The operator intends to use the proceeds from the nuclear sector’s first-ever green bond to finance or re-finance eligible investments associated with life extension and increasing output of existing units.

The province says it is expanding a training program to help those looking for work in a different field.

The refinancing will free up additional funds for infrastructure and other projects in the Six Nations of the Grand River Community.

If the next phase of the project plan is approved as planned by May, servicing work on the 177-acre waterfront site could begin next summer, with construction to follow in the fall.

The work incorporates the equivalent of 700,000 plastic bags in post-consumer recycled plastic materials into two pathways and a parking lot.