the

Friends $1 million campaign to the halfway mark.

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OPG was the lead Corporate Partner for the Engineers

Are Everyday Heroes multi-media educational project

spearheaded by Professional Engineers Ontario and

TVOntario. The project aims to demystify engineering

and science and promote their study by primary school

children in Ontario.

Heroes activities included a series of eight entertaining

educational vignettes, which were produced for airing on

TVO Kids over a period of three years. Each vignette

features a different engineering innovation that solves a

child’s problem. The series was launched on March 4,

2000 and has proven to be very popular with children

and parents.

The “Be an Engineering Hero: Design a Home for

Tumbleweed (TVO Kids’ pet hamster) Contest” was also

launched on March 4 and continued to the end of

March. The contest was promoted on air and on the

TVO Kids website. Thousands of highly creative entries

were received and many designs were constructed and

shown on air. Three simultaneous multi-media stage

shows entitled “Fessie and the Kid” were presented to

enthusiastic audiences on March 4, 2000 during

National Engineering Week at the Ontario Science

Centre in Toronto, National Museum of Science and

Technology in Ottawa and Science North in Sudbury.

OPG engineers participated in all three stage shows

answering questions on general engineering from young

inquiring minds.

Each show was hosted by TVO Kids’ stars and started

with the 20-minute “Fessie and the Kid” video. The

video’s star, Reginald Fessenden (Fessie), a famous

Canadian engineer of the past, guides a student through

stories about engineering heroes of the past, present and

future.

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“Dear Ontario Power Generation…Ontario Power Generation is one of our most valued National Engineering Week supporters. Not only does the company actas a financial sponsor, but large numbers of OPG engineers also participate as volunteers in a wide variety of activitiesacross the province. Knowing that OPG is behind us encourages us to expand our efforts every year to reach more and moreyoung people with messages about the important role engineering plays in our daily lives.”

– John Udd, P. Eng., Chair, National Engineering Week Ontario Steering Committee

1) Sporting a victor’s smile is John MacDonald, a Grade 7 student at de LaSalle College, whose energy conservation project, “Be Warm, Be Cool -Insulate”, won him the OPG Award which assisted him in participatingin the Youth Science Foundation’s Canada-Wide Science Fair, held inLondon, Ontario. Congratulating John on behalf of OPG is Dr. MohanMathur, Vice President, Nuclear Training and Support Services.

2) OPG engineers Ana Dennier, Stuart Kramer and Nick Sion answerquestions from young engineering fans at the Engineers are EverydayHeroes “Fessie and the Kid” Launch on March 4, 2000 at the OntarioScience Centre.

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sPOST SECONDARY SCHOOLSOPG to date has awarded post secondary scholarships/awards to 50 individuals with 11 universities and 22 colleges

participating in OPG’s scholarship program:

UNIVERSITIES:

COLLEGES:

SECONDARY SCHOOLSIn 2000, the company launched a Pilot Secondary School Awards Program in co-operation with the Durham District

School Board to recognize excellence in the fields of science, mathematics and environmental studies. To date, OPG

has granted awards to 36 Durham High School students from the following schools:

Ajax High School

Anderson Collegiate & Vocational Institute

Brock High School

Cartwright High School

Dr. F.J. Donevan Collegiate Institute

Dunbarton High School

Eastdale Collegiate & Vocational Institute

Exeter High School

G.L. Roberts Collegiate & Vocational Institute

Henry Street High School

O’Neill Collegiate & Vocational Institute

Oshawa Central Collegiate Institute

Pickering High School

Pine Ridge Secondary School

Port Perry High School

R.S. McLaughlin Collegiate & Vocational Institute

Sinclair Secondary School

Uxbridge Secondary School

Algonquin College of Applied Arts & Technology

Cambrian College

Canadore College

Centennial College

Conestoga College

Confederation College

Durham College

Fanshaw College of Applied Arts & Technology

George Brown College

Georgian College of Applied Arts & Technology

Humber College

Lambton College

Loyalist College

Mohawk College

Niagara College

Northern College of Applied Arts & Technology

Sault College of Applied Arts & Technology

Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology

Sheridan College

Sir Sanford Fleming College

St. Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology

St. Lawrence College

Carleton University

Lakehead University

McMaster University

Ryerson Polytechnic University

Queen's University

University of Guelph

University of Ottawa

University of Toronto

University of Waterloo

University of Western Ontario

University of Windsor

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Science Camps operated by universities, colleges and professional institutions play an important part in encouraging

young people to take a keen interest in science and engineering. OPG supported over 50 science and engineering camps,

fairs and competitions across the province in 1999-2000. Investing in future scientists and engineers is in the long-term

interest of OPG, and also in the interest of society at large. We are especially pleased that half of our support to science

camps is earmarked towards encouraging young girls to attend these camps.

1) Plaque received from the University of Waterloo’sEngineering Science Quest (ESQ) Camp 2000.

2) Plaque received from the University of Guelph’sCreative Encounters With Science YouthEngineering Science Camp Program.

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“Dear Ontario Power Generation…I would like to thank you for your donation that I received as part of my award at the Trent Regional Science Fair, that washeld earlier this month. I placed first in the senior biological sciences division and to my surprise was awarded $120.00 courtesyof Ontario Power Generation...my project was conducted in an attempt to determine if students were at risk of contractingzoonotic diseases, which are infectious diseases that animals can transfer to humans. I will be going on to the Canada-WideScience Fair in May, which is going to be held in London, Ontario. I hope to use some of the money to prepare for the Canada-Wide Science Fair and save the rest to put towards University in the fall…I am grateful to Ontario Power Generation and itsCorporate Citizenship Program for all of its support and contributions to the field of science.”

– Deyna Dinesen, Winner of the OPG Award at the Trent Regional Science Fair

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3) and 4) Letters of thanks from some recentengineering and science camp participants.

“Dear Ontario Power Generation…I would like to thank you — along with my two daughters — for funding their bursaries to the Superior Science summer camp. The girls hada wonderful time and learned so much about building robots. I think for my girls it was a great help for their self esteem…thank you, from mychildren and I, for this opportunity for them to attend Superior Science.”

– Mrs. Kelly Kuzma and her daughters Tara and Tanya

“Dear Ontario Power Generation…I was delighted when my daughter, Deyna, won first place at the Trent Regional Science Fair held at Trent University recentlybut I was even more delighted to find out her prize came from Ontario Power Generation. I am pleased that our new companyis involved in the development of future scientists and professionals.”

– David Dinesen, Surveillance Technologist, OPG

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Amateur Sports

Our Pickering and Darlington Generating Stations

teamed up as major sponsors of the Ontario Summer

Games which saw 3,000 of the province’s best young

athletes compete in Durham Region from August 10-

13, 2000. In addition to financial support, Darlington

GS provided their sports fields as a venue for the men’s

soccer games. OPG’s Community Event Cruiser was also

a big hit at various venues throughout the Games.

Hospitals and Health

OPG contributed to 12 hospitals and 64 health and

safety-related initiatives across Ontario. These included:

local chapters of the Canadian Cancer Society, The

Arthritis Society, Canadian Mental Health Association,

Canadian Red Cross, Heart and Stroke Foundation of

Ontario, St. John Ambulance, and other provincial and

national organizations such as The Canadian Breast

Cancer Foundation, and The Hospital for Sick

Children.

Humanitarian

OPG and its employees rallied for Walkerton residents

during the recent E-Coli water tragedy in which seven

people died. Bruce Nuclear employees assisted in the

distribution of 57,024 bottles of water provided with

OPG support. In addition, many Bruce employees

performed fundraising and numerous volunteer acts of

kindness. A gate collection at the Bruce plant raised

$14,000 in ninety minutes from employees. This was

complemented by a Corporate contribution bringing the

total OPG and employee financial support to Walkerton

to almost $60,000. In the months since the tragedy,

Bruce Nuclear employees have continued to give

generously in support of their friends and neighbours in

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contribution to the United Way and annual festive season contributions to 25 food banks located across Ontario. Over

300 of the initiatives supported were in plant site communities. These initiatives included support to youth amateur

sport teams and events, hospitals and health organizations, and arts and cultural organizations. A sample of the

initiatives are detailed below:

“Dear Ontario Power Generation…Just a short note from the Games Organizing Committee to thank Ontario Power Generation for their undying support forthe staging of the Ontario Summer Games 2000. Obviously, the financial assistance provided was important, but thecommunity commitment ...of your corporation’s employees, allowed us to host a very successful Games. The support ofOntario Power Generation in the Games was so significant that we do not believe they could have been hosted withoutyour commitment.”

– Thomas W. Flood, Co-Chair, Ontario Summer Games 2000

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1) Beverly Forget, Public Affairs, Darlington GS providing refreshments to soccer enthusiastsin front of the OPG Community Event Cruiser at the Ontario Summer Games 2000.

2) A member of the Darlington-supported under-15 Soccer Team demonstrates his skill duringcompetition in the Ontario Summer Games 2000.

3) Participants in the Ontario Summer Games take time out to celebrate.

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OPG was proud to be a Commission Benefactor of

Music Canada Musique 2000’s (MC2M) Millennial

Celebration. Inspired by our commitment to the

environment and the Trans Canada Trail, coupled with

the importance of contributing to the arts, we were

pleased to support the Trail of Dreams Suite by Oscar

Peterson. The world premiere for Dr. Peterson’s Trail of

Dreams Suite took place on April 11, 2000 at Roy

Thomson Hall.

OPG support included many grass-roots community

initiatives and festivals like the Carassauga Festival in

Mississauga which was sponsored by our Lakeview GS.

Thunder Bay GS provided support to transform Central

School, a Thunder Bay heritage building, into the new

Magnus Theatre.

The community contributions of individual generating

stations are an important component of OPG’s

Corporate Citizenship Program.

The following pages present highlights demonstrating

the grass-roots impact of OPG’s contributions on the

communities, neighbourhoods and regions surrounding

our plants.

Attending the post-premiere reception sponsored by OPG are David Leslie, Chairman and CEO, Ernst and Young; NicholasGoldschmidt, Artistic Director, MC2M; Michel Legrand, Conductor and Arranger; Dr. Oscar Peterson (seated); RonOsborne, President and CEO, OPG; Her Excellency, The Right-Honourable Adrianne Clarkson, Governor General of Canadaand His Excellency, John Ralston Saul.

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1) For 1999 and 2000 combined, the United Way received contributions(employee and corporate) of about $ 1.7 million in addition to sixloaned OPG employee representatives.

2) Meet Andrew Dimeck. He’s one of 160 kids who this summer joinedthe Clarington Fire Department’s Junior Firefighter Program — ahands-on opportunity for 11 to 12 year-olds to learn and practice fireprevention and other safety methods. Joining kids from all over themunicipality at the Clarington Fire Hall, Andrew donned a fullfirefighter’s uniform and took part in fun, challenging and informativesafety activities. At OPG, safety is our number one priority — in thecommunity and in our own operations. OPG’s Darlington Nuclear GSis proud to sponsor programs like Junior Firefighter’s because webelieve safety awareness starts with one person at a time — with kidsjust like Andrew.

2) Opera Mississauga’s production of La Boheme was proudlysupported by our Lakeview GS.

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MAJOR SUPPORT INITIATIVES

1) Ontario Summer Games 2000.

2) Colin Dougherty and CaitlinDougherty ride the MillenniumTrail.

3) Grant Tamane, age 7, a member of the PickeringPanthers - Tyke Hockey Teamwhich Pickering Nuclear GS isproud to support becauseinvesting in kids is one themost powerful things we cancan do.

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x• Pickering GS was a major supporter of the Ontario Summer Games held in Durham on

August 10–13, 2000 (in partnership with Darlington GS). 3,000 athletes and 15,000

spectators participated.

• Pickering GS was a key supporter of the Pickering Millennium Trail which runs along

our plant property and links to the Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail.

• OPG is a major Multi-Year contributor to Durham College’s Creating Futures

Campaign to construct a University Centre. The College is a key partner in the training

and development of OPG nuclear personnel at Pickering, Darlington and the Bruce

Nuclear Generating Stations.

• Over 115 local youth sports teams, tournaments and competitions in hockey, baseball,

soccer, ringette, and figure skating received our support in Pickering and Ajax.

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• Pickering GS contributed to the Ajax and Pickering Health Centre through support of

the Foundation’s various fundraising initiatives, including the Ajax and Pickering Rotary

Clubs and Hospital TV Auction “Operation Lifeline”, The West Durham Festival of

Trees, and the Pickering Town Centre Mayors’ Charity Classic Golf Tournament.

• We are proud to support the Children’s Water Institute and to participate in the

Durham Children’s Groundwater Festival held in Oshawa in October 2000 with over

4,000 Grade 4 and 5 students participating in the Festival, designed to teach young

people about water conservation.

• Other projects in the Ajax and Pickering area that received assistance included: Ajax

Home Week, SCOPA Safe Communities, Pickering Museum Village, Dragon Boat

Festival and the Ontario Special Olympics.

1) Rouge Valley Health System - Ajaxand Pickering Health Centre logo.

2) Happy participants of the DurhamChildren’s Groundwater Festival inOshawa.

3) Deanna Nitsopoulos, Grade 4 student,Durham Region and a participant inthe Durham Children’s GroundwaterFestival learned the value of water inour lives.

4) Brian MacTavish, Vice President,OPG presents gold medals to theWindsor Wildcats, winners at theOntario Summer Games 2000.

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• Darlington GS was a major supporter, along with Pickering GS, of the Ontario

Summer Games held in Durham on August 10–13, 2000. Darlington also played venue

host to the men’s soccer competition, with approximately 2,500 soccer players and

spectators at Darlington’s Soccer Pitches.

• Darlington GS provided support to Bethesda House, a facility in Bowmanville that

offers temporary emergency shelter for abused women and their children. An emergency

fundraising campaign was launched in April 2000 to prevent the centre from closing.

• Darlington GS was also an exclusive sponsor of the Municipality of Clarington’s

Millennium Celebrations and Backyard Festival, a month-long celebration for all

Clarington residents that included a number of homecoming events. Darlington’s

Soccer Pitches provided the venue for the closing fireworks celebration, with about

4,000 residents, business and community members participating.

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DARLINGTON NUCLEAR GENERATING STATIONLocated in the Town of Clarington

Orono Arena and Community Centre.

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• Darlington GS was pleased to support Big Brothers of Clarington’s Bowl for Millions fundraiser in February, 2000.

• A contribution from OPG to the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA) will help repair the Devil’s Den Nature

Trail in Whitby. The trail, which was washed out in spring floods, runs through the Heber Down Conservation Area and is often used

by school groups on environmental studies.

• Darlington’s support to the Orono Amateur Athletic Association helped provide new dressing rooms, a meeting room, and storage

areas in the 2,500 sq. ft. expansion of the Orono Arena and Community Centre. The Orono Arena is designated as a staging area for

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1) Charles Packer, Site Vice President, OPG presents a cheque to Karen Mayson, ExecutiveDirector, Bethesda House.

2) Brian Duncan, Manager, Operations Support at Darlington GS , talks about safety during acheque presentation to Risk Watch in June. OPG’s financial assistance to Risk Watch willsupport manuals and teaching aids for teachers involved with this wide-ranging youth safetyprogram.

3) Darlington GS was proud to support Bowmanville Hospital in its fundraising efforts throughsupport of their annual Charity Golf Tournament.

4) Getting ready for the Big Brothers Bowl for Millions fundraiser are junior bowlers (front left)Kyle Purdy, Nicholas Purdy, Ashley Connors, and Alecsha Ferency. Presenting a cheque toDon Samis, President, Big Brothers is Penney Waghorne, Public Affairs, Darlington GS. Backright is Harold Yellowlees, Board member. Kneeling is Jenny Walhout, Executive Director,Big Brothers.

5) Darlington GS was proud to sponsor the Men’s Under-15 Soccer Team, participants in theOntario Summer Games.

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• OPG provided major support to the Municipality of Brockton during the recent

E-Coli Water Crisis in Walkerton. Bruce GS employees distributed 57,024 bottles of

water to the residents of Walkerton. This was complemented by a corporate gift and a

Bruce employee gate collection fundraiser. Together with other OPG contributions,

these efforts resulted in about $60,000 in donations being provided to the Walkerton

community.

• OPG support towards equipping the Saugeen Shores Community Complex, coupled

with personal support from Bruce station employees, was instrumental in ensuring the

completion of the Complex.

• A Bruce GS contribution to the Saugeen Rail Trail Association aided in the expansion

and connection of the Trail in Saugeen Shores to McGregor Park.

• Bruce GS support to the Friends of McGregor Park allowed for interpretative signs to

be posted within the park to highlight environmentally sensitive areas.

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OPG support during the Walkerton water crisis: from left - Brian Gilcrist, Mechanical Engineer,Pickering GS, Burrel Gailing, Resident, and Dave Kieffer, Construction Technician, Bruce GS.

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• Bruce GS also supports the Bluewater Summer Playhouse, serving communities around the Bruce Nuclear

site. The Playhouse operates an arts mentoring program for local high school students as well as offering a

number of theatrical productions each year. The Bruce station supported its final summer production,

“Perfect Pie” by Governor General Award winning playwright Judith Thompson. The Playhouse

designated the play’s September 1 performances as a benefit for the Women’s House of Bruce County.

• To help address the area’s shortage of family doctors, Bruce management recommended OPG’s

involvement in a community plan to make low-cost housing available to physicians. With OPG’s assistance,

the communities of Port Elgin and Kincardine now have community-owned dwellings available for use by

physicians relocating to the two towns.

• OPG’s contributions to the Bluewater District School Board assisted naturalization projects at Amabel

Sauble Community School and Port Elgin-Saugeen Central School. These included planting of native trees

and shrubs, erection of sun shelters and provision of tables and benches for outdoor educational initiatives.

These school naturalization areas allow for facets of the Ontario school curriculum to be extended to cover

sections using a “hands on” approach.

1) One of three community-owned Doctors’ residences.

2) Students from Port Elgin-Saugeen Central Schoolhelped plant trees and other vegetation that went intothe first phase of the playground naturalization projectat their school. Money from the OPG CorporateCitizenship Program provided a welcome boost to thefundraising effort. As the trees grow, they will providewelcoming shade in the summer months and shelterfrom the harsh winds of winter.

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OPG’s support to the Atikokan Public Library will enable the provisionof barrier-free access for physically disabled residents.

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• Our support towards the Atikokan Public Library kicked off a fundraising drive that

will enable the provision of barrier-free access for physically disabled residents.

• A contribution to the Atikokan Police Service D.A.R.E. Program (Drug Abuse

Resistance Education) helped get the message out about the dangers of drug and

substance abuse. The Atikokan Police Service utilizes the services of two trained

D.A.R.E. officers to instruct about 250 local Grade 5 and 6 students on the dangers of

drug and substance abuse. The programs have proven to be a valuable educational

experience and at the same time have enhanced relations between the youth of Atikokan

and the local police service.

• OPG sponsored the Beaten Path Nordic Ski Trails in Atikokan. Nordic skiing is a

popular recreational activity in Atikokan.

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• Support to Magnus in the Park, a joint project of the Magnus Theatre Company

Northwest and The Coalition for Waverley Park, will help to transform Central School,

built in 1884, a Thunder Bay Heritage building into a theatre. The theatre will be the

new home of all the Magnus Theatre’s performances, activities and theatre school needs.

The venue will also host many other arts events for the community.

• The Thunder Bay Regional Hospital Foundation’s Care Beyond Compare Campaign to

establish a new regional acute care facility to serve Northwestern Ontario’s 280,000 resi-

dents is a community priority and hence a support priority for our Atikokan, Thunder

Bay and Northwest Plant Groups.

• Our contribution of both financial support and employee volunteers to Thunder Bay

2002 – Clean & Green, Spring Up to Clean Up, aided about 11,000 citizens in

community-wide clean-ups and neighbourhood beautification projects.

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2) Artist’s rendering of the new acute care Thunder BayRegional Hospital in Thunder Bay.

3) Northern Ontario Business Awards, First Nation BusinessAward of Excellence sponsored by OPG and presented byMario Durepos, Public Affairs Officer, OPG (at right) to PierrePelletier, President of 4 K’s Logging.

THUNDER BAY GENERATING STATIONLocated in the City of Thunder Bay

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MAJOR SUPPORT INITIATIVES

1) Mississauga Amateur Radio Clubcelebrates the purchase of newequipment to help in communityemergency responsecommunications, thanks to supportfrom Lakeview GS.

2) Lakeview Sunset Concert Seriessupported in part by OPG.

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• Support from Lakeview GS to the Mississauga Amateur Radio Club aided in the

purchase of a radio repeater that was placed on top of Lakeview GS to enhance the

Club’s emergency preparedness capability. The Lakeview GS proved to be an

excellent location for the new repeater, since both organizations have a common

interest in emergency preparedness.

• Lakeview GS also sponsored Opera Mississauga’s production of La Boheme, which

was performed at the Mississauga Living Arts Centre.

• Lakeview GS was proud to support the Lakeview Business Association’s Sunset

Concert Series at Lakefront Promenade Park. The concerts received rave reviews

this summer from participants and spectators.

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• Lennox GS support to the Lennox and Addington County General Hospital Foundation

provided for a LifeSign Monitor for their emergency department as well as support to

their continuing care facility. The hospital is an integral part of the community and the

designated emergency health facility for Lennox GS.

• The Amazing Loyalist Parkway Country Adventure is a community festival in the

agricultural area of the Loyalist Parkway which promotes the beauty, history, natural

resources and quality of life of the region. The Festival grows in popularity each year and

Lennox GS was proud to sponsor the event in 1999 and again in 2000.

• A contribution to the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte will assist with the development of

a heritage pathway from the original landing site of the “Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte”

through the Mohawk Park ending at the National Historic Site of Christ Church Her

Majesty’s Royal Chapel of the Mohawks. The heritage trail will celebrate points of

historical and cultural significance with signs and plaques commemorating achievements

dating from the original Mohawk Landing in 1783 to the burial sites of the warriors of

1812 to a state-of-the-art R2000 housing development.

MAJOR SUPPORT INITIATIVES

1) Lennox and Addington (L&A) County General Hospital Foundation logo.

2) After handing a $10,000 donation from OPG to the L&A County HospitalFoundation, Ross Forrest, Plant Manager, Lennox GS, has his vital signschecked by registered nurse Debra Vine using the new LifeSign monitorpurchased with OPG’s support.

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• OPG’s ongoing support to the Wildlife Habitat Council’s (WHC) St. Clair River

Waterways for Wildlife Project helps engage U.S. and Canadian corporations,

landowners, natural resource agencies and local conservation agencies on the St. Clair

River in land management strategies for the benefit of native wildlife. The project

contributes to target goals set by the International Joint Commission for de-listing the

St. Clair River as an area of concern. WHC initiatives complement our Lambton GS

biodiversity initiatives. Volunteer efforts of our Lambton employees also benefit the

WHC.

• Lambton GS was proud to support the YMCA of Sarnia Lambton’s Invest in Youth

campaign, which helps local underprivileged children take part in YMCA activities and

developmental programs.

• Lambton GS also funded school naturalization and peace garden projects for Sacred

Heart School, Moore Town Courtright Public School and Sir John Moore Community

School.

• Our Lambton GS is a proud sponsor of the Convention and Visitors Bureau of

Sarnia/Lambton’s Celebration of Lights. This premiere winter tourist attraction takes

place from November 17, 2000 to January 5, 2001 in Centennial Park.

MAJOR SUPPORT INITIATIVES

1) Wildlife Habitat Council volunteers participate inthe Mill Creek Canoe Clean Up in St. ClairCounty.

2) Kneeling in the Sacred Heart School PeaceGarden in Port Lambton are Steven Murphy aGrade 8 student and School Public RelationsCommittee Member, Susan Thurston, CorporateRelations Officer; OPG, Hope Bechard a Grade 4student and Sharon Murphy a Grade 3/4Teacher.

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• The Haldimand District Scouts have participated for several years in the annual

Nanticoke GS Earth Week Tree Planting Program. OPG supports their efforts through

our Corporate Citizenship Program.

• Significant support from OPG to the Port Dover Lions Silver Lake Park Project was

used to complete planting of the Carolinian woodlot at the west end of the park and to

enhance the natural landscape of the community.

• OPG’s contribution to The West Haldimand General Hospital Foundation helped the

hospital acquire new x-ray and mammography equipment, allowing approximately 150

women a month who would otherwise have to travel out of the area for mammograms

to be tested locally.

• Nanticoke GS is the “Post It Sponsor” for the Lighthouse Festival Theatre’s 1999 and

2000 Seasons. The Theatre specializes in the research, development and production of

new Canadian plays and attracts upwards of 28,000 people every year.

MAJOR SUPPORT INITIATIVES

1) Haldimand District Scouts participate inNanticoke’s Earth Week 2000 TreePlanting Program.

2) Left to right: Rad Simovic, retired PlantManager, Nanticoke GS, presents acheque to Port Dover Lions JohnRoberts and Don Tomlinson for theSilver Lake Park Project.

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• The Winter Festival of Lights is the premiere winter tourist event in Niagara Falls. OPG

is a sponsor of the Festival, which runs from mid-November to mid-January every year,

attracting an estimated 1,000,000 visitors.

• OPG support of the Niagara District Girls Hockey Association assisted the 17-and-

under team to participate in the Ontario Winter Games. As well, our Niagara Plant

Group also provided sponsorship to one of the associations “house league” teams.

• Niagara PG support to Canadians for a Clean Environment assisted in the development

and promotion of an environmental education program for schools and community-

based children’s organizations covering issues such as: energy conservation, air and water

quality, and the Back Road Dumping Program.

• Public water safety is a priority for OPG’s hydroelectric operations in Niagara and

across the province. As part of our commitment to water safety, OPG is a supporter of

the St. John’s Ambulance Niagara Falls annual summer in-school water safety

presentations and on-the-water patrols.

• OPG partnered with the Carousel Players as the sponsor of their study guide and comic

book for the production of The Last Drop, a travelling educational play for Grades 4-8

that reached 9,000 students, teachers, and parents in 1999. The play examines the

importance of water in our daily lives. OPG will continue its support for the 2000/2001

season.

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MAJOR SUPPORT INITIATIVES

NIAGARA PLANT GROUPHeadquartered in Niagara Falls(pictured: Sir Adam Beck GS)

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1) Winter Festival of Lights.

2) Niagara District Girls HockeyAssociation team sponsoredby OPG’s Niagara Plant Group.

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“Dear Ontario Power Generation…Patients at the Ottawa Civic Hospital and now The Ottawa Hospital have been the beneficiaries of the generosity of OntarioPower Generation through your sponsorship of the MDS Nordion / Ottawa Hospital Fundraising Challenge. In addition, yourcontributions and ongoing support are crucial factors in our ability to attract participants and fundraisers to our cause…onbehalf of the 15,000 women seen annually at the Women’s Breast Health Centre, and the 10,000 men who will visit the newProstate Centre in its first year, their friends and family, please convey to your President how much OPG’s support isappreciated. Thank you for helping us fight cancer every step of the way.”

– David McInnes, VP, Corporate Communications, MDS Nordion and Thomas A. Hewitt, CFRE, The Ottawa Hospital Foundation

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• OPG contributions to the St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences

includes support to the NSERC Chair in Ecotoxicology Research and assistance to

acquire water purification equipment for the water testing laboratories at the Institute. In

addition, our Ottawa/St. Lawrence Plant Group was pleased to support the Institute’s

“Eco-Friends” Environmental Science Youth Day Camps.

• OPG assistance to the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Historical Society will aid the

Cornwall Millennium Community Museum Wood House located in Lamoureux Park,

Cornwall in completing a new “River Gallery” whereby Cornwall’s historical linkage

with water power will be explained. The gallery will be dedicated to the role the St.

Lawrence River played in the development of Cornwall and Eastern Ontario. Our

historical role on the river and in the industrial growth of the region made this project a

priority for support.

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1) St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences laboratorywhere Dr. Jeff Ridal (left), Manager of the Institute and JohnTammage, Manager, Ottawa/St. Lawrence Plant Group examine thenew water purification and testing equipment made possible by agrant from OPG.

2) Ian Bowering, Museum Curator, illustrates work underway on theCornwall Millennium Community Museum Wood House.

OTTAWA/ST. LAWRENCE PLANT GROUPIncludes 10 Stations headquartered in Renfrew (pictured: R. H. Saunders GS)

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• Northeast PG support of Regional Science Fairs in North Bay, North Channel,

Sudbury and Timmins gave hundreds of young scientists the opportunity to compete

with their peers on science and engineering projects, with OPG award winners moving

on to the provincial and national championships.

• Our support for the Sudbury YMCA Centre For Life helped promote the healthy

development of individuals, families, and the community. The programs of the Centre

focus on broad areas of health, including physical, social, emotional, educational,

spiritual and occupational well-being.

• Our Northeast PG was pleased to assist the Wintergreen Fund for Conservation in the

development of an information brochure, “A Guide to the Recreational Trails in the

City of Timmins”.

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1) Harry Coott, President of the South Porcupine Food Bank receives acheque from Merle Gaudette, Budget and Cost Technician forElectricity Production to help out during the 1999 Festive Season.

2) Regional Science Fair participant and OPG award winner T.J. O’Grady,one of hundreds of young scientists that competed in Science Fairsacross Ontario supported by OPG.

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• OPG’s multi-year support to Lakehead University’s Native Access Program in

Engineering (NAPE) has helped increase the number of engineers and technologists of

native descent in Canada. NAPE functions as a unique partnership between

corporations, First Nations and Lakehead University. John Henry Earl, an Engineering

Applied Science Trainee in the Station Engineering Department at our Bruce GS was a

graduate recruit from the Program.

• We proudly sponsored the third Biennial National Student Conference hosted by

Lakehead University Student Chapter of the Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering.

At the conference, students from Alberta, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatoon

examined the national and international scope of Chemical Engineering and were taken

on tours of our plant sites.

1) Native Access Program in Engineering (NAPE) logo.

2) NAPE students hard at work at Lakehead University.

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MAJOR SUPPORT INITIATIVES:

OPG support to the Canadian Canoe Museum assisted in the design oftheir signature exhibit “Portage to the Past” (artist conception of theproposed renovation).

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SMALL HYDRO PLANT GROUPIncludes 26 stations headquartered in North Bay (pictured: Healey Falls GS)

• OPG helped support the design of a major new exhibit at the Canadian Canoe Museum

in Peterborough — “Portage to the Past,” the museum’s signature exhibit focusing on

the canoe’s integral connection to the natural environment. The exhibit is scheduled to

open in March 2001.

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es• Full name of organization, address, phone, fax, email

and website information as applicable

• Contact person and title

• Revenue Canada Registered Charitable Tax number

(if applicable)

• Description of the organization (purpose, history,

activities, service area)

• Most recent audited financial statements, annual

report and operating budget

• List of Board of Directors or Trustees and staff

• Details of the project to be supported (purpose,

objectives, time lines and a detailed budget)

• Amount and type of support requested from OPG

(i.e., in-kind or cash support) and status as either a

donation (charitable tax receipt will be issued) or

sponsorship (non-charitable tax receipt will be issued)

• Project accomplishments/evaluations: measurable

outcomes of the program and how the success of the

project will be determined and shared

• Details on collaboration: list of other project partners

or organizations contacted for support

• How OPG’s support will be recognized

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

Ontario Power Generation does not provide financial or

in-kind support for a number of activities including:

• “Core” or operating funding

• Religious organizations for sacred or sectarian

purposes

• Individuals, with the exception of recipients of OPG

scholarships, awards, bursaries, and internships

• Trips or Tours

• Conferences, with the exception of those that fall

within our corporate lines of business

• Professional sports teams

To be considered for support, organizations must be either a registered charity or not-for-profit organization and must

provide all of the following information; incomplete proposals will be rejected.

For more information on our Corporate Citizenship Program please visit our website at:www.ontar iopowergenerat ion.com

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