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Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

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April 2008

Contact FDC

Hours of Operation

FDC is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm Central Time (CT). FDC is closed on standard Manitoba holidays.

Location

FDC is located in the McMillan Industrial Park of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. Portage la Prairie is approximately 70km due west of the capital city of Winnipeg, and approximately 120km east of the city of Brandon. Portage la Prairie is easily accessible by exiting north off of the Trans Canada (#1) Highway. There are clear highway traffic signs indicating where to exit.

FDC Staff

All FDC staff members have email addresses and telephones with voicemail. If you require a response to your email, please provide your complete name, phone number and mailing address. All FDC staff can be reached by phoning 1-800-870-1044 toll-free in Canada, or 204-239-3150.

Map to FDC Location

Chief Operating Officer/General Manager

Lynda Lowry
204-239-3624

 

Management

Mike Lalla
Manager, Support Services
204-871-5152

Alphonsus Utioh
Manager, Process and Product Development
204-239-3179

 

 

Javier Planinich
Manager, Pilot Plant and Commercial Activities
204-871-5808

Administration

Karen Templeton
Group Leader, Administration
204-239-3166

 

 

Jackie Simpson-Cleaver
Reception
204-239-3150

Cora Chandler
Accounting Clerk
204-239-3161

 

 

 

Business Development

Eugene Warwaruk
Business Development Officer
204-239-3436

 
 

Research and Development

Meeling Nivet
Group Leader, Product Development
204-239-3755

Alana Henuset
Product Development Consultant
204-239-3465

Janice Meseyton
Product Development Consultant
204-239-3665

Shawn Kuharski
Laboratory Technologist
204-239-3158

 

Jeremy Spencer
Product Development Consultant
204-239-3644

Paulyn Appah
Process Development Consultant
204-239-3170

Jiancheng Qi
Process Engineer, Extraction
239-3164

Haihong Wang
Product Development Consultant
239-3155

Shauna Miller
Nutritional Labelling Assistant
204-239-3162

Commercial Processing

Gord Gherasim
Pilot Plant Supervisor
204-239-3171

Nona Schultz
Regulatory Affairs/HACCP Coordinator
204-239-3643

 

 

Rene Duchesne
Pilot Plant Technologist
204-239-3172

Derek Sandney
Pilot Plant Technologist
204-239-3172

Darryl Copeland
Pilot Plant Sanitation Technician
204-239-3172



Box 1240, 810 Phillips Street
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Canada, R1N 3J9

T 1-800-870-1044 toll-free in Canada
T 204-239-3150
F 204-239-3180
e FDC Information
www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/fdc

FDC is a Special Operating Agency of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

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