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Winners announced for 2025 Clean Energy Frontier Program Awards
Second-annual awards recognize outstanding contributions to the local economy and clean energy sector
Apr 174 min read


Nominations now open for 2024 Clean Energy Frontier Program Awards
Nominations are now open for the second-annual Clean Energy Frontier Program Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions
Nov 27, 20242 min read


NII and RBC conclude Small Business Month with economic insights for local businesses
NII, in partnership with RBC, hosted an insightful NII Connects event this week—focused on the economic landscape for small businesses.
Nov 1, 20242 min read


NII’s first-ever Clean Energy Frontier Conference wraps two days of learning and exciting announcements
The 2024 Clean Energy Frontier Conference this week brought together industry leaders, local experts and community partners
Oct 3, 20242 min read


NII to host region’s first-ever Clean Energy Frontier Conference
Registration is now open for NII's Clean Energy Frontier Conference this fall, a two-day event full of discussions and new learning.
Sep 4, 20241 min read


Clean Energy Frontier honours local economic developer with Memorial Award for Excellence
The Clean Energy Frontier program has established the Paulette Peirol Memorial Award for Excellence in Economic Development
Mar 11, 20242 min read


Annual Clean Energy Frontier Summit focuses on opportunities and challenges ahead for Bruce, Grey and Huron region
How do people living in a region that’s driving the clean energy transition manage the challenges that come with it?
Jan 25, 20242 min read


Nuclear Wrapped: top 5 developments for nuclear in 2023
2023 was a big year for nuclear in Ontario, across Canada, and around the world! We’ve compiled a list of highlights that topped our list.
Dec 18, 20233 min read


Clean Energy Frontier program wins Award of Excellence from Economic Developers Council of Ontario
The Clean Energy Frontier program has won an Economic Developers Council of Ontario Award of Excellence for “Rural Planning and Strategy".
Feb 16, 20232 min read


Annual Clean Energy Frontier Summit focuses on sustainable growth in the region
The Summit provided an opportunity for members of the Bruce, Grey, Huron and local Indigenous communities to collaborate and reflect.
Jan 18, 20232 min read


Clean Energy Frontier program wins two awards from Economic Developers Association of Canada
The Clean Energy Frontier program, a public/private partnership between Bruce County and Bruce Power, won in two categories.
Oct 13, 20222 min read


Authorized Inspection Services Inc. expands into Bruce County
Bruce Power and NII’s Clean Energy Frontier program welcome Authorized Inspection Services Inc. (AIS) to the region.
Jul 6, 20222 min read


Economic impact data proves significant opportunities in the Clean Energy Frontier region
The Clean Energy Frontier Program at NII, in partnership with Bruce Power and Bruce County, is unrolling the findings of an economic study.
Mar 11, 20222 min read


NII's Plugging In report wins Economic Developers Association of Canada Award
NII is pleased to announce that its Plugging In report has been awarded a prestigious Marketing Canada Award from EDAC.
Mar 7, 20221 min read


Statistics Canada reports 6.5% population increase in Clean Energy Frontier
Since the last census in 2016, the tri-county region expanded by 6.5%, a population growth rate 12% faster than Ontario’s 25% than Canada's.
Feb 11, 20222 min read


The power of storage—rural reflections on NII’s Store of Value report
We know that net zero needs nuclear, and (spoiler alert) Ontario’s grid needs energy storage and nuclear to reach net zero.
Feb 2, 20224 min read


3ThoughtThursday – Westinghouse opening, Tech Network, being present
Let’s wrap up the year with rest and laughter. I’ll be spending the rest of my working time shining up my 2022 workplan and closing out...
Dec 16, 20212 min read


Westinghouse Canada joins the Clean Energy Frontier region
Westinghouse Canada has opened an office space in Port Elgin, Ontario and will support all Bruce Power contracts from this location.
Dec 10, 20212 min read


3ThoughtThursday – Doing our part, reaching new audiences, Climate Change Action Plan
It’s time to get out of the region and tell the rest of Ontario who we are, what we’re doing and why it matters.
Dec 9, 20212 min read


3ThoughtThursday – Economic impact of nuclear from the Clean Energy Summit
Our Clean Energy Innovation and Recovery Summit was a success. It was a collaborative effort and shows the power of working together.
Dec 2, 20212 min read
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