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http://www.discovermoosejaw.com - 05/08/07
Canada Invests Over $718,000 in Renewable Energy Products in Ontario
Dean Del Mastro, Member of Parliament for Peterborough, on behalf of the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today announced that Canada's New Government is investing over $718,000 in six Eastern and Central Ontario organizations to help them participate in the emerging biofuels industry.
"Canada's New Government is supporting a number of alternative energy projects across the country, including right here in Eastern and Central Ontario," said Dean Del Mastro. "This demonstrates that our government is taking serious, affordable and results-oriented steps to protect the environment. It also means new market opportunities for farmers and rural towns and economic growth for companies like the ones getting funds today."
The organizations being funded through the Biofuels Opportunities for Producers Initiative (BOPI) include Kawartha Ethanol Inc., Wehrmann Farms, Energrow, Sunderland Co-op Inc., O'Connor Land and Cattle Company, and Clearydale Farms.
"These projects demonstrate Ontario's commitment to our environment and our agricultural sector," said Bette Jean Crews, Chair, Agricultural Adaptation Council.
"We are pleased that the federal government is providing initiatives to help companies explore the potentials of biofuels use."
BOPI is a $20 million commitment by Canada's New Government designed to provide farmers and rural communities with opportunities to participate in, and benefit from, increased Canadian biofuels production. The initiative helps agricultural producers develop sound business proposals, as well as undertake feasibility or other studies to support the creation and expansion of biofuel production capacity. It is delivered through the regional industry councils that administer Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food Program. In Ontario, the funding for these projects is administered by the Agricultural Adaptation Council.
In Budget 2007, Canada's New Government allocated $2 billion over seven years to support the production of renewable fuels. In addition, since coming to office this government has announced $500 million to assist farmers and rural communities to seize new market opportunities in the bio-economy through biofuels and bio-products initiatives.