Independent polling shows that support for Bruce Power’s future plan to explore potential expansion of the Bruce site is very strong with 80 per cent of residents saying they support the proposal to advance the long-term planning and consultation work required to explore nuclear expansion options on the Bruce Power site.
Among residents, support for upgrading and refurbishing existing nuclear power plants in order to help meet Ontario’s future electricity demand continues to be at a historic high at 86 per cent. More than half (53%) of residents say they ‘strongly support’ upgrade and refurbishment.
About nine in ten residents (93%) agree that expanding the Bruce Power facility would create jobs in the community and 86 per cent believe the expansion will be good for the community.
During recent independent telephone polling conducted across the region, Ipsos found that almost all residents (93%) who are familiar with Bruce Power regard it as a good community citizen, while 92 per cent agree the company is involved with the community in a positive way and 93 per cent have confidence that the Bruce facility operates safely.
“Understanding the opinions and priorities of our community is essential to make sure we’re doing the right things and sharing the right information,” said James Scongack, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice-President. “Knowing that our community has confidence in our ability to operate the site safely and protect the environment tells us that we’re on the right track and earning the community support that is so important to Bruce Power. However, this support is something we never take for granted and we work as hard as we can every day to earn people’s confidence.”
Overall support for Bruce Power remains strong, with 86 per cent of residents in the Clean Energy Frontier region who are familiar with Bruce Power having a positive impression. Familiarity with Bruce Power has increased since last year from 80 per cent to 85 per cent, with residents who say they are ‘very familiar’ increasing the most.
About Bruce Power
Bruce Power is an electricity company based in Bruce County, Ontario. We are powered by our people. Our 4,200 employees are the foundation of our accomplishments and are proud of the role they play in safely delivering clean, reliable nuclear power to families and businesses across the province and cancer-fighting medical isotopes around the world. Bruce Power has worked hard to build strong roots in Ontario and is committed to protecting the environment and supporting the communities in which we live. Formed in 2001, Bruce Power is a Canadian-owned partnership of TC Energy, OMERS, the Power Workers’ Union and The Society of United Professionals. Learn more at www.brucepower.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.
About the Survey
These are the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Bruce Power. For the survey, a sample of n = 566 adults in Bruce, Grey and Huron Counties which is all part of the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory were interviewed via telephone from September 26 to October 18, 2024. Quotas and weighting were used to ensure that the sample reflects the population distribution of Grey County, Bruce County and Huron County according to census parameters. The accuracy of Ipsos online polls is measured using a margin of error. In this case, the results are considered accurate to within +/- 4.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, of what the results would have been had all adults in all three counties been polled.
Source: Bruce Power
