Top 10 Reasons to Locate in the Ontario East Wood Centre & Eco-Industrial Park 1. A responsible choice: sound business practices based on a low carbon economy and shared support systems, energy conservation and low service costs 2. A stable place for business: a widely shared vision that includes other enterprises such as Measurements International, Prysmian Cable, new waste water treatment plant, St. Lawrence Printing, Haycore Recycling and GreenField Ethanol currently a corn-based plant working on new products for a low carbon economy 3. Port of Prescott: $40 million bin annex & wharf projects under way with three levels of government contributing and with potential for intermodel transportation 4. Land to suit: available light/medium industrial land in lots of 0.5 to 10 or more acres; pre-engineering on entire industrial park complete 5. Infrastructure: water and wastewater infrastructure, local machine and welding, trucking and container facilities, process water with low-lift pumping station, broad band project infrastructure funded by senior levels of government 6. Reduced operating costs: shared support systems and services costs and naturally arising inter-company synergies 7. Enviable quality-of-life: heritage rural communities plus a wide range of recreation and housing options 8. Development friendly local government: water, hydro and tax rates all available from the township
Imagine a thriving best practices centre of excellence
9. Easy market access to the world’s second largest economy: superb road, rail and sea routes to national and international markets
for wood fibre-based and biomass enterprise
10. Family-oriented communities: life at a rural human pace with short drives to major cities in Ontario and Québec and an eight hour drive to New York City
that brings technology, science and innovation
Discover the opportunities for yourself, contact: Michael Wildman, CAO at 613-658-3055 or mwildman@twpec.ca Sandra Lawn, Project Leader at 613-925-5568 or sslawn@ripnet.com. Visit www.edwardsburghcardinal.ca, www.eomf.on.ca or
www.WoodCentre.ca
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Introducing the Ontario East Wood Centre & Eco-Industrial Park Environmental insight The Ontario East Wood Centre & Eco-Industrial Park has been designed to encourage a forest and biomass innovation cluster of industrial, business and demonstration projects in an environment supportive of a low carbon economy in Eastern Ontario. Businesses will work together here, to develop mutually beneficial processes and products with the support of research and government organizations.
“This is a potent combination in today’s marketplace when people are concerned about the economy, the environment, climate change and our quality of life.” Jim McCready, President, Eastern Ontario Model Forest.
Value-added wood products Processing makes wood products about six times as valuable, on average. Value-added wood products include furniture and boards—and also foods, health products and bio-products. Some 59,000 people work in Ontario’s value-added wood industry.
Mutually beneficial processes, products Wood processing by-products can be used to generate energy. Energy and other wood processing outputs feed biorefining. Biorefining creates materials for use in chemicals, bioplastics, building materials, auto parts and pilot plants. By-products can feed processing and biorefining.
Bringing Industry, Research, Demonstration and Commercialization Together
Support Supporters of the Ontario East Wood Centre & Eco-Industrial Park concept include: • Community Colleges (Algonquin, Loyalist, La Cité collégiale, St. Lawrence) • Eastern Ontario Development Program • Eastern Ontario Model Forest and Canadian Forest Service • Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation • Industry Canada • Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources • Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry • Port of Prescott • Queen’s University Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering • State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
The location The OEWC & EIP site runs north from County Road 2 within the 400 acre Edwardsburgh/Cardinal Industrial Park.
The opportunity Forward-looking companies and innovators will find: • A platform for scientific collaboration and business development • Opportunities for demonstration, piloting, commercialization, exporting and marketing of a wide array of innovative value-added wood and biomass products • Products could include but are not limited to: (i) solid wood building components, (ii) biochemicals and (iii) bioenergy • A stable business environment, thanks to a shared vision and focus • A board of directors experienced in the forest industry, agriculture, science and technology, research, advocacy, government, business and industry • Access to national and international markets through extensive networks • Proximity to North America’s largest contiguous mixed hardwood forest • Access to certified forests and Ferguson Forest Centre • Convenient access to Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal • A rural setting within Canada’s prime knowledge corridor
• Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal
• Support from researchers in government, industry and academic institutions
• United Counties of Leeds & Grenville Department of Economic Development
• Networks in Toronto, Ottawa, Kingston, Montréal, Calgary, Syracuse and beyond
• University of Toronto, Faculty of Forestry
Top 10 Reasons to Locate in the Ontario East Wood Centre & Eco-Industrial Park 1. A responsible choice: sound business practices based on a low carbon economy and shared support systems, energy conservation and low service costs 2. A stable place for business: a widely shared vision that includes other enterprises such as Measurements International, Prysmian Cable, new waste water treatment plant, St. Lawrence Printing, Haycore Recycling and GreenField Ethanol currently a corn-based plant working on new products for a low carbon economy 3. Port of Prescott: $40 million bin annex & wharf projects under way with three levels of government contributing and with potential for intermodel transportation 4. Land to suit: available light/medium industrial land in lots of 0.5 to 10 or more acres; pre-engineering on entire industrial park complete 5. Infrastructure: water and wastewater infrastructure, local machine and welding, trucking and container facilities, process water with low-lift pumping station, broad band project infrastructure funded by senior levels of government 6. Reduced operating costs: shared support systems and services costs and naturally arising inter-company synergies 7. Enviable quality-of-life: heritage rural communities plus a wide range of recreation and housing options 8. Development friendly local government: water, hydro and tax rates all available from the township
Imagine a thriving best practices centre of excellence
9. Easy market access to the world’s second largest economy: superb road, rail and sea routes to national and international markets
for wood fibre-based and biomass enterprise
10. Family-oriented communities: life at a rural human pace with short drives to major cities in Ontario and Québec and an eight hour drive to New York City
that brings technology, science and innovation
Discover the opportunities for yourself, contact: Michael Wildman, CAO at 613-658-3055 or mwildman@twpec.ca Sandra Lawn, Project Leader at 613-925-5568 or sslawn@ripnet.com. Visit www.edwardsburghcardinal.ca, www.eomf.on.ca or
www.WoodCentre.ca
© 20011 Ontario East Wood Centre & Eco-Industrial Park The content in this brochure is summary in nature and subject to change without notice. All marks are the property of their respective owners.
Call today
together in support of the rural economy of Ontario, sustainable forests and sustainable communities.
www.WoodCentre.ca