ONTARIO NEWS

Tunnel Workers celebrated on May 13 as OPG’s tunneling machine (Big Becky) broke through to daylight after a 10.2 kilometre journey beneath the City of Niagara Falls. The moment marked the completion of one of the largest underground excavations in history and is a major milestone in the tunnel project. When complete in 2013, the new tunnel will allow OPG to generate additional power at its Sir Adam Beck Stations – enough to power 160,000 homes. OPG will be donating the cutter head from the tunnel boring machine to the community as an artifact for future generations.