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Hydro One PowerPlay Grants for Projects in Ontario

February 21, 2008 — Hydro One announced today it is contributing more than $450,000 in 48 Ontario communities through its new PowerPlay grant program. The PowerPlay grant program is designed to provide funding towards developments that benefit children's outdoor and active play facilities.

"We are proud to support community efforts to expand safe, healthy play facilities for children in Ontario," said Laura Formusa, Hydro One President and CEO. "The PowerPlay program is one of the many ways Hydro One can invest in the well-being of the communities in which we live and work."

The PowerPlay program, launched in August 2007, is open to municipalities and registered charities in Hydro One-served communities. The program offers grants up to $25,000. This includes new facilities and renovation of existing facilities that are open and accessible to the community at large. Additional funding may be available where energy efficiency measures are incorporated into the project.

Hydro One is accepting applications now for the next round of grants, with a deadline of February 29, 2008.

A list of recently announced grants is provided below.

Recipient:		City of Ottawa
Project:		A project to install a water source at the Vernon Community Outdoor Rink to alleviate the reliance on trucking in water to service the rink.
Funding:		$5,000

Recipient:		City of Ottawa, Kiwanis Club of Orléans
Project:		The purchase of an accessible Sway Fun glider for the Kiwanis Adventure Playground.
Funding:		$11,479

Recipient:		North Crosby Recreation Committee, Township of Rideau Lakes
Project:		Construction of a multi-season activities surface in Shillington Park.
Funding:		$10,000

Recipient:		Town of Carleton Place
Project:		Arena revitalization project to replace the rink boards and benches that are reaching their end of life.
Funding:		$10,000

Recipient:		City of Clarence-Rockland
Project:		Construction of a fitness facility in the Clarence-Rockland Recreational and Cultural Complex as part of the "Building the Heart of Our Community" project.
Funding:		$25,000

Recipient:		Rotary Club of Huntsville
Project:		Construction of a skateboard park in the Huntsville Rotary Youth Park.
Funding:		$10,000

Recipient:		Town of South Bruce Peninsula
Project:		Construction of the Allenford Playground in a community that is experiencing an influx of young families.
Funding:		$10,000

Recipient:		Township of Georgian Bay
Project:		Construction of new and safe playground equipment at Stewart Lake Beach.
Funding:		$10,000

Hydro One delivers electricity safely, reliably and responsibly to homes and businesses across the province of Ontario and owns and operates Ontario's 29,000 km high-voltage transmission network that delivers electricity to large industrial customers and municipal utilities, and a 122,000 km low-voltage distribution system that serves about 1.3 million end-use customers and smaller municipal utilities in the province. Hydro One is wholly owned by the Province of Ontario.

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Complete list as of February 20, 2008. For media inquiries about the first round of recipients or any aspect of the program, please contact: Hydro One Media Relations 24 hours a day at 1-877-506-7584 (toll-free in Ontario only) or 416-345-6868. Our website is www.HydroOne.com.

For more information on our PowerPlay program, please visit www.HydroOne.com/PowerPlay.

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