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As part of the Electricity Distributors Association’s 2020 Webinar Series, we partnered with our platinum sponsor and member Hydro One on a December 7 event. The panel discussion highlighted Hydro One’s early successes and challenges with Indigenous procurement, while examining the role such procurement plays in supporting economic recovery in Ontario.

Hydro One distributes electricity to 1.4 million customers over a massive 961,000 km² service territory. This means Hydro One serves just over two customers per square-kilometer served. Some of these areas include heavily forested terrain, significant off-road areas and no tie capability, leading to a lack of redundancy in certain parts of the system. 

After Brenda W. overcame her diagnosis of stage 3 breast cancer in 2008, she focused on finding a way to heal her body as well as her soul. In 2020, she found the Enliven Cancer Care organization in Muskoka, a place of tranquility that prioritizes self-care and peace for people going through the turmoil of cancer through yoga and dance.