Agenda

FARM PRODUCTS COUNCIL OF CANADA
In the matter of:
Public Hearings into the Proposal for a Canadian Strawberry
Promotion and Research Agency
Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel
Room Pinnacle I
1128 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
April 1, 2014
ORDER OF APPEARANCE
7:45 to 8:45
Registration
9:00
Opening Remarks by the Panel Chair, Mr. Timothy O’Connor
9:15
Instructions from the Hearing Secretary
9:30
Presentation by the Association des producteurs de fraises et framboises du
Québec by Caroline Thibault and Jean-Luc Poirier
10:30
Break
10:45
Qs and As from the Panel
INTERVENERS
11:15
Sharmin Garmiet, BC Strawberry Growers Association
11:30
Michael Dossett, Research Scientist and Berry Breeder, BC Blueberry Council
11:45
Mark Sweeney, Berry Specialist, BC Ministry of Agriculture
Other Interveners and Comments from the floor
Closing Remarks by the Panel Chair, Mr. Timothy O’Connor