Partnership launched with companies in Mississauga, Scugog Island First Nation [Video]

Site prep at the SMR project at Darlington Nuclear

It’s a been busy couple of years for Mississauga-based Coooper Equipment Rentals and Voyageur Services, an Indigenous majority-owned company headquartered at the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation that specializes in the clean energy sector.

The two companies entered into a strategic supplier agreement this month as Voyageur, which was founded just four years ago, has already earned several major contracts with Ontario Power Generation, including site preparation work at the Darlington nuclear plant for the small modular reactor project, a water treatment project – also at Darlington – and dredging work at the nearby Pickering nuclear plant.

Voyageur President Clint Keeler said the partnership with Cooper Equipment Rentals will help supply all its clients’ equipment requirements, backed by the Mississauga company’s logistical and operational support.

With about 50 employees and a head office located in the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, Voyageur is trying to bring “lasting, positive …