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Algonquin College’s Co-op Works!
The Algonquin College’s Co-op Works! program is designed to match skilled college students with employers looking to hire summer employees in their field. The Co-op Works! program is made possible through support from the Federal Government’s Eastern Ontario...
MP Cheryl Gallant Joins CFB Petawawa Training Exercise in Norway
Erikfjellet (Erik Mountain) Norway, Exercise COLD RESPONSE—Cheryl Gallant, MP joined members of the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment from CFB Petawawa, for EXERCISE COLD RESPONSE, a Norway Invitational training exercise. “The main benefit for our Canadian...
A record of achievment
The Laboratories at Chalk River had a very successful year in 2011, with great accomplishments in a wide range of fields such as nuclear safety, nuclear medicine, environmental protection, partnering with universities for nuclear research, and job creation. As AECL...
The NRU in WANO
In our increasingly global world, it is important that Canadian companies build friendships and find partners around the world. The National Research Universal (NRU) reactor at Chalk River, thanks to proactive work by AECL, recently became the first non-power nuclear...
Environmental stewardship
One of the greatest concerns of the nuclear industry is the environmentally and human-friendly storage and disposal of spent nuclear fuel. The people at Chalk River are well aware of this concern, and have helped to develop safe methods for nuclear waste management. ...
Supporting the Ottawa Valley
Throughout its long history, the surrounding communities have been highly supportive of the Chalk River Laboratories, and each year they try and give back to the greater community. AECL’s head office was recently re-located, creating more than 80 new jobs in the...
Safety and Security
In the post Cold-War international world, one of the top security concerns has been to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear materials to rogue states or terrorist groups. Working alongside other Canadian defence partners, the hard-working staff at AECL has...
Nuclear powered jobs
The Nuclear Industry is a vital part of Canada’s economy, with over 50 companies and over 70,000 full-time jobs across Canada at present and new companies constantly entering the industry. One of these new companies is CANDU Energy Inc., which manufactures, sells,...
Generating innovation instead of electricity
Partnerships between Universities and Industry are the engines of research in Canada, providing many of the innovations that help create jobs in Canada. Over the past year, AECL and the Chalk River Laboratories have been actively searching for new partnerships with...
Chalk River Labs helped create an entire field of medicine
Thanks to innovations over the years by people at the NRU at Chalk River, cancer patients around the world are benefitting every day from nuclear medical imaging. Over one-third of the world’s supply, and over half of Canada’s supply, of nuclear radio-isotopes used...
Chalk River Labs keep the Ottawa Valley pristine
Those who live in the Upper Ottawa Valley or along the Ottawa River know it is a pristine landscape with a diverse and thriving environment. One of the top mission goals of the Chalk River Laboratories is to contribute field-leading nuclear research and life-saving...
Chalk River Labs makes Canada & the World safer
Safety is the top concern of those working in the nuclear industry. In 2011, Canadians witnessed first-hand the importance of safety in the nuclear industry after the tsunami and earthquakes in Japan. In the wake of incidents at Fukushima, AECL and the Chalk River...
MP Cheryl Gallant Promotes Nuclear Industry in Parliament
Ottawa, Ontario -“The Nuclear Industry in Canada needs to be more assertive when it comes to explaining that nuclear means more than clean, green-house gas free electricity,” stated Cheryl Gallant, MP. “Unfortunately, it seems to be only the negative stories get media...
Government Launched New Round of Diamond Jubliee Funding
On March 14th, 2012, the Federal Government launched a new cycle of funding for Diamond Jubilee Celebration of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This is only the second diamond jubilee celebration in Canadian history, and the Federal Government wants all Canadians to...
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Sign the Petition: Support Chalk River Labs!
To: The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources I support AECL employees because of the important role Chalk River Laboratories play in: Medicine National security Carbon-free energy production Nuclear...
MP Cheryl Gallant Encourages Participation in AECL Consultation
Chalk River, Ontario-Cheryl Gallant MP, Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, is encouraging all employees of Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL), present and past, to participate in the request for opinions by the Government of Canada on how it should proceed in the restructuring...
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