7/6/05 Ethanol Plant Receives $7.3 Million in Government of Canada Funding
A recently closed starch plant in Collingwood will be converted to produce ethanol fuel, helping Canada address climate change by increasing the supply of this cleaner, renewable fuel, the Honourable Andy Mitchell, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced
today. NRCAN
6/18/05 Corn fuels the way
The worldwide fuel market is poised
to undergo an exciting revolution, and the Town of Collingwood will be among
the bold new players leading the way.
National Post
6/17/05 Ontario government to help ethanol industry build more plants with $500M fund
A fund to help Ontario ethanol plants boost production of the
cleaner-burning gasoline additive will help the province's farmers and
improve air quality without raising pump prices, Premier Dalton McGuinty
promised Friday.
By Cassandra Szklarski - Canadian Press
3/07/05 Power bills may have to rise to ensure reliable energy system, TD says
Electricity bills in Canada need to be increased to help attract private-sector investment in new power plants and "assist in averting a full-blown power crisis in the longer run," according to a bank study released Monday.
By Steve Erwin, The Associated Press
12/07/04 Hydro plan proposes price break in winter
Ontario's new electricity price plan could offer consumers a price break
in the winter when consumption rises with cold weather, says a draft plan
released today by the Ontario Energy Board.
From Canadian Press
08/27/04 Power industry frets over authority
Proposed changes in Ontario's electricity system will saddle the industry with a "large regulatory burden," says the group representing most of Ontario's public and private generators.
by John Spears, Toronto Star