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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2017-03-22, Page 1616 Signal Star • Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Agricultural Co-op actively looking for members Kathleen Smith Goderich Signal Star Four years ago, an agricultural Co-op was developed in Sarnia, Ontario. The goal was to gain members, obtain a total of 55 000 acres to supply approximately 75 000 met- ric tonnes of biomass annually to a refinery facility in order to operate for one year, while eliminating costs and extracting an energy source. Cellulosic Sugar Producers Co - Operative Manager of Business Development, Jay Cunningham explains that the goal is "to solicit acres to get to 55 000 to go forward. We will probably curtail a lot of activity by April or May as everyone gets their fields read for their crops': •CSP Co-operative, a farmer owned and supplied Co-op is striv- ing to gain more members, in order to obtain 55 000 acres to harvest corn and wheat stover in order to provide biomass that will in turn extract the cellulosic sugars to be refined to dextrose (sugar). The Co-op based out of Sarnia is holding two meetings this month - the first on Friday March 24th, from 1:30 - 3pm, held at Hill & Hill Farms Ltd. in Varna, Ontario; the second meeting on Tuesday March 28th, from 10 - 11:30am, held at Advantage Farm Equipment Ltd. in London, Ontario. The main purpose for these meetings is to inform the farmers of South -Western Ontario about the CSI' Co-op, in order to gain OFFICE HOURS The office hours for the Goderich Signal Star are as follows Monday --8am-5pm Tuesday — 8 am - 5 pm Wednesday — 8 am - 5 pm Thursday — 8 am - 5 pm Friday — 8 am - 4 pm Goderich ,Si nal -Star 120 Huckins Street., Goderich, ON N7A 3X8 519-524-2614 www.goderichsignalstar.com Looking for Common Sense Insurance? The search is over. At Hay Mutual, our people are proud of the high quality products and personal service we deliver. We take the time to understand your insurance needs, and have the expertise to deliver products that work for' you. Our solutions to insurance aren't common, they're common sense. HAY MUTUAL I1wu'awa/ COMPANY Keeping promises, close to home. Zurich, Ontario 9 www.haymutual.on.ca 1-877-807-3812 519-236-4381 more members and ultimately, to gain more acres to collect biomass and eliminate the cost of removing refuse from the fields. Iii order for the Co-op to be success- ful, there is a three -pronged partner- ship amongst the farmers (members), the Co-op and the Refinery Plant. The process begins when the members contact the Co-op, give permission to enter the field and begin the harvest. The Co-op sends a team of equipment to harvest the refuse, set it into bales .and stack them roadside, ready for pick up and delivery to the Comet -Sarnia West Sushi G West Sushi, Japanese restaurant located on 40 West Street, announces their grand opening Wednesday March 22, 2017 at 11:00 am. Restaurant owners William and Jane Kim talk about why they decided to open their Japanese restaurant in Goderich. "Lots of people from Goderich vis- ited our sushi restaurant in Stratford and we developed fantastic relation- ships. We met a surprising amount of Japanese food lovers looking for authentic Japanese cuisine, in Goderich" "Goderich is a very attractive & pic- turesque town to live. We want to socially contribute to Goderich's economy and be a part of its positive atmosphere, and environment" "In North America, Japanese food is not just for the special occasion any more, the modem trend finds people regularly dine at sushi restaurants ..., people who live in Goderich are very absorbed into having authentic, qual- itysushi, maki & sashimi". William Kim has been head sushi chef at the Pearl Japanese restaurant (in Stratford) since 2012. Jane Kim has 10 years of experience in restaurant management - 5 years as manager of Wendy's fast food restaurant chain, Swiss Chalet, and 5 years as head manager at Pearl Japanese restaurant. Jane and William ran Pearl Sushi Refinery Plant (planned to be oper- ational by Fall 2018). From eliminating cost and har- vesting biomass in order to extract an energy source, the Co-op offers a more buyable and lucrative pro- ject for everyone involved. The CSP Co-op is actively look- ing for more members to partici- pate. The Co-op asks farmers to attend meetings to become informed, to take a look at the web- site at https://www.cspcoop.com and to contact, _ ay Cunningham directly at 1-519-784-2084 or jcun- ningham@bincanada.ca. rand Opening very successfully for 5 years; not only as husband and wife, but also as busi- ness partners. Before moving to Strat- ford, tratford, the couple ran a camera store in Waterloo for 20 years. William studied Theology at Heritage College & Semi- nary in Cambridge. Jane has a Univer- sity background in English Literature and Business. William explains West Sushi Asian cuisine: Dynamite Roll --- We gently spread sushi rice that is slightly mixed with our special vinegar sauce on seaweed paper and flip it. We then generously add avocado, cucumber, cooked crabmeat, and deep-fried jumbo shrimp. Finally, we roll it up with seaweed paper and cut it Sauces - Spicy Mayo, House Sauce, Wasabi Mayo, Curry Mayo. Salmon Sushi --- We use fresh Atlantic salmon and cut them into slices. First we make bite -sized pieces of our sushi rice (seasoned with our special vinegar sauce) and put fresh slices of Atlantic salmon on top. West Sushi will be looking to hire kitchen prep and customer service staff More information regarding the Goderich location and restaurant plans can be found at http://www. westsushi.ca/ Restaurant hours. Open Monday - Saturday 11:00 am - 7:30 pm Media Contact - Jane Kim Cell 519 276 7694 YOU HAVE THE POWER TO GIVE LIFE ***GODERICH BLOOD DONOR CLINIC*** Located @ Knights of Columbus, 390 Parsons Court Wednesday, March 29th OPEN 1 pm - 7pm NEW DONORS NEEDED -180 OPEN APPOINTMENTS rvxik'fro' 4ocYarsrc4• • blood.ca IW©® Canadian Blood Servict. it's in you to give