A delegation from Finland interested in looking for opportunities in Northern Ontario in regards to bioeconomy will be visiting the Hearst, Opasatika, Kapuskasing area October 8th and 9th 2008. The tour is organized by the Hearst Economic Development Corporation, the Canadian Bioenergy Association and member communities of the Northeastern Community Network. Local Companies Contractors and Economic Development Officers are invited to come and meet them.
The following companies will be representing the Finnish delegation;
Kesla: offers technology for harvesting, forwarding and chipping of forest energy.
Antti Ranta: offers modern and flexible trailers designed for wood chips/pellets transportation.
Megakone: offers compact size small scale (< 1 MW) biomass boilers and containers (turnkey solutions).
Andritz: offers large scale (> 30 MW) BFB biomass boilers (cogen, industry).
Joensuu Science Park: specialized in joint venture and other project generation.
Wenet: (Wood Energy net) represents, besides the above mentioned, leading Finnish companies, research and training organisations within wood energy offering one-stop-shop solutions in all scale.
Description of the event;
Finnish delegates will arrive at the Kapuskasing Airport at 10:30 am on Wednesday October 8, 2008.
They will be picked up by Daniel Sigouin, Economic Development Officer for Hearst, Paul Nadeau Economic Development Officer for Opasatika and Adèle Bordeleau Economic Development Officer for Kapuskasing. Joining them will be several other delegates and prospective local partners. The bus will leave Kapuskasing and tour area sites including area forest operations, a massive hog fuel pile, a willow plantation and potential bioenergy sites. There will be a lunch stop at the Opasatika community hall. An evening dinner will be organized in Hearst at the Companion Restaurant for networking.
A meeting will start at 8:00 on Thursday Oct 9 at the Knights of Columbus hall in Hearst. There will be short presentations, followed by active discussions. Lunch will be in the meeting.
At 2:00 the meeting breaks up and the Finnish delegation will be driven back to Kapuskasing airport for a 4:00 p.m. flight.
Anyone interested in joining the tour, has to confirm their presence with Martine Fortin at 705‑372‑2841 or by e-mail at hedc@hearst.ca
Media Inquiries
Daniel Sigouin
Hearst Economic Development Corporation
dsigouin@hearst.ca
tel: 705.372.2837
Cell: 705.372.5829
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