A presentation By Sandra S. Lawn, Project LeaderOEWC & Eco-Industrial Park

Building PartnershipsBuilding Partnershipsfor Eco-Industrial for Eco-Industrial

DevelopmentDevelopment

Outline of PresentationOutline of Presentation1. History2. The Ontario East Wood Centre & Eco-Industrial 3. Dealing with the science 4. Introduction to the concept5. The networks and the partnerships6. Dealing with complexity7. Challenges8. Opportunities 9. Essential Partnerships

HistoryHistory•Haudinasaunee perspective•Mixed wood forests plus•Dr. Ross Silversides’ inspiration•South Grenville Economic Development Commission initiative in 1980s •Industry Canada support•Noranda Forest Products support•Value Added Wood Centre for Edwardsburgh Township: European search for markets late 1980’s to 1992; incl. DIY markets•Project “on hold” until 2004 now taking off!!!

An invaluable partnership for EOMF; Principles of the An invaluable partnership for EOMF; Principles of the Haudinasauni Naturalized Knowledge SystemHaudinasauni Naturalized Knowledge System

•Earth is our mother•The spiritual world is close to us•Cooperation is the key to survival•Responsibility is the best practice•Knowledge is powerful only when shared•Everything is connected to everything else•Place is important

(Henry Lickers: Director of the Environment, Akwesasne)

The Eastern Ontario Model Forest The Eastern Ontario Model Forest 1992-2007 - 15 years of solid 1992-2007 - 15 years of solid partnership buildingpartnership building

The EOMF - a model of The EOMF - a model of working partnerships; working partnerships; private and publicprivate and public

And now the CFS Forest And now the CFS Forest Communities Program:Communities Program: 2007 - 2007 -20122012•Eleven sites chosen across Canada, EOMF leads•A Forest Sector in Transition•Energy, Economics and Ecology•Need for Ecological Goods and Services•Bridging the Disconnect Between Urban and Rural•Forest Health, Dynamic Ecosystems and Species at Risk•And in EOMF: the Wood Centre reinvented

•Map showing forest availability, Map showing forest availability, 300km radius300km radius

“Bioeconomy” definition fits well:

An economic system in which biological resources like forests, agriculture, aquatic ecosystems provide not just food, feed and fibre, but also energy, chemicals and materials, as well as environmental benefits such as greenhouse gas emission reductions.

Source BIOCAP

““Nature chose just four elements - carbon, Nature chose just four elements - carbon, hydrogen,oxygen and nitrogen to create all living hydrogen,oxygen and nitrogen to create all living things”*things”*

* Gregory C. Unruh, “The Biosphere Rules,” Harvard Business Review, February 2008

Cellulose - what a molecule!!Cellulose - what a molecule!!Linear homopolymer composed of several thousand

monomer units (β-D-glucose) units linked end to end.

Absence of branches allows the chains to come in close contact and bond to one another.

3 hydroxyl groups available on each glucose unit– Many OH groups make it very hydrophilic– Forms a very strong, rigid structure through lateral bonding of

hydroxyl and oxygen.– Crystalline regions and amorphous regions

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BioPlastics

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Conferences

Eco-tourism

Education

FEEDSTOCKSFEEDSTOCKS

Product promotion

Everything is connected:Everything is connected:•sustainable forestry in Northern and Eastern Ontario, Northern New York and Western Québec (FSC standard)•Concern about climate change, energy and the environment•Materials for accomplishing LEED standards•“Green” housing components• housing for Canada’s north•fast-growing plantations of poplar, willow and other cellulosic feedstock•niche markets; extractives•export directly to heart of U.S., Europe, India and Asia• demonstration/pilot projects•field studies•inter-disciplinary and inter-university collaboration

Hwy 17 Corridor

Hwy 11 Corridor

“ 1 million cubic metres of sustainable supply from hard wood forests” Wayne Young; 45 mills generate 1 billion board feet of SPF lumber annually, flowing into Southern Ontario using these two highway systems

Prescott

““Co-operation is the way to survive”Co-operation is the way to survive”partners and supporterspartners and supporters

•EOMF•Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal•Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources•Akwesasne Department of the Environment•Canadian Forest Service•Woodlot owners •Environment Canada•Ontario MOE•Community Futures Development Corporations•Politicians•FSC and Smartwood

•University of Toronto•Ottawa University•National Research Council Canada•Land Stewardship Councils•Sawmillers•Value added wood industry•State University of New York; Syracuse•United Counties of Leeds & Grenville•Ferguson Forest Station•BIOCAP (in past)•Poplar Council of Canada•Queen’s and Guelph Universities and hopefully McGill University

The OEWC - The OEWC - bringing partners bringing partners togethertogether•Sustainability of forests and communities •Community interest and support•Forest sector in transition•Energy supply and security•LEED standards encouraged•Globalization•Tapping World Class Expertise

– Technical Advisory Group of scientists, academia, industry, government,

– “multi-disciplinary” •Local Leadership

– Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal: Wood Centre Committee

– Steering Committee guiding project

•Region-wide value chain

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Unsurpassed transportation and land Unsurpassed transportation and land availabilityavailability

Bird’s Eye ViewBird’s Eye View

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Ogdensburg Int’l Bridge

to USA

Hwy 416to Ottawa

Hwy 401 Johnstown

Ontario East Wood Centre &

Eco-Industrial Park

County Rd 2to Prescott

Edwardsburgh/CardinalIndustrial Park and Ethanol plant under construction

< To Toronto

To Montreal >

Building the Vision for an eco-Building the Vision for an eco-industrial cluster based on wood industrial cluster based on wood fibrefibre

Preliminary Concepts for RD&D: Preliminary Concepts for RD&D: LEED standards recommended LEED standards recommended (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design)(Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design)

Totten Sims Hubicki Associates

The Implementation TeamThe Implementation Team•Eight talented people: foresters, MBAs, researchers, entreprenuers …•Out into communities, universities, forests and wood related business, advancing the concept•Tools designed by TD Graham + Associates•Funded by Eastern Ontario Development Program (Fed/Nor)

SUNY, Faculty of Environment and

Forestry

Valuable extractives, Valuable extractives, pharmaceutical, nutriceuticals, pharmaceutical, nutriceuticals, energy and… energy and…

Benefits to university Benefits to university partners:partners:1. Research partnerships with a range of companies, topics and products. 2. From forest inventory and transportation, field studies to engineering, to

nano-technology - to socio-economic research3. Incubator space for developing research to the next stage, lab to product4. Training of students, internships, employment5. Mentoring of new companies, including consulting contracts6. Space to build pilot plants and other facilities7. Cost-sharing and availability of a wide range of wood materials, and

other forest related plant materials8. Access to IRAP resources and funding, anticipated MOU between IRAP

and EOMF9. Diversity of universities and professors for synergy and collaboration10. Research, Development and Demonstration

The challengesThe challenges1. Defining the right working relationships2. Improving bio-feedstocks info and infrastructure3. Enabling trusting collaboration4. Inspiring internal stakeholders5. Building on heritage relationships6. The complexity of many connected features7. Maintaining focus8. Managing our energy9. Ensuring the right skills for wide variety of tasks10. Different partners; different cultures11. Integrating a wide variety of Canada and Ontario action

plans

Opportunities for:Opportunities for:• small and medium enterprise• multi-nationals• Research, Development and Demonstration: public

(universities and governments) and private• Suppliers and services• forest owners (80% of close-by forests 1 million cubic

metres of sustainable yearly growth is privately owned!)• wood related business; FSC chain of custody• Sawmillers• Young people• the community, the province, the country

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements•Sally Krigstin, Faculty of Forestry U of T•Ian Manson, OMNR•Brian Barkley, EOMF•Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal•SUNY; Faculty of Forestry and the Environment•TD Graham + Associates•Totten Sims Hubicki Assoc.•Sandra S.Lawn & Associates Inc.•Denzil Doyle, Doyletech