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  • EO01 talk:ELORIN RFP
    • Admin - In regard to point #1, it is important to obtain a template of contracts offered farmers in Eastern Ontario. It is preferable that the contract template apply to purpose-grown energy crops, but this is not essential. Don McCabe (I have as his contact details don.mccabe@ofa.on.ca 519 8218883) and/or Jim Hair, also of OFA, might prove helpful In this regard.
    • Geoff Whitfield - Provide an outline of supply chain management issues (Worthy of note regrading Point #2 is that it omits specific reference to managing the supply chain costs associated with biomass delivery to the pellet facility)
    • Geoff Whitfield - Outline the technical requirements of the pellet mill and ‘pre-processing equipment’ requirements.
    • Admin - Confirmation as to approach regarding consideration of funding sources goes beyond government. Business alliances between the ‘processor’, or the main customer for the pellets, Lafarge, are potentially important here. Don McCabe and/or Jim Hart may be helpful in regard to identifying funding sources.
    • Admin - Further research: It is also important to think about the by-products from the pelletization process.
    • Carolyn Butts, Hans Honegger - Confirmation from Caroline / Hans that it is ok for Geoff to contact John and Beverley Stinson, Andrew Lang and Professor Vance Morey
    • Geoff Whitfield - Contact John and Beverley Stinson
    • Geoff Whitfield - Contact Andrew Lang, who serves on the World Bioenergy Council, and is a ‘prime mover’ in rural Victoria
    • Geoff Whitfield - Contact Professor Vance Morey, of the University of Minnesota
    • Carolyn Butts, Hans Honegger - Does client know personally the Lennox and Addington farmers who are participating, or have participated, in any manner in raising purpose grown energy crops - Herb Hart and Carolyn Wynn, for example
    • Carolyn Butts, Hans Honegger - Further research: Note report on Local Motives site, Biomass for rural vitality report]
    • Kerry Snelgrove - Biomass for Rural Vitality report to be downloaded from the ELORIN website.
    • Butts, Honegger - Further research: markets and switchgrass
    • Butts, Honegger -  ??Make contact with Herb Hart or Carolyn Winn??
    • Butts, Honegger - Obtaining template for contract from O'Neill's Farm Supply
    • - Further research: the farmers can contribute tremendously to driving costs out of the on-farm activities. (Here, some practices and technology belonging to the agricultural heritage of Eastern Ontario may be worth invoking.)
    • Geoff Whitfield - Obtaining data and information about a mobile pelletizing mill. (I understand it is a demonstrated European unit.)
    • David Neale, Geoff Whitfield - Answer question:How far are we along in its completion? 30, 50, 75%
    • David Neale, Geoff Whitfield - Answer question: Where are the week spots in your minds?
    • David Neale, Geoff Whitfield - Answer question: Is $40-50K reasonable for this job or tight?
    • David Neale, Geoff Whitfield - Answer question: When I look at the scope of work and the 10 week time allotment, does it seem to equal?
    • David Neale, Geoff Whitfield - Answer question: How big can the advisory list be?
    • Geoff Whitfield - draft will be 50% complete by Friday Dec 18
    • Geoff Whitfield - draft will be 90% complete by Wednesday Dec 23
    • Butts, Honegger - Further research by Friday am ON time:Friday’s meeting it would be worthwhile having digested the data and information presented in the report Biomass for Rural Vitality project, with particular reference to the items listed in John DiPaolo email note below:
    1. land available in L&A for conversion to energy crops; 2. ideal energy crops suited to the soil types in this region; 3. pelletization technology information; and, 4. possible end markets for agricultural pellets.work to do
    • Geoff Whitfield - completed an overview of the report
    • Carolyn Butts, Hans Honegger - Is kurt@willowleesod.com Kurt Vanclief?
    • Carolyn Butts, Hans Honegger - discussion with potential stakeholders Hendricks and Paul in the strategic option which you are presenting
    • Carolyn Butts, Hans Honegger - contact John Stinson by email (johnstinson@sympatico.ca), with a view to setting up a meeting with him and Beverley
    • Kerry - Index and Post Alfresco Priority documents to Local Motives
    • Carolyn Butts, Hans Honegger - Further research: Etcheverry report; Northern Ontario Business newsletter; Whitesand First Nations initiative
    • Geoff Whitfield - Contact Susan Wood
    • Geoff Whitfield - Contact Don McCabe
    • Geoff Whitfield - Contact Roger Samson
    • Carolyn Butts, Geoff Whitfield, Hans Honegger - Clarify technology status of DellPoint stoves in business plan
    • David Neale - Consider Carolyn's wish to work on proposal graphically
    • Carolyn Butts, Hans Honegger - Ask DiPaolo re data sources for Rural Vitality report soil suitability section
    • Hans Honegger, Carolyn Butts - Answer Geoff's questions re L&A demographic stats
  • Tamworth:Main Page
    • ' - Who else are stakeholders from the Local Motives perspective? Who are the stakeholders in the Stone Mills Study
    • ' - What are the other measures of success. How would we measure sustainability or heritage? Is town population relevant?
  • Tamworth:Project Leaders
    • ' - Identify the conference in Newfoundland, and the conference in Toronto. Were ‘Proceedings’, or at least conference reports, prepared? Summarize the ‘success to date’ on which the Client was asked to report
  • Stone Mills
    • ' - Capture demographic, map, resouces information relating to the Stone Mills Municipality
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