Hydro One becomes the Official Volunteer Sponsor of the 2018 Ontario Winter Games in Orillia

ORILLIA, ON, March 1, 2018 /CNW/ - Hydro One announces today that it has partnered with the 2018 Ontario Winter Games to be the official Volunteer Sponsor of the event being hosted by the City of Orillia from March 1 to 4, 2018. During the four day event almost 1,000 dedicated volunteers will support the 3,000 athletes, coaches and officials competing in 25 sports at venues throughout the city and surrounding areas.

"Hydro One has a long history of supporting volunteers in communities throughout the province and we are proud to be there for the volunteers and athletes at the 2018 Ontario Winter Games in Orillia," says Ferio Pugliese, Executive Vice President of Customer Care and Corporate Affairs at Hydro One. "We celebrate the commitment of volunteers who are taking the time out of their busy lives to support the athletes, many of whom will go on to represent Ontario and Canada at the international level in years to come."

Top amateur athletes from across the province have competed regionally for the chance to represent their communities at the 2018 Ontario Winter Games. Along with the volunteers and competitors more than 5,000 spectators are expected to visit Orillia and the surround area to watch the Games.

"Our volunteers make the event run smoothly for the athletes, officials and fans," Gill Tillmann, Chair, Games Organizing Committee. "They are the ones who arrive first and stay until the end of the day, all the while bringing an energy of excitement and celebration. They are a critical part of ensuring our event runs smoothly and we thank Hydro One for their support of the Winter Games volunteer program."

For more information on the games visit www.orillia2018.ca.

About the Ontario Winter Games:

Ontario Winter Games is supported by the Ontario Government, through its Games Ontario program. This program delivers or supports multi-sport events, including the Ontario Winter and Summer Games for youth, the Ontario 55+ Summer and Winter Games and the Ontario ParaSport Games.

Supporting Ontario sporting events is part of Game ON ? The Ontario Government's Sport Plan, which is encouraging as many people as possible to play organized sports, helping Ontario's high-performance athletes pursue excellence and promoting increased tourism and economic development.

About Hydro One Inc.:

Hydro One Inc. is a fully owned subsidiary of Hydro One Limited, Ontario's largest electricity transmission and distribution provider with more than 1.3 million valued customers, $25 billion in assets and 2017 annual revenues of nearly $6 billion. Our team of over 7,400 skilled and dedicated regular and non-regular employees proudly and safely serves suburban, rural and remote communities across Ontario through our 30,000 circuit km of high-voltage transmission and 123,000 circuit km of primary distribution networks. Hydro One is committed to the communities we serve, and has been rated as the top utility in Canada for its corporate citizenship, sustainability, and diversity initiatives. We are one of only five utility companies in Canada to achieve the Sustainable Energy Company designation from the Canadian Electricity Association. We also provide advanced broadband telecommunications services on a wholesale basis utilizing our extensive fibre optic network. Hydro One Limited's common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: H).

SOURCE Hydro One Inc.