http://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchathamEMC Canadahttp://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/twoministries2coneevent<div><h2><span style="color: #6d1a42;"><strong><img id="13b1ffe9-7f9d-423e-aa3a-8763f2d837d7" src="/download/.attachments/molandmoeoverviewinchathamkentjpg" alt="MOL-and-MOE-overview-in-Chatham-Kent.jpg" width="360" height="305" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; border-width: 0px;"/>Ministry of Labour</strong></span></h2> <p><strong>Chris Vasey</strong> from the <a href="http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/" unsafe.mce_href="http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/">Ministry of Labour</a> led the first part of the session.  The Ministry of Labour's Mission in line with their Vision is to advance safe, healthy, fair and harmonious workplace practices that are essential to the social and economic well-being of the people of Ontario.</p> <p>The Ministry believes that the goals of…</p></div><strong> - Author: Jeanine Lassaline-Berglund</strong>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:06:24 +0000http://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/twoministries2coneeventhttp://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/emc-chatham-kent-consortium-members-meet-at-cavend<div><p><img id="251e5148-a42e-4b6a-80a8-41c13c46b77f" src="/download/.attachments/websafetyandsnackscavendishjpg~2" alt="web-safety-and-snacks-Cavendish.jpg" width="360" height="287" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; border-width: 0px;"/>An eclectic group of manufacturers met in April to get a glimpse of the safety system that Cavendish Appetizers had used to propel their safety initiatives while continuing to meet the aggressive targets for production and manpower utilization.  In 2009, with the loss of two positions that were dedicated resources to their operational Health &amp;…</p></div><strong> - Author: Jeanine Lassaline-Berglund</strong>Tue, 01 May 2012 03:36:49 +0000http://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/emc-chatham-kent-consortium-members-meet-at-cavendhttp://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/chatham-kent-emc-members-look-to-energy-conservati<div><p>EMC, together with their community partners, the Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation, the Municipality of Chatham Kent and Entegrus (formerly CK Energy) worked to produce an event that would shed some "light" on the available funding and programs that can help industrial and commercial sized organizations conserve energy while saving…</p></div><strong> - Author: Jeanine Lassaline-Berglund</strong>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:52:46 +0000http://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/chatham-kent-emc-members-look-to-energy-conservatihttp://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/chatham-kent-emc-members-facing-labour-shortage<div><p><img style="float: right; border: 0pt none; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" alt="web-Skills-shortage.jpg" src="/download/.attachments/webskillsshortagejpg" id="4970c836-485a-4cbf-8969-a5d7575c9c45" height="271" width="360"/>CK Manufacturers met to discuss their workforce challenges and immediate and longer term resource needs.  Many are struggling today with finding the right skill sets for their organizations and have started to recruit from outside of the area to find the next member of the team.  As part of the round table discussion, the participants reviewed…</p></div><strong> - Author: Jeanine Lassaline-Berglund</strong>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:57:27 +0000http://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/chatham-kent-emc-members-facing-labour-shortagehttp://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/chatham-kent-windsor-essex-emc-members-review-sred<div><p><a href="mailto:rcooper@emccanada.org?subject=Please%20tell%20more%20about%20SRED%20and%20the%20Review%20Process%20events" unsafe.please="" unsafe.unsafe="" unsafe.mce_href="mailto:rcooper@emccanada.org?subject=Please tell more about SRED and the Review Process events" unsafe.tell="" unsafe.me="" unsafe.more="" unsafe.about="" unsafe.sred="" unsafe.and="" unsafe.the="" unsafe.review="" unsafe.process="" unsafe.events=""><img id="fc75be88-be5d-4e5e-8c6b-ec54044a3f0e" src="/download/.attachments/websredreviewimagejpg" alt="web-SR&amp;ED-Review-Image.jpg" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; border-width: 0px;" height="271" width="360"/></a>Tilbury, ON, EMC members quickly got to the discussion of what is really impacting each of their organizations when it comes to the review process when claiming SR &amp; ED.  Most feel that the claims process is getting more and more difficult as the program matures.  Changes in the interpretation of claimable costs and allowable activities really…</p></div><strong> - Author: Jeanine Lassaline-Berglund</strong>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:56:05 +0000http://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/chatham-kent-windsor-essex-emc-members-review-sredhttp://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/chatham-kent-consortium-2011a-year-in-review<div><p>Chatham Kent has long been a community with a large geography and diverse economy.  This year, the traditional manufacturing activities of the region have started to embrace a broader view of the term "manufacturing".  Family farms are starting into production operations; greenhouse and food production continues to gain in carving a landscape for…</p></div><strong> - Author: Jeanine Lassaline-Berglund</strong>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:18:24 +0000http://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/chatham-kent-consortium-2011a-year-in-reviewhttp://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/chathamkent-emc-members-started-off-the-fall-with-<div><p>Special thanks go out to EMC Members Shari Blackburn at Batory Industries, along with Elise Marentette from Anchor Danly, for leading the discussion about the requirements of the standard. </p> <p>As with many members across the province, understanding the standard and its applicability to the manufacturing sector is a stretch.  Most manufacturers,…</p></div><strong> - Author: Jeanine Lassaline-Berglund</strong>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:22:40 +0000http://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/chathamkent-emc-members-started-off-the-fall-with-http://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/chathamkentemcmembersdemystifysredatgreenfieldetha<div><p>Special "thanks" goes out to EMC Member GreenField Ethanol for hosting this month's event.  GreenField has been producing industrial and beverage alcohol, fuel ethanol and distillers' grains for 20 years. Chatham has one of only three dry mill continuous ethanol producing plants in North America. The facility is uniquely capable of alternating…</p></div><strong> - Author: Jeanine Lassaline-Berglund</strong>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:05:53 +0000http://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/chathamkentemcmembersdemystifysredatgreenfieldethahttp://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/chathamkentsigeventanenlighteningperspective<div><p>It was a sunny and crisp spring morning in Chatham Kent and that did not distract our members from coming together to discuss changes at WSIB and understand a little about workforce planning.</p> <p>Lisa Granger, from Mahle Filter Systems in Tilbury led the discussion with respect to changes in the WSIA that would impact WSIB interpretation and…</p></div><strong> - Author: Jeanine Lassaline-Berglund</strong>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:08:10 +0000http://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/chathamkentsigeventanenlighteningperspectivehttp://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/whatbiodegradablereallymeans<div><p>As the need for Biodegradable Lubricants increases, it is important, as a consumer, that you understand what all the terms really mean. There are two classifications of biodegradable products, 'Inherently Biodegradable' and 'Readily Biodegradable'. Here's what it all means:</p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">How do products Biodegrade?</span></p> <p>   Biodegradable products possess an…</p></div><strong> - Author: Jackie Macera</strong>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:09:53 +0000http://www.emccanada.org/blogs/emcchatham/whatbiodegradablereallymeans