A NNUAL C HRISTMAS FOREST SEMINAR Wood; The Ultimate Green Building Material? ~ Challenges & Initiatives ~ The Value of Ontario’s Forest Sector
Moderator: Joseph Anawati Canadian Forest Service
WHEN: Wednesday December 12, 2012
WHERE: Purvis Hall
08:15 Registration and Coffee
9:00 Traditional Welcome by: Henry Lickers - Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Welcomes by: Chris Lee - Chair CIF/OVS Jim McCready, R.P.F. - President, EOMF
Kemptville Campus
Presentations
(U of Guelph) See maps on next page.
REGISTRATION: Please pre-register with Mary @:
*$12 billion (Statistics Canada 2009) · $7.2 billion - pulp and paper products; · $3.0 billion - sawmill, engineered wood and other wood product manufacturing; $1.8 billion - value-added furniture/kitchen cabinet manufacturing; · $4.1 billion - forest products exports in 2010 – 94% bound for the U.S. (From OMNR website)
Experiences from Renfrew County - The local wood initiative and the Killaloe Library. Jeff Muzzi - Manager of Forestry Services, County of Renfrew The Architect’s Perspective - What can be done with wood and barrier's to doing more. Christopher Simmonds - Principal, Christopher Simmonds Architect Inc. Ontario Wood WORKS! - Market Trends and Opportunities for Wood. Michelle Maybee - Technical Advisor, Ontario Wood WORKS! (Canadian Wood Council)
613-258-8241 modelforest@eomf.on.ca
Or register online by clicking HERE
COST: $30.OO (includes hot turkey
10:45-10:55 Health Break Promoting Ontario Wood in Domestic Markets - The Ontario Wood initiative. Ian Manson - Ontario Wood, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Current initiatives, and building code changes needed, to support greater use of wood. Noureddine Bénichou - National Research Council Research Officer Industry Perspective - Experiences involving the national Construction Pathways project. Paul Lansbergen - VP, Regulations &Partnerships, Forest Products Association of Canada
buffet lunch, morning coffee & baked goodies) Links: www.eomf.on.ca www.cif-ifc.org
12:15 to 12:45 Open Audience Discussion, Announcements, & Closing 12:45 onwards Social with hot buffet luncheon Both EOMF and CIF thank you for joining us, and wish you a joyous holiday season and Happy New Year!
EOMF as shown above is located within the MNR building shown below. Continue on Campus Drive and turn left on Stinson Street to Purvis Hall as shown below.
Kemptville Campus Map (University of Guelph) - Kemptville, Ontario