Natural Resources committee  Twenty-one.

Natural Resources committee  Absolutely. I can use the example of the Lower Mattagami project. We had about 250 people employed on that project. There was significant training and capacity-building in developing the Sibi employment and training. In some cases, people received education upgrading, developed

Natural Resources committee  That example with Sibi was something that was built from scratch in collaboration with the community, OPG and a number of other partners. Our unions, our contractors, helped to build that capacity. There was a lack of capacity, as I understand it, at that time. That's a great e

Natural Resources committee  I'm reluctant to speak on behalf of the remote communities that are looking at this.

Natural Resources committee  I think that project was a model project in Ontario. Certainly, in talking with other communities, people are aware of the good work that was done in collaboration with the community. So it's certainly looking at similar opportunities, or similar programs and initiatives. I r

Natural Resources committee  I can respond to that. Thank you for the question. I don't think there's necessarily a preferred option. Of course, I think we'd be interested in exploring all technology options. We have a good example, actually. We're working with Gull Bay First Nation at the moment to devel

Natural Resources committee  Yes. The Gull Bay project is a solar microgrid project, and storage is a part of it. Certainly there are factors you would have to consider. I'm by no means a subject-matter expert on storage—

Natural Resources committee  —but certainly you would have to look at factors around climate, cold weather and things such as those.

Natural Resources committee  Right now I think diesel is the backup.

Natural Resources committee  It's still the backup, yes, as far as I know.

Natural Resources committee  Right now, our microgrid project is meant to offset diesel. Diesel will still be used, but this will significantly reduce the dependency, by about 25% in that particular project.

Natural Resources committee  Absolutely. As a practice, OPG undertakes early engagement and consultation on all of our projects, primarily with a goal of achieving a common understanding of the project, of potential impacts and of mitigation strategies, as well as finding mutual interest in common objective

Natural Resources committee  Great. Thank you, Channa. OPG is the largest electricity generator in Ontario, providing about a half of the province's power. Our diverse generating fleet includes two nuclear stations, 66 hydroelectric stations, two biomass stations, one thermal station and later this year, o