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nership with local community group, Cambridge Youth Soccer, said Cambridge Youth Soccer General Manager Derek Bridg-
who will be contributing $600,000 in funding towards the $1.2 man. “A combination of synthetic and premium grass fields in
million total purchase price. one location will benefit the Cambridge soccer community for
years to come."
Featuring 12 playing fields ranging from mini, to intermediate
to senior, the proposed complex will be the first major soccer As the environmental assessment process gets underway,
park in the city. In line with the City’s Strategic Plan, the devel- more information on the project and future public engage-
opment of the soccer park will bring economic growth to the ment opportunities will be available on the City’s website.
city through sports tourism, tournaments and training.

“This is an exciting project for Cambridge, especially for the BWXT Awarded CA$642 Million Contract to
youth of Cambridge,” remarked Mayor Doug Craig. “We’re Supply Steam Generators for Bruce
committed to providing a wide variety of opportunities to en- Power’s Life Extension Program
courage youth engagement through recreation, and this new, BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) announced in April that
state-of-the-art soccer park will help support the healthy its subsidiary BWXT Canada Ltd. (BWXT Canada) has been
growth and development of our youth community.”
awarded a contract valued at approximately CA$642 million
from Bruce Power to design and supply 32 steam generators
The land purchase will be subject to the results of the environ- for Bruce Power’s Major Component Replacement (MCR) Proj-
mental assessment process and support of the Grand River ect.
Conservation Authority. The environmental assessment pro-
cess is anticipated to conclude in the fall of 2019 with develop- The original contract for Bruce Power’s Unit 6 steam gen-
ment of the land starting in 2020. erators, previously announced in July 2016 and amended in
August 2017, has been amended to include an additional 24
"Cambridge Youth Soccer is ecstatic at the approval of this steam generators (including steam drums) for Bruce Units 5,
project. As our organization continues to grow in both the 7 and 8.
grassroots and high performance areas, the need for a mu- This steam generator contract represents the largest contract
nicipally-owned, soccer-specific field has never been greater,” ever to be awarded to BWXT Canada and will secure many jobs

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