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Bruce Power Holding Summer Innovation Camp

Bruce Power will hold a Summer Innovation Camp in July that will challenge local high school students to develop science, technology, engineering and mathematical skills essential to future success.

The program is offered to Grade 9 to 12 high school students weekdays from July 9th to 20th at the Bruce Power Visitors' Centre in Tiverton.

The fee for attending is $300 per student.

There is still space available, and anyone interested in asked to contact the Bruce Power Visitors' Centre.

Of note:

-Bruce Power Sector Manager of Community & Indigenous Relations Chris Mercanti says the camp will focus on science and radtiation monitoring, and will include attendees attaching dose monitoring equipment to a weather balloon.

-Mercanti notes Bruce Power continues to seek more educational opportunities that will increase foot traffic at the offsite visitor's centre

-The program was developed by the McMaster University Interdisciplinary Satellite Team, and a Bruce Power staff member that spent time working for NASA.

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