Archives: July 2004

Tue Jul 20, 2004

Field may one day be home to ethanol plant

BY MICHAEL-ALLAN MARION
EXPOSITOR STAFF / BRANTFORD

It looks like so many acres of corn stubble right now, but follow little coloured pennants placed in patterns on the ground and you'll see the enormity of a farmer co-op's dream to place Ontario's largest ethanol plant in that very spot.

Along with scores of farm leaders, it garnered the attention of supportive federal, provincial and municipal politicians, including Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barret and freshly-elected MP Diane Finley, Brantford Mayor Mike Hancock and four city councillors, and Brant Mayor Ron Eddy and county Con. Willie Maertens.

The co-op's leadership is staying resolutely mum on the amount raised so far in the equity drive. Nonetheless, the co-op has gained some high-profile investors, including a recent commitment of $1 million from process design company INC Inc. The latest, announced to applause, is King and Benton itself, which took out a $250,000 share.

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Tue Jul 13, 2004

New Credit First Nation and King and Benton welcome New industrial park tenant, Omega Organics Inc.

Mississaugas of The New Credit First Nation is declaring the New Credit Industrial Park “open for business” as it welcomes its newest private sector tenant, Omega Organics Inc., scheduled to set up phase 1 of its operations in a 20,000 square foot building on August 8, 2004, producing 30-40,000 tonnes of finished product. In phase 2, Omega Organics Inc. will expand to produce 100,000 tonnes of finished product.

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