Heading outdoors this Victoria Day long weekend? If you’re spending time near waterways, please be mindful — levels and flows can change quickly. Stay well back from shorelines and keep a close eye on kids and pets.
Stay clear, stay safe.
From nuclear and hydro refurbishments to the G7's first commercial SMR, there's a lot happening at OPG. We need your superpowers to build for the future. Do you have what it takes to help us electrify life? Find your calling at opg.com/build.
Meet the colossal crane doing the heavy lifting for the first Small Modular Reactor in the G7.
The largest crawler crane in Canada recently completed a major lift as it hoisted and placed the close to 2.1-million-pound Basemat module – the foundation of the reactor building.
Now, this crane is ready to do even more heavy lifting for the project. Learn more: https://bit.ly/42usJTm
Ever wonder what OPG's Small Modular Reactor will look like? OPG's Advanced Manufacturing team brought the G7's first SMR to life with a 3D-printed model – giving a glimpse of what's being built right now at Darlington.
Last month, the first SMR unit's foundation was lowered into place on site – a major milestone for a project that will power 300,000 homes once completed.
It's another way Ontario is putting innovation into action to work better, smarter, and help envision the future.
In this #HeritageHighlight, we go back to the early 20th century to glimpse construction of OPG's Sir Adam Beck I Generating Station (GS) in Niagara Falls, considered the world's first true hydro mega-project.
Originally named the Queenston-Chippawa Hydroelectric Plant, it took about 10,000 workers and five years to build the 10-unit, 410-megawatt facility. During construction, workers faced immense challenges and obstacles, including the arrival of the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918. But they persevered to build a station that continues to serve Ontario reliably more than 100 years after it first went into service in 1922.
Today, OPG is investing in Beck I's future, with a plan to refurbish three units at the historic station, along with 16 units at its neighbour, the Sir Adam Beck II GS. This work will ensure these hydro crown jewels can keep powering Ontario for many more decades to come. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3QOFCFe #HeritageHighlight #CleanEnergy #HydroPower
Get the facts on the potential for new nuclear at OPG’s Wesleyville site in Port Hope.
OPG will be holding project information sessions in-person in Port Hope and Cobourg on May 6 and 7, and virtually on May 20.
Members of the community are invited to learn more about the proposed new development, its potential economic benefits, and how to get involved in the project’s impact assessment process.
Learn more and register for the upcoming sessions: https://bit.ly/4cMDHJO
Today we remember and honour Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people who remain missing, have been murdered, or are survivors of gender and race-based violence. We stand in solidarity with survivors, families, and communities. #MMIWG2S #RedDressDay
At #CNA2026 this week, OPG was proud to share how we are helping Canada’s nuclear future come into view.
From the G7’s first Small Modular Reactor to Pickering’s upcoming refurbishment to potential large nuclear generation at Wesleyville, OPG is putting our nuclear ambitions into motion.
Thank you to our partners and peers who are helping us make it all happen. We look forward to continuing to work together to advance nuclear’s next generation.
Ahead of International Drone Day on Saturday, we celebrate the great and valuable work of OPG’s very own drone team.
Part of our Advanced Inspection and Maintenance division, these highly trained pilots and operators put advanced drone tech to work across the province - capturing the views (and the data) that help keep our operations running smoothly.
From flights inside hard-to-reach hydro penstocks to up-close captures of a nuclear reactor face to bird’s-eye views of the G7’s first SMR build, OPG’s drone team provides detailed footage, information, and data we simply wouldn’t be able to get any other way. This team is redefining inspections at OPG - delivering better data, faster, and with safety front and center.
Last week, we lowered the close to 2,100,000-pound Basemat into place — the foundation for the G7's first Small Modular Reactor and Canada's first new nuclear build in more than 30 years.
One of the largest crawler cranes in the world lowered the Basemat module into the reactor shaft at the Darlington New Nuclear Project site — 35 metres below ground. It’s the first time in Canada a foundation for a reactor building was assembled modularly – putting the “M” in SMR – as the giant component was fabricated, welded, and put together in one piece before being lifted into place.
This was a milestone months in the making, requiring significant attention to detail and safety, as well as the hard work of dedicated trades and project partners.
Piece by piece, we're continuing to build one of the largest and most complex clean energy projects in Canada today. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4mSWI0w
From the office to the powerhouse, Sam Amin has charted a unique path to hydro.
With a passion for renewable energy, Sam knew she wanted to work in hydro and would do anything to get there. She got her foot in the door as a receptionist at our office in Toronto before making the leap into the general trades.
Trading a desk role for the field, she quickly learned the ropes with a stint in OPG's North Bay work centre. Today, she's a hydro operating technician in the Eastern Operations Control Room at R.H. Saunders, where she helps manage the safe, reliable power production from 10 hydro stations.
"This has definitely been a dream fulfilled," she says.
Learn more about Sam's journey: bit.ly/4eKLnxp
Today, we pause to recognize the National Day of Mourning in honour of those who have lost their lives or were injured in the workplace.
We stand together with our union and contractor partners to commemorate this solemn day by renewing our commitment to create a safer workplace.
Working safely isn't just something we say. At OPG, it's our number one priority - a part of our DNA, our culture, and something we instill across our operations and projects.
Today, we honour those workers who didn't make it home and recommit to ensuring a safe workplace for all.
