June 1998
Industry News
Terry Boland, Editor-in-Chief

Ethanol Vehicle Challenge

The Ethanol Vehicle Challenge is an event in which top North American engineering students compete to determine who can implement the best dedicated ethanol E-85 conversion based on emissions, performance, fuel economy and overall quality of design.

Canada’s entry, and returning 1997 Champion, is the University of Waterloo. The U. of W. ethanol team, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will use their talents and innovation to customize a new 1998 Chevrolet Malibu for E-85. The Ontario Corn Producers’ Association has provided $1,000 in sponsorship of the U. of W. ethanol team. We wish them well in their challenge and look forward to the results from Washington in June.

Pesticide Container Recycling

A reminder to our members to recycle your pesticide containers. To get instructions on what you must do before delivering your empty containers to an Ontario recycling depot, visit the AGCare site on the Internet at http://www.agcare.org. The site also has a listing of the 1998 recycling depot locations.

AAFC Rural Dialogue

Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, the Honourable Lyle Vanclief, has announced a rural dialogue to capture your thoughts, ideas, challenges and success stories of rural residents. Rural Canadians are being asked to complete a workbook as part of the development of a Federal Rural Strategy. A rural dialogue Internet site has also been created to collect input. The address is http://www.rural.gc.ca.