FPINNOVATIONS ADDS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE . . . ORGANIC CSA CONTEST . . . TROUBLED ORGANIC MILK PROCESSOR BLAMES SUPPLY-MANAGED MILK BOARD FOR ITS WOES . . . CALL TO ACTION - BILL 111: AN ACT TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM . . . OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST...

FPINNOVATIONS ADDS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE
Source: Pulp & Paper Canada
Charles Gagnon has joined FPInnovations as vice-president of business development, effective May 4. FPInnovations is a not-for-profit R&D institute focused on the Canadian forest sector. Gagnon comes to FPInnovations after a 17-year career in the fields of engineering design and project management, business and market development, and strategy delivery for large renewable energy commercial enterprises. (read more)

ORGANIC CSA CONTEST
Source: ACORN
ACORN’s CSA Network is a newly launched, collective effort of the organic CSA community – farmers and shareholders – to raise awareness of local organic CSAs and to support the overall CSA movement in Atlantic Canada. Fully embracing the true CSA spirit, we are looking to our community – farmers and consumers – to make an investment with us to build and sustain the CSA Network. We envision these costs being shared for mutual benefit, contributing to work that promotes and supports this unique and viable model of local food production and access in our region. (read more)

TROUBLED ORGANIC MILK PROCESSOR BLAMES SUPPLY-MANAGED MILK BOARD FOR ITS WOES
Source: Better Farming
A long-simmering, acrimonious dispute between Organic Meadow and Dairy Farmers of Ontario over organic milk supply has spilled into the public realm as Organic Meadow was granted a court-approved extension Wednesday to file a proposal for creditors. (read more)

CALL TO ACTION - BILL 111: AN ACT TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM
Source: EAC
On April 29 a private members bill was introduced in the Nova Scotia Legislature by MLA Lenore Zann, NDP Critic for Human Rights, its purpose to address environmental racism in the province. The objective of the Bill is to consult with Mi’kmaw, African Nova Scotian, and Acadian communities throughout the province in order to provide an opportunity for them to share their concerns and collaborate with Government to devise strategies and solutions for addressing environmental racism. Environmental racism is the disproportionate location of polluting industries, sites, and other environmental hazards close to racially marginalized communities and the working poor. These communities are among the most historically marginalized communities in the province. (read more)