Chatham greenhouse project gets provincial boost
A $65 million dollar greenhouse project received a $3.2 million boost from the province yesterday. Cedarline Greenhouses is partnering with GreenField Ethanol with the Greenhouse Community Revitalization Initiative. Surplus heat and carbon dioxide is being used to save around 40 per cent on heating costs – and help the environment…
Council OKs GreenField Ethanol and Cedarline partnership
The teaming up of GreenField Ethanol and Cedarline Greenhouses was given the OK by Council last night (April 23) during a planning meeting held at the Civic Centre. The plan is that over the course of 10 years, more than 90 acres of tomato greenhouses will be built across the…
Greenfield Ethanol – What the Smell?
I have to admit I have only been in Chatham a few years so perhaps explains why I have problems understanding how people here have put up for so long with the outrageous smell that permeates all corners of Chatham depending on the way the wind blows. Driving by the…
$4 million to support renewable energy & jobs
Ontario is supporting the development of innovative bio-fuel technology that could substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions while creating local jobs, with $4 million in provincial funding to GreenField Ethanol announced by Chatham-Kent-Essex MPP Pat Hoy. “We are committed to supporting the clean technology sector because it can save the environment…
YMCA of Chatham-Kent receives $250,000 worth of donations
By CKDP Staff The YMCA of Chatham-Kent announced today (Nov. 18) three significant private donations totaling $250,000 toward its ‘Building Our New Y’ Campaign. Contributions from Greenfield Ethanol, Pioneer Hi-Bred and the Bank of Montreal will support the construction of a new, state-of-the-art YMCA facility in Chatham-Kent. Fundraising efforts for…
United Way gets $10,000 donation from GreenField Ethanol for backpacks
Still, the numbers kept increasing … and without GreenField Ethanol The United Way of Chatham-Kent were definitely going to be tasked to fill every school’s requests. Chris Deline is the Logistics Coordinator at GreenField and a member of the employee team that worked to create a solution to United Way’s…
Greenfield Ethanol says ‘no definitive time-line’ set to eliminate smell in Chatham
There’s still no definitive time-line in place to get rid of the smell coming from Greenfield Ethanol in Chatham. Plant Manager, Angelo Ligori, says engineers have narrowed down their options to a couple of designs. The company had made a commitment to get rid of the smell by the end…
GreenField Ethanol receives big boost
Chatham-Kent's ethanol plant will be receiving a big boost from the Canadian government. Dave Van Kesteren, MP for Chatham-Kent-Essex announced on Friday morning (April 17) that GreenField Ethanol's Chatham plant will receive up to $72.8 million from the Government of Canada's ecoENERGY for Biofuels program.…
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