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Peel SCIA Compost Bus Tour

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Peel SCIA Compost Bus Tour

Time: April 4, 2011 all day
Location: Brampton Fairgrounds
Street: 12942 Heart Lake Road
City/Town: Caledon
Website or Map: http://www.ghscia.com
Phone: Tim @ 905-838-1953 or Abbie @ 519-994-4997
Event Type: education
Organized By: Peel SCIA
Latest Activity: Mar 14, 2011

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Meet at the Brampton Fairgrounds, 12942 Heart Lake Road, Caledon. Doors open at 9 am. Coach bus leaves at 9:30 am. Tour stops include visits to the Peel Integrated Waste Management Facility and the Peel Curing Facility. Watch vertical spreader equipment in action at the Peel Curing Facility, provided courtesy of Ed Stewart’s Equipment Ltd. (Wideman), Green Tractors Inc.-Nobleton (Rolland) and Connect Equipment Corporation (Hagedorn). Guest speakers include Lambert Otten of the University of Guelph and OMAFRA’s Christine Brown. Q & A with expert panel. Hot roast beef dinner at noon. All welcome. $15 per person. Closed toe shoes are required (dress shoes not recommended) with preference for safety footwear. RSVP by Thursday, March 31 to Abbie Brander at 519-994-4997 or abbiebrander@yahoo.ca or Tim Armstrong at 905-838-1953. More details at www.ghscia.com.

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