Draft Agenda below
Draft Agenda – LDMSPA Info Day and AGM
8:00 Registration, Name Tags and Morning Social with Producers and Dealers
Fees: members $35
Non-members $45
9:00 Opening Remarks – Jamie Fortune, LDMSPA President
09:05 Vendor Introductions and remarks – Ray Thompson, LDMSPA Director
09:30 The Northern Tornadoes Project – Research to protect the lives and property of Canadians.
Dr. David Sills, Executive Director Northern Tornadoes Project, Western University
10:20 Morning break (25 minutes)
10:45 OMFRA Update – Jenny Liu – Provincial Agroforestry Specialist
11:15 LDMSPA Update – 2022 Activities and 2023 Plans – Jamie Fortune
2022 LDMSPA AGM
11:45 Summer Tour 2023 – Overview and Invitation
David and Wendy Branson – Co-chairs Summer Tour Committee
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Sugar Maker of the Year Presentation
13:10 Maple Operation Risk Management - The 2022 Derecho Experience
Scott Deugo, LDMSPA Member
14:00 Carbon Budgets and Carbon Perspectives in the Maple Industry
Paul Renaud, LDMSPA Member, Lanark
14:30 OMSPA Update and consideration of Strategic Plan
Randall Goodfellow, Director LDMSPA and Vice President OMSPA
14:50 National and International news on the industry
Ray Bonenberg, Past President International Maple Syrup Institute (IMSI)
OMSPA Treasurer
15:15 Wrap-up, Survey Results and Adjournment
For information and to RSVP, contact Leann Thompson - ldmspa@outlook.com