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Ontario Minister of Energy Todd Smith announced over $600 million to refurbish the R.H. Saunders Generating Station in Cornwall. The dam is the second largest hydro-electric dam in the province, supplying five per cent of the electricity needed in Ontario. It was built as a major component of the St. Lawrence Seaway Project in the mid-to-late 1950s. (Supplied/Province of Ontario photo)