About Flax Canada 2015 Inc.



The Flax Canada 2015 Phase II Initiative is managed by Flax Canada 2015 Inc. (FC2015). FC2015 is a national, not-for-profit, wholly owned subsidiary of the Flax Council of Canada, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Funding for FC2015

Funding for FC2015 comes from the Agricultural Policy Framework, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Science and Innovation Program, Flax Council of Canada, Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission as well as the provincial governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Management and Executive Team

Les Rankin
Director, Industrial and Fibre Uses
FC2015 Co-ordinator
Flax Canada 2015 Inc.
465 - 167 Lombard Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0T6
Office (204) 982-2115
Direct (204) 982-2125
Fax (204) 942-1841
E-mail: les@fc2015.ca
Kelley Fitzpatrick, M.Sc.
Director, Health and Nutrition, FC 2015 Inc.
465 -167 Lombard Avenue,
Winnipeg MB R3B 0T6
Direct Phone: (204) 487-2318 Phone: (204) 982-2115
Fax: (204) 942-1841
Email: kelley@fc2015.ca
John Oliver, Chair, FC2015
President, Maple Leaf Bio-Concepts
1424 Oxford Street
Oshawa ON L1J 3W8
Direct Phone: (905) 728-4885 Phone: (403) 735-8809
Fax: (905) 728-6992
Email: john@fc2015.ca
Barry Hall, President/CEO, FC2015
President, Flax Council of Canada
465-167 Lombard Avenue,
Winnipeg MB R3B 0T6
Phone: (204) 982-2115
Fax: (204) 942-1841
Email: hallb@flaxcouncil.ca
Eric Fridfinnson, Vice-Chair, FC2015
Chair, Flax Council of Canada
Box 877
Arborg MB R0C 0A0
Phone: (204) 376-5780 Fax: (204) 376-5217
Email: efridfin@lakenet.ca
Neal Oberg, Chair of the Audit Committee, FC2015
Director, Eno Farms
Box 338
Forestburg AB T0B 1N0
Phone: (403) 792-1574
Email: noberg2@xplornet.com

Board of Directors

G. Harvey Anderson, PhD
Professor and Director, Program
in Food Safety, Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs
Department of Nutritional Sciences
Rm 322, FitzGerald Building
University of Toronto
150 College St
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3E2
Phone: (416) 978-1832 (work)
(416) 323-1574 (home)
Email: harvey.anderson@utoronto.ca
Linda Braun
Executive Director, Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission
A5A 116 -103rd St. East
Saskatoon SK S7N 1Y7
Phone: (306) 664-1901 Fax: (306) 664-4404
Email: saskflax@saskflax.com
Dr. Daryl Domitruk
Director, Agri-Food Innovation and Adaptation Branch
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
536 Stephen Street
Morden MB R6M 1T7
Phone: (204) 822-2936 Fax: (204) 822- 2939
Email: ddomitruk@gov.mb.ca
Eric Fridfinnson
Chair, Flax Council of Canada
Box 877
Arborg MB R0C 0A0
Phone: (204) 376-5780 Fax: (204) 376-5217
Email: efridfin@lakenet.ca
Barry Hall
President, Flax Council of Canada
465-167 Lombard Avenue,
Winnipeg MB R3B 0T6
Phone: (204) 982-2115 Fax: (204) 942-1841
Email: hallb@flaxcouncil.ca
Dr. Abdul Jalil
Director, Agriculture Research Branch
Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization
Room 226, 3085 Albert Street
Regina SK S4S 0B12
Phone: (306) 787-5360 Fax: (306) 787-2654
Email: ajalil@agr.gov.sk.ca
John Oliver
President, Maple Leaf Bio-Concepts
1424 Oxford Street
Oshawa ON L1J 3W8
Direct Phone: (905) 728-4885 Phone: (403) 735-8809
Fax: (905) 728-6992
Email: john@fc2015.ca
Neal Orberg
Director, Eno Farms
Box 338
Forestburg AB T0B 1N0
Phone: (403) 792-1574
Email: noberg2@xplornet.com
Dr. John Patience
President, Prairie Swine Centre Inc.
Box 21057, 2105 - 8th Street East
Saskatoon SK S7H 5N9
Phone: (306) 667-7442 ext. 226 Fax: (306) 955-2510
Email: john.patience@usask.ca
Glenn Pizzey
Pizzey's Nutritionals.
P.O. Box 132 / Main Street South
Angusville MB R0J 0A0
Phone: 204-773-2575
Fax: 204-773-2317
E-mail: glenn@pizzeys.com
Dr. David Wall (Observer)
Research Director, Cereal Research Centre
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
195 Dafoe Road
Winnipeg MB R3T 2M9
Phone: (204) 983-5533 Fax: (204) 984-6333
Email: walld@agr.gc.ca
Dr. Scott Duguid (Observer)
Research Scientist, Morden Research Station
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
101 Route 100, Unit 100
Morden, MB R6M 1Y5
Phone: (204) 822- 4471 ext: 232 Fax: (204) 822-7207
Email: sduguid@agr.gc.ca