NII Explore Science in the Summer programming is popping up around the region, bringing hands-on learning to students of all ages.

This week, NII welcomed Luke Charbonneau, Mayor of the Town of Saugeen Shores and Bruce County Councillor to its Board of Directors.

In the 20 years since May 11, 2001, Bruce Power has become a foundational part of our clean energy story.

This Sunday, as we celebrate all moms, I hope that you will also join me in making a commitment to protect this planet too.

The countdown to next week begins as teams prepare to compete in NII Explore’s Spring Break Mission to Mars challenge.

March 14 is Pi (π) Day, when we celebrate this important never-ending number. Pi is the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter—or 3.14159… and on, and on. Pi is key in everything from sending spacecraft to other planets, to designing buildings, to calculating how much (actual) pie each person gets for dessert! But did you know that the story of how Pi Day came about is as exciting as the math itself? The Prince of Pi Back in 1988, the San Francisco Exploratorium mu

Today is International Women’s Day, a day where we celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness against bias, and take action for...

We started this blog three weeks ago with a reference to Elliotte Friedman’s 31Thoughts column . At the time, I was questioning how...

As Black History Month comes to a close, I wanted to take a moment to shine a spotlight on how Black people's contributions, ingenuity...

Get an inside look at what goes on in the new NII building in Saugeen Shores The sun gleams off the white Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) building in Saugeen Shores as the guests of honour gather for the ceremonial ribbon cutting. After a snap of oversized gold scissors, the group heads through the front doors of what was once a police station, now refurbished into the colourful open offices of NII’s new innovation space. Once inside, guests might don a virtual reality hea

Are you celebrating Valentine’s this weekend with that special someone? Are you still looking for that perfect gift? Why not give them...

Changing the narrative and smashing stereotypes for a brighter future (photo credit: Daria Koshkina) Today we are celebrating the...

Note from February 11: with an extremely positive response, we have reached the registration limit on this camp. As well, with the province postponing March Break to April 12-16, we will postpone the camp until that time. To help parents and caregivers with that dreaded “I’m bored!” from children this March Break, the Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) and Bruce Power are excited to announce the launch of the virtual Best Ever March Break Camp. This free online educational

Celebrating World Nuclear Energy Day with world-class research On the occasion of World Nuclear Day, the Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) has launched a program to promote its initial environmental and health research projects, a major focus of its work to help usher in a new era in energy. Environment@NII will be home to NII’s projects assessing the impact of energy generation on human health and the environment. Its initial projects, funded by approximately $1 million fr

What does a 12th century mathematician have to do with a pineapple? Today is Fibonacci Day — November 23, or 11/23, the first numbers in the Fibonacci sequence (1, 1, 2, 3). Born in Italy around 1170, Leonardo Bonacci (nicknamed Fibonacci) never would’ve even laid eyes on a pineapple, but the sequence of numbers he discovered can be seen throughout nature, from seashells to pine cones to the human ear. And the sequence is used in everything from financial trading on the stock

Saugeen Shores, ON – January 16, 2020 Seven municipalities come together to seek better ways to deliver services  Municipalities facing a host of common challenges have agreed to work together to find new and better ways of meeting the needs of people in their communities.  The commitment to fresh thinking and cooperation will be channeled through the Municipal Innovation Council (MIC), a joint body set up by an agreement between the Town of Saugeen Shores, Arran-Elderslie, B