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Saunders Hydro Dam Visitor Centre The Ontario Power Generation's Saunders Hydro Dam

We're located on the bank of the St. It recounts the fascinating history of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Lawrence River east of the Robert H Saunders Generating Station, in the west end of Cornwall, Ontario. This 13,000 square foot building, opened in the summer of 2010, is the home of OPG's many stories. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project and addresses its impact on specific communities such as the Mohawks of Akwesasne and the Lost Villages. There is a variety of video presentations available, and displays on hydroelectric, thermal and nuclear generation, safety around power facilities, the American eel and the St. As well, a community room is available for use by local organizations.

📢 New Hours of Operation! 📢Just a heads up to our visitors, our hours are changing for the month of September!Beginning ...
08/28/2026

📢 New Hours of Operation! 📢

Just a heads up to our visitors, our hours are changing for the month of September!

Beginning today August 28th, the Saunders Hydro Dam Visitor Centre will be closed on weekends and will be open:

🗓️ Monday – Friday
⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

We appreciate your understanding and hope you’ll stop by during our new weekday hours! 🌊⚡️

Thank you for visiting and supporting the Saunders Hydro Dam Visitor Centre! 💙

🌞That’s a wrap on our Summer Fun 2026 program! 🛟A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at the Saunders Hydro Dam Vis...
08/28/2026

🌞That’s a wrap on our Summer Fun 2026 program!

🛟A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at the Saunders Hydro Dam Visitor Centre for our Summer Fun Events this season!

💛Your enthusiasm, curiosity, and participation helped make each workshop so special.

🌿✨A special thank you to our amazing community partners who helped make these events possible! 🤝

🔬 St. Lawrence River Institute
🧪 Scientists in School
🌾 Native North American Travelling College
🌱Radical Roots Seed Bomb Company Inc.

💚We truly appreciate all of your hard work, creativity, and support throughout the summer!

☀️We hope you had as much fun as we did and we can’t wait to see you all again next summer! 👋

🌿 Thank you for joining us! 💜A huge thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday, August 22nd for our Wampum Belt Tea...
08/26/2026

🌿 Thank you for joining us! 💜

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday, August 22nd for our Wampum Belt Teachings & Loom Beading Workshop!

We had such a wonderful turnout and were so happy to see everyone come together to learn, create, and connect. Participants had the opportunity to learn about the history, significance, and different types of Wampum Belts, while also creating their own beautiful loom-beaded bracelet to take home. 🧵✨

A very special thank you to the Native North American Travelling College for sharing their knowledge, teachings, culture, and art with our community. We are grateful for the opportunity to learn more about Haudenosaunee culture, protocol, and the importance of Wampum Belts.

Thank you to everyone who made this such a meaningful and memorable afternoon! 💜

We hope to see you again at one of our future workshops! 🌿

🔎 Lost & Found! 🔎Over the course of our summer events, a few items have been left behind at the Saunders Hydro Dam Visit...
08/20/2026

🔎 Lost & Found! 🔎

Over the course of our summer events, a few items have been left behind at the Saunders Hydro Dam Visitor Centre. 🧸👢💧

We’d love to reunite these items with their owners! If you recognize something in the photo or think one of these items may belong to you, come by the Visitors Centre to pick it up!

And if you’re missing something that isn’t pictured, feel free to reach out as well, you never know what might have made its way into our Lost & Found! 😊

🎨🔬 Thank you to everyone who joined us for Science Meets Art! 🔬🎨We had a full room and an amazing turnout of happy famil...
08/20/2026

🎨🔬 Thank you to everyone who joined us for Science Meets Art! 🔬🎨

We had a full room and an amazing turnout of happy families! It was wonderful to see everyone getting creative while discovering the ways science and art overlap.

From hands-on crafts to learning about the science behind creativity, it was a fun and engaging experience for all. 🧪🎨✨

A huge thank you to our partners, Scientists in School, for helping us bring this fantastic event to life!

Thank you to everyone who came out and made Science Meets Art such a success! 💙

⬜💜⬜Come see us on Saturday, August 22, from 1-4 P.M. at the Saunders Hydro Dam Visitor Centre for the Wampum Belt FREE w...
08/19/2026

⬜💜⬜Come see us on Saturday, August 22, from 1-4 P.M. at the Saunders Hydro Dam Visitor Centre for the Wampum Belt FREE workshop!💜⬜💜

💜Join the Native North American Travelling College Cultural Educators who will be presenting a special indigenous workshop about the history, significance and different types of Wampum Belts. Participants will have the opportunity to pick a design, or make their own design, and create a personal beaded bracelet on a loom as a keepsake.

💜This cultural event will help you learn more about Haudenosaunee culture, protocol and art!

⭐️Recommend ages 10 and up
⭐️Registration required

Who 👥 : OPG and the Native North American Travelling College
What 📿 : Wampum Belt workshop
Where📍: Saunders Hydro Dam Visitor Centre
When 🗓️ : Saturday, August 22
Time ⏰ : 1-4 P.M

Registration link 🔗 : https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wampum-belt-teachings-and-loom-beading-workshop-tickets-1991284924814?

🐟 Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Fish Ecology Workshop! 🐟We were thrilled to welcome visitors to the Saunde...
08/19/2026

🐟 Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Fish Ecology Workshop! 🐟

We were thrilled to welcome visitors to the Saunders Hydro Dam Visitor Centre on August 15th for a fun and hands-on day of learning about the fish of the St. Lawrence River!

A special thank you to the River Institute for partnering with us and sharing their expertise. Attendees learned about local fish species, got to see, touch, and identify fish caught right from the river, and even examined preserved specimens under a microscope. 🔬🐟

We also had the opportunity to learn about eels and the importance of our eel ladder, with live eels on site for visitors to observe! 🌊

Thank you to everyone who came out and made the workshop such a great success! We hope you had as much fun learning about the incredible aquatic life of the St. Lawrence River as we did! 💙

Address

2500B Second Street West
Cornwall, ON
K6H5R6

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+16139324563

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