To:                  Members of Bleaching Committee, Chairs of PAPTAC Committees

 

Subject:            PAPTAC Spring 2003 Bleaching Committee Meeting

 

April 7, 2003

 

 

Hello, to you all!

 

SFK Pulp, Saint-Felicien, QC mill is kindly hosting the Bleach Committee's Spring meeting, May 26 – 28, 2003. 

 

The mill's, Bleach Committee member, Steve Pelletier, provided hotel and mill tour arrangements for our group plus travel option information.  I will outline our general schedule plus provide the specific hotel, travel and local attraction information in the attached pages.

 

Steve has offered to provide more information concerning accommodation or local attractions if you do not find what you need in the attached information package.  He can be contacted at:

 

[email protected]

Phone: (418) 679-8585 ext. 4115 and

Fax: (418) 679-4271

 

Please fax or email, Steve, the attendance form at the back of this information package by May 6, 2003 to confirm your participation in meeting events.  If you are not able to attend the meeting at all then please:

 

§         contact me directly via email at [email protected]; and

§         supply your ongoing work to your alternate mill member or other committee member attending the meeting.

 

I look forward to seeing you all and encourage everyone to prepare his or her Subcommittee work and come ready to participate, work hard and have some fun, too!

 

 

Nancy Van Allen

PAPTAC Bleach Committee Chairperson


 

OVERALL SCHEDULE:

 

 

Saturday, May 24 & Sunday, May 25 

 

Early Arrivals:  Please see the attached information re: local attractions.  There are many activities in the area plus the local 18 hole golf course will be open.

 

 

Sunday, May 25 – Hotel du Jardin

 

1930-2130                 Steering Committee Meeting

 

 

Monday, May 26 – Hotel du Jardin

 

0800-1200                 Technical Session TBA  - Theme:            "Cost Saving Opportunities –

Mill Experiences"  A more detailed agenda will be provided prior to the meeting.

1300-1700                 Mill Problems and Opportunities

1830-2100                             Dinner hosted by SFK mill.

 

 

Tuesday, May 27 – Hotel du Jardin

 

0800-1200                 Sub Committee Meetings

1300-1530         Sub Committee Meetings, Business Meeting

1830-2100                 Dinner hosted by Bleach Committee.

 

 

Wednesday, May 28 – Saint-Felicien Mill Tour

 

08:00                          Departs Hotel du Jardin for Saint-Felicien Mill

08:45                          Mill Introduction

09:00                          Mill tours begin

11:00                          Lunch  Pulpmill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Accommodation:

 

1)     Hotel du Jardin

 

Hotel du Jardin

1400, boul. du Jardin

Saint-Felicien, QC

 

Phone             (418) 679-8422

Fax                  (418) 679-4459

 

Website:  www.hoteldujardin.com

 

There are rooms reserved under PAPTAC Bleaching Committee for arrival May 25th, (Sunday), at a rate of $75.00 + tax per night, including breakfast except for Sunday morning.  These rooms are reserved until May 10.  (Steve was going to also approach the hotel to block off rooms starting May 24th, i.e. the Saturday night, since some of us will be needing to arrive Saturday to take advantage of better airfare deals).

 

2)     Motel La Valliere

 

Motel La Valliere

881, boul. Sacre-Coeur

St. Felicien, QC

 

Phone (418) 679-0290

 

If you need an alternate accommodation suggestion Steve suggested this motel.  I did not get rate information.

 

Area Attractions:

 

St. Prime is the local 18 hole golf course and it will be open at the time of our meeting.  The phone number I was given for the course is (418) 251-2831.  There was no one yet available to provide information re: rates.

 

Many people have remarked favourably about the Zoo Sauvage (418) 679-0543.  The zoo's hours May 24 and 25 will be 9 am to 6 pm and the adult entrance fee is $25.

 

There is an historic village Val-Jalbert nearby and much more.

 

Go to the Hotel du Jardin website address noted above and choose Site Touristiques.  This choice will take you to a map of the area, a listing and website links for the area attractions.

 

Flight and Ground Travel Arrangements:

 

From Steve's advice and looking at a map the airport options appear to be:

 

§         Bagotville, being the closest and only a two hour drive to Saint-Felicien, but while there are daily flights, convenient connection options may not be available.

 

The following bigger centres may be alternate options and offer more frequent connecting flights:

 

§         Quebec City, a three ½ hour drive to Saint-Felicien,

§         Trois Rivieres, a four ½ hour drive to Saint-Felicien, or

§         Montreal, at what looks to be a 6 hour drive to Saint-Felicien.

 

Hertz, National, and Budget rental cars are available at Bagotville and Quebec City airports and those and more options may be available at the Trois Rivieres and Montreal.