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听Prairie Craft Canopy鈥檚 cannabis micro-cultivation facility in the RM of Edenwold is now in operation and providing product to Delta 9 Cannabis.
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听The $2 million local facility took two years to build and received a Health Canada license on Dec. 4, according to a December news release from Delta 9 鈥� the final regulatory step in allowing Prairie Craft to go into operation. Locally, the proposal received conditional approval from the RM of Edenwold鈥檚 council in July 2019.
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听The 8,000-square-foot facility is situated on 10 acres of land in the south end of the RM, immediately west of the hamlet of Richardson, with Prairie Craft Canopy co-owner Doug Trevena adding by news release that the 鈥渟tate-of-the-art鈥� operation 鈥渋ncorporates all the latest technology for growing cannabis鈥� and also 鈥減rovides room to double the size of our operations in the future.鈥�
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听The 12 鈥淕row Pod鈥� growing areas 鈥� a proprietary system developed by Delta 9, according to the news release 鈥� are contained in shipping container-like rooms, all environmentally sealed to prevent outside contaminants coming in, with carbon filters and UV lights constantly cleaning the air. When operating, only individuals wearing approved gowns and having walked through chemical footbaths will be allowed into the pods.
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听Trevena said securing a Health Canada license to operate a cannabis growing facility was not an easy task, as there are many regulations and requirements licensees have to follow. At present the Prairie Craft Canopy facility has 2,100 square feet of growing capacity, which allows them to grow 鈥渃raft products鈥�. Prairie Craft has also incorporated its own proprietary growing methods into use at the facility.
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听Specialized lighting, climate control, dehumidification and fertigation are components of the growing areas, as well as security cameras monitoring activity at all times. To ensure the doors of the growing areas aren鈥檛 opened without good reason, watering and fertilizing is done remotely, with technology helping to monitor growing conditions.听
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听The Prairie Craft partnership with Winnipeg-based Delta 9 also includes technical support along with the development of operations protocols and sanitation requirements. While Delta 9 has provided technical assistance however, it said in its December announcement that it does not have an ownership stake in Prairie Craft Canopy.
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听鈥淲e are delighted that Prairie Craft Canopy has received a Health Canada license for 12 of our proprietary and turn-key 鈥淕row Pod鈥� systems and has plans for a second Health Canada license to expand operations that will include another 12 Grow Pods,鈥� Delta 9 Founder and CEO John Arbuthnot said in the release. 鈥淥ur turn-key platform for Grow Pods and services continues to prove one of our best options for cannabis industry entrepreneurs seeking licensing and support services.鈥�
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