Canada's first community-wide smart grid launches in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in northern Ontario on Friday to visit a local electricity provider and tour a housing development project, CTVNewsNorthernOntario.ca(opens in a new tab) had full coverage starting at 10:30 a.m.
Trudeau's public itinerary for Friday began with a photo opportunity at a "local electricity provider" at 10:30 a.m. followed by remarks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11:20 a.m.
PUC Services shared a photo of Trudeau on X, formerly known as Twitter, and said he is there today to help launch the Sault Smart Grid(opens in a new tab), the first community-wide smart grid in Canada.
Also in Sault Ste. Marie, a nine-storey, 107-unit veterans housing project (opens in a new tab)built by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25(opens in a new tab) is expected to be completed next month.
Last month, the Ontario energy minister announced two new hydro lines(opens in a new tab) are being built in northeastern Ontario, one in Sault Ste. Marie and the other in Sudbury.
