Ontario Hydro halts nuclear asset sale

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Ontario Hydro has temporary cancelled the sale of its nuclear assets pending the outcome of Ontario, Canada's restructuring of electricity sector, according to documents obtained by The Globe and Mail under right- to-know laws. The documents include a contract hiring New York, NY-based investment bank Salomon Smith Barney to serve as Ontario's exclusive financial adviser for the proposed neclear asset sale.

Asset sales & divestitures, Ontario Hydro Energy Inc.

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Abitibi sued over N. Ontario logging

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A lawsuit filed by Sierra Legal Defence Fund on behalf of three native trappers alleges that Montreal, Que.-based Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. illegally obtained a logging license in Northern Ontario. The lawsuit was brought by members of the Grassy Narrows First Nation tribe, which is located near Kenora, Ontario.

Legal issues & crime, Logging, Timber Logging & Contracting, Cases, Abitibi-Consolidated Inc., Native Americans, Native North Americans, Forest products industry, Outsourcing

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Nuclear plant had a long list of failings

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The Bruce nuclear power station was at increasing risk of experiencing dangerous accidents, according to a report compiled in 1998 by the World Association of Nuclear Operators. Poor work habits, lack of experience, and bad maintenance were some of the problems at the power station.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Government regulation, Electric services, Personnel administration, Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations, MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS, Methods, Management, Safety and security measures, Laws, regulations and rules, Electric utilities, Reports, Nuclear industry, Nuclear energy, Associations, Nuclear power plants, Environmental policy, Ontario, Nuclear power plant operators, World Association of Nuclear Operators

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