An aspiring nuclear operator from Aamjiwnaang First Nation has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship to study at Lambton College.
Tiffany Plain is one of three Indigenous student recipients of this year's Ontario Power Generation (OPG) John Wesley Beaver Memorial Scholarship Program.
Plain is studying Chemical Production and Power Engineering Technology at Lambton. She said the scholarship has allowed her to focus exclusively on her studies, by reducing the financial burden.
“I’m very grateful to OPG for taking steps to increase Indigenous representation in their workforce and for building relationships with Indigenous communities," she said in a media release.
The award, established in 1995, is administered by OPG's Indigenous Circle and is named after one of the most notable engineers in the organization's history.
