New Armoured Vehicle in Pickering

[chris vickery]

Perry
I work in and around the power utilities sector for one of the largest electrical companies in the world.
I agree that some aspects of OPG seem ludicrous, but wages are on par with every other generating facility I have been at, coast to coast.
If you think OPG pays their nuclear workers too much, you should see what Bruce Power (privately owned and operated) pays theirs ( a fair bit more).
I am not sure why the pay inequity between utilities and the private sector.
In actuality, maybe it is the private sector that are underpaid?
I do know that a lot of time and effort is put into training employees, whose job it is is to put reliable energy into our homes and businesses 24/7.
As an example, the linesman who is hanging out of a bucket truck on Christmas Day in freezing weather so you and your family can enjoy your Holiday. The operators who maintain generation stations year round, on 12hr shift, weekends and holidays so we have heat and light.
Paid too much? I suppose it is relative and depends on where you are looking at it from...

[Perry Kitson]

Chris,
Is that me holding the frying pan or under it???
Don't get me wrong. I am by no means a communist! I don't begrudge anyone making a good living. Every government Ontario has had for the past 3 decades has allowed OPG to run amok. Even the OPG pension fund is heading toward a 2 billion dollar shortfall. Even the Liberal government has realised the folly that is OPG and scrapped plans to build a new nuclear generating station and buy electricity from Quebec instead. As for training, I know people with 2 interprovincial licenses, that's 8 years, (16,000 hours) of training that don't make anywhere near what non skilled workers do at OPG. Our F18 pilots are paid less than health and safety site inspectors with no college or university education. I have done lots of research on this and could go on for pages with examples. But this is not the place for a political debate. I will stop venting now and move on to more calming subjects

cheers, Perry

[B. Harris]

I walk by these types vehicles everyday when I go to work... and people Im glad they are operated by the best trained and equipped folks in the business. If most people knew what is inside and what goes on in the largest nuclear facility in the world (privately owned and operated) this would not even be discussed as a dollar and cents issue.
..............You do the geography..................

Harris

[Lynn Eades]

We Robin, Look what you've started!
The vehicle looks like it came from a Mad Max movie.
Next time I'll stand up, because most of the above mentioned went over my head.

[Jordan Baker]

Three of these vehicles have been donated to the Oshawa Tank Museum.