Tembec founder Frank Dottori is one of the inaugural board of directors of Thunder Bay's new research centre for the bio-economy.
The Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE) is a $25 million institute tasked to find the best way to utilize the region's bio-fibre. It's being called a “cluster” that will combine the region's natural attributes plus the city's post-secondary educational and research strengths with the area's workforce to create a new economic opportunities and jobs for future generations.
CRIBE will be established as a non-profit organization located on the Confederation College campus. The marquee project for CRIBE will be a bio-refinery pilot plant established on the Abitibi-Bowater site in Thunder Bay.
Other board members include Nishnawbi Aski Development Fund President/CEO Harvey Yesno, Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Executive Director Tom Vair, Woodbridge Foam research director Hamdy Khalik, former FPInnovations President/CEO Ian de la Roche, Scotiabank VP Patricia Mohr, Ontario Bio-Auto Council Craig Crawford an TBay Tel President/CEO Don Campbell.
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