Isotope partners Bruce Power and the Saugeen Ojibway Nation donate $25,000 to Hockey Fights Cancer

Press Release

Bruce Power and the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON), through their Gamzook’aamin aakoziwin medical isotope partnership, donated $25,000 to the Canadian Cancer Society’s Hockey Fights Cancer fundraiser on Nov. 9, at the Owen Sound Attack game.

Hockey Fights Cancer is a fundraising event that sees 100 per cent of the game proceeds go to the Cancer Society’s research and care programs, which include transportation and lodging services for local people living with cancer.

James Scongack, Bruce Power’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice-President, dropped the ceremonial puck, while hundreds of SON members enjoyed the game from the stands.

The Gamzook’aamin aakoziwin partnership – Fighting Cancer Together – brings together Bruce Power and SON as one of the world’s leading producers of the medical isotope lutetium-177 (lu-177) at the Bruce Power site in SON Territory. Lu-177 fights neuroendocrine tumours and prostate cancer. Since Bruce Power and its partners at Isogen and SON installed an Isotope Production System (IPS) on Unit 7 in 2022, the partnership’s lu-177 has provided thousands of treatments to people across the world, while also increasing medical research into further uses for the isotope.

The partnership recently added a second IPS on Unit 7, doubling the amount of lu-177 Bruce Power can produce on a weekly basis, bringing even more cancer-fighting isotopes to the world’s health care system.

“Being involved in Hockey Fights Cancer is another way for Bruce Power and our partner Saugeen Ojibway Nation to positively impact families who have experienced a cancer diagnosis,” Scongack said. “The Gamzook’aamin aakoziwin partnership is changing lives across the world, and as we look to expand our isotope program on site, the sky really is the limit.”

Chief Conrad Ritchie, of Saugeen First Nation, said, “We have all been impacted by cancer in our lives, and it is very meaningful to be part of helping people on their cancer journey. It is also a good lesson for all of us in learning to work together.”

Chief Greg Nadjiwon, of the Nawash Unceded First Nation, said he is proud for SON to be part of a partnership that has the potential to benefit so many people.

“We are proud to be part of this partnership that produces medical isotopes in our Territory and, through our partnership, we know we will play a role in increasing access to isotopes for cancer treatment locally and around the world,” Chief Nadjiwon said.

About Bruce Power

Bruce Power is an electricity company based in Bruce County, Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory, Ontario. We are powered by our people. Our 4,200 employees are the foundation of our accomplishments and are proud of the role they play in safely delivering clean, reliable nuclear power to families and businesses across the province and cancer-fighting medical isotopes around the world. Bruce Power has worked hard to build strong roots in Ontario and is committed to protecting the environment and supporting the communities in which we live. Formed in 2001, Bruce Power is a Canadian-owned partnership of TC Energy, OMERS, the Power Workers’ Union and The Society of United Professionals. Learn more at www.brucepower.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

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