(Left to Right)  Back Row: Dirk Neilsen- Director of Processing, Jason Brown- Director of Facilities, Alan Darlington- Advisor of Special Projects, Doug Wilson- Sr. Director of Operations, John Fowler- Co-Founder and President of The Supreme Cannabis Company.
 
Front Row: Parminder Bal- Assistant to the GM, Cailin Gehlsen – Director of finance, Venessa Krispine- Front Line Manager Production, Rebecca Phillips- Director of Production, Lorne Lazenby- Director of Human Resources. (photo submitted) (Left to Right) Back Row: Dirk Neilsen- Director of Processing, Jason Brown- Director of Facilities, Alan Darlington- Advisor of Special Projects, Doug Wilson- Sr. Director of Operations, John Fowler- Co-Founder and President of The Supreme Cannabis Company. Front Row: Parminder Bal- Assistant to the GM, Cailin Gehlsen – Director of finance, Venessa Krispine- Front Line Manager Production, Rebecca Phillips- Director of Production, Lorne Lazenby- Director of Human Resources. (photo submitted)
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7ACRES expands its Bruce County facility

7ACRES in the Municipality of Kincardine made a large expansion official Wednesday, with a ribbon-cutting at their facility at the Bruce Energy Centre near Tiverton.

The cannabis producer and subsidiary of Supreme Cannabis announced 15 new rooms, providing almost 150,000 square feet of new growing space.

Co-founder & President John Fowler was on hand with a small group of his executive team, presenting longtime employee Vanessa Krispen with scissors to cut the ribbon and make the expansion official.

Fowler said the expansion allows his company to position itself as a top supplier of high-end cannabis products, not only in Canada, but across the world. Fowler's said his goal for Supreme is to produce 50,000 kilograms of cannabis per year.

The new rooms will be used to grow a strain called "Moby Dick", which will be available on the Ontario Cannabis Store website.

7ACRES was federally licensed in 2016.

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