Agenda for CLC meeting on Tuesday, 10 September 2013

Posted on 4 September 2013 by Bob Jonkman

Minutes of this meeting are now available

The agenda for the CLC meeting on Tuesday, 10 September 2013 has been posted on the Bio-en CLC Agendas page.

File: Sept10_2013meeting.pdf (PDF file, 111.8 kBytes)

Woolwich Bio-en CLC Meeting

When: September 10, 2013

Time: 7:00 to 9:00 pm

Where: Township of Woolwich Building, Hummel room on second floor, doors will open at 6:45 pm & lock at 7:30 pm, both front & back doors will be open.

Agenda:

  1. July 9th meeting minutes
  2. Woolwich Bio-en update -construction schedule
  3. Other Business
  4. Schedule next meeting

Note:
This meeting is open to the public.

CLC members
Earl Brubacher, Chair
Doug Thomas, V chair
Marg Tassy Kreller
Robert Musselman
Earl Martin
Jerry Heidbuurt
Bob Gray
Michael Purves Smith
Kevin Martin

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CLC Minutes from 9 July 2013 are available

Posted on 4 September 2013 by Bob Jonkman

The minutes of the Community Liaison Committee meeting held on 9 July 2013 are now available on the Bio-en CLC Minutes page.

File: July9_2013minutes.pdf (PDF file, 2.8 MBytes)

The minutes are mirrored on this site, accessible from the menu bar above from “Documents ⇒ Bio-En CLC Documents ⇒ Bio-En CLC Meeting Minutes, 9 July 2013”.

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Woolwich Bio-en to start up in January 2014

Posted on 23 August 2013 by Bob Jonkman

Thanx to Alan Marshall for the heads-up:

Yesterday’s Elmira Independent (not on-line yet) has the following story “Biogas plant to begin operation in January”. Essentially Gail Martin’s story chronicles the hurdles that the Bio-Gas plant has faced to date as well as upcoming operational challenges.

Alan also alerts us to the next Community Liaison Committee meeting on Tuesday, 10 September 2013 at 7:00pm in the Dodie Hummel Room of the Woolwich Township building.

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Agenda for the CLC meeting on Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Posted on 29 June 2013 by Bob Jonkman

The agenda for the Community Liaison Meeting on Tuesday, 9 July 2013 is now available from the Bio-en Communications page

File: July9_2013.pdf (16.4 kBytes, PDF file)

Woolwich Bio-en CLC Meeting

When: July 9, 2013

Time: 7:00 to 9:00pm

Where: Township of Woolwich Building, Hummel room on second floor, doors will open at 6:45 pm & lock at 7:30, both front & back doors will be open.

Agenda:

  1. May 7th meeting minutes
  2. Woolwich Bio-en update   – construction schedule
  3. Other Business
  4. Schedule next meeting

Note:
This meeting is also open to the public.

CLC members
Earl Brubacher, Chair
Doug Thomas, V Chair
Marg Tassy Kreller
Robert Musselman
Earl Martin
Jerry Heidbuurt
Bob Gray
Michael Purves Smith
Kevin Martin

Chuck Martin

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Biogas: social opposition in Europe and beyond

Posted on 1 June 2013 by Bob Jonkman

Girl holding sign: Save Elmira, No Bio-Gas Plant

Save Elmira

Italian writer Michele Corti writes about the anti-biogas movements around Europe in the blog Sgonfia il Biogas (“Deflate the Biogas”).

The original article is in Italian, but there is an English translation called Widespread opposition to biogas plants and greend economy in several countries.


Elmira gets a mention, as do other proposed biogas plants in Ontario.

In Ontario (Canada) fighting against biogas arouse in various places (in the photo the protest signs of RAGE (Residents agains greed economy) in Norfolk.

In Southwest Ontario (Canada) a large biogas plant using urban organic waste has been authorized in Elmira in spite of a fierce community opposition.

Signor Corti quotes from our own Elmira Independent’s opinion column Arrogant, or just irresponsible? from 10 May 2013:

In Elmira, the building permit has already been issued for the Woolwich Bio-En plant, in spite of local opposition. But, of course, we’re not in Mississauga and Oakville, so our opinions hardly matter.
This is cynical politics at its best. We deserve better than this.

Indeed.

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CLC Meeting minutes from 7 May 2013 are available

Posted on 26 May 2013 by Bob Jonkman

The minutes of the Woolwich Bio-En Community Liaison Committee meeting held 7 May 2013 are available from the CLC Meeting Minutes at Bioen Elmira page, and are mirrored on this site, accessible from the menu bar above from “Documents ⇒ Bio-En CLC Documents ⇒ Bio-En CLC Meeting Minutes, 7 May 2013”.

The next CLC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, 9 July 2013 at 7:00pm. The location has not yet been set.

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Elmira Advocate on the Bio-En CLC Meeting of 7 May 2013

Posted on 10 May 2013 by Bob Jonkman

Alan Marshall has a nice summary on the Elmira Advocate of the Bio-En Community Liaison Committee meeting held on Tuesday, 7 May 2013:

[…]
From a distance things may look quiet but apparently to date soil has been moved, conduit laid and some concrete has been poured. Also the excavation for a storm water pond has been completed. Earl Brubacher runs a very calm, sedate and professional meeting and I would describe all participants as conducting themselves accordingly.
[…]

A pointer to the official meeting minutes will be posted here once they’re published on the Bio-En Meeting Minutes page.

Update 26 May 2013: Minutes have been posted at Bio-En CLC Meeting Minutes, 7 May 2013

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