Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

Railpower Hybrid Technologies Corp. / Gary Eelman, Executive Vice President

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Railpower Hybrid Technologies Corp.
Responsible Officer Name: Gary Eelman, Executive Vice President 
Initial registration start date: 2006-01-03
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 778501-6055

Version 1 of 2 (2006-01-03 to 2006-07-19)

Version 1 of 2 (2006-01-03 to 2006-07-19) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: Railpower Hybrid Technologies Corp.
2021 Peninsula Drive
Erie, PA  16506-2980
United States of America
Telephone number: 403-668-7831
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Gary Eelman, Executive Vice President  
Description of activities: Railpower designs hybrid battery/diesel locomotives.
 
Parent: The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations.
Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking.
Other direct interests The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? Yes
End date of the corporation's last completed financial year: 2005-12-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Transport Canada - Frieght Sustainablity Demonstration Program $37,800.00
Sustainable Development Technology Canada $305,000.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Julia Fletcher
Position title: Director, Emissions & Environmental Initiatives (Canada)
Public offices held: Unknown
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Industry Canada, Transport Canada (TC)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, International Trade, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: At the end of November 2005, in conjunction with the Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers, I met with several Members of Parliament of the New Democratic Party on Parliament Hill to discuss the fact that railroads are taxed more than other comparable industries, how under valued railroads and railroad supplies are, and the environmental technologies available in the railroad industry.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Environment, Finance, Industry, Tranpsort with respect to the fact that railroads are taxed more than other comparable industries, how under valued railroads and railroad supplies are, and the environmental technologies available in the railroad industry.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Looking for new policy with respect to increased incentives for railroads to use environmentally friendly technology.




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