Ottawa Hands Out First Green Credit Funds

Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:35 AM

Casltegar, B.C. - The federal government has handed out the first dollars under its Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program for green energy projects.

The Zellstoff Celgar Pulp Mill in Castlegar has been given $40-million dollars to generate green energy from forest biomass.

Okanagan-Shuswap MP Colin Mayes says, "This project shows that smart investments enable pulp mills to increase their capacity to produce renewable energy from forest biomass, while providing important forest products for consumers."

38 pulp and paper mills across Canada, representing 24 companies, have generated credits under the $1-billion program, based on
their 2009 production levels of black liquor - a liquid by-product of the pulping process used to generate heat and power.

Just last week, Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership announced it would be submitting two proposals, worth approximately $16-million dollars, to Ottawa by the end of this month to begin accessing its $122-million dollars in credits under the PPGT program. (click here, for previous story)

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Posted by: IMO on February 25 2010 11:41 AM

More tax payer money off to the corporations.

Posted by: Loki on February 25 2010 11:59 AM

The Carbon Scam grows faster than the grow-op industry.

Posted by: metalman on February 25 2010 12:14 PM

"More tax payer money off to the corporations"
Heres a thought; consider the benefit to the local economy this money will bring.
Canfor has to spend the cash on projects,
they have already announced that they intend to upgrade local pulpmills, this means that local contractors and their employees will benefit. I don't see a downside for Prince George.
metalman.

Posted by: pgmatt on February 25 2010 12:37 PM

I work at one of the mills receiving the bulk of the Canfor allotment of funds. This is the greatest thing that has happened to Prince George's economy in a while. This will provide long term stability for the pulp mills here which is the economy of Prince George regardless if you like them or not. There will be millions pouring into local suppliers,contractors and hours of work for local workers in related fields from engineering,trades,safety,trucking etc etc. I know many a boilermaker, scaffold er[carpenters] that are excited for a long project as work has been thin lately. As a added bonus the conversion of the one recovery boiler to a low odour unit along with some of the particulate reduction equipment for the power boilers will benefit the air shed of the bowl.

Posted by: Municca on February 25 2010 1:48 PM

I agree that PG will benefit from the work that will be created with this money. My concern is, who is going to watch over this money and make sure that it is spent on what it was intended for? No one should be given free reign whether it be a person or company. 40 million is a lot of money and it would be very easy for some of it to wander off. I am not accusing anyone but I also am not stupid enough to trust everyone. As a tax payer who contributed to this I believe we deserve accountability for every penny.

Posted by: MrPG on February 25 2010 2:10 PM

Corporate welfare sucks! Unless of course, it benefits the local economy in some way. Then, we love it!

Posted by: hammmy on February 25 2010 3:22 PM

Will this get rid of the Cabbage smell in town!!

Posted by: metalman on February 25 2010 6:01 PM

"Will this get rid of the Cabbage smell in town!!"
Odours will be reduced, but we will still have Husky Oil, and their stinky refinery.
metalman.

Posted by: Green on February 25 2010 7:38 PM

the refinery doesn't smell as much as canfor does and Canfor reps have admitted as much publicly saying they are the biggest contributor to odor

Posted by: metalman on February 26 2010 1:10 PM

Depends on the day, and the weather conditions.
The refinery emissions would gag a maggot some days. IMHO.
metalman.

Posted by: Superheated Steam on February 27 2010 1:38 PM

If you want to know what smells worse, drive down pulpmill road on a summers day and smell the refinery, then smell the pulpmill. The refinery is far worse.