HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-03-26, Page 15THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015. PAGE 15.
A winter of concentrated activity
has resulted in a number of exciting
projects for the Huron Food Action
Network (HFAN). The network,
which is comprised of a broad base
of food system stakeholders from a
diverse range of backgrounds and
community involvement, was
established in 2013 to provide a
forum for networking, action and
food systems development.
The HFAN Community Food
Education Working Group has, in
partnership with the Huron County
Library, developed a Huron Seed
Library to promote seed saving and
stocking. The HFAN Huron Food
Policy Council has facilitated a
community-based process, which
has resulted in a Food Charter for
Huron County. Both these initiatives
and a new logo and website will be
launched at the meeting to be held
March 26, 6:30 -9 p.m. at the Huron
County Health Unit.
A seed library is a depository of
seeds held in trust for the members
of that library. Members come to the
library and borrow seed for their
garden. They grow the plants in their
garden and at the end of the season,
they let a few plants ‘go to seed.’
From those plants, they collect seeds
and return the same amount of seed
(or more) as they borrowed at the
beginning of the growing season.
Seeds are free to members. The
library is both a collection of seeds
and a community of gardeners.
The goals of a seed library is to
prevent the loss of seed diversity,
protecting varieties from extinction
and developing seeds that have
adapted to regional conditions and
challenges as well as encouraging
the community to grow their own
fresh food. Currently seeds can be
borrowed at the Exeter and
Wingham branches of the Huron
County Library.
A food charter is a vision and
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending
March 20 were 1,548 cattle, 1,203
lambs and goats. On Tuesday fed
steers and heifers sold on a strong
active trade at prices $2 higher.
Choice steers and heifers sold $193
to $197 with sales to $200.50.
Second cut sold $189 to $194. Cows
sold steady. On Thursday veal sold
on a strong active trade with beef
calves selling $2 to $5 stronger
while holsteins were up $5 to $10.
Lambs sold on a good active
trade. Sheep sold fully steady.
Goats sold steady. On Friday
lightweight and grass-type cattle
sold $5 to $10 higher and yearlings
sold on a good demand at steady
prices.
Darren Johnston Farms Ltd. of
Bluevale, consigned 33 cattle that
averaged 1,338 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $194.91. One black
steer weighed 1,345 lbs. and sold to
Clark Brothers Livestock for $200.
Albert W. Frey of Palmerston,
consigned 16 cattle that averaged
1,698 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $196.50. Two charolais
steers averaged 1,673 lbs. and sold
to St. Helen’s Meat Packers for
$198.50.
Connell Farms Inc. of Palmerston,
consigned 13 cattle that averaged
1,544 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $197.79. Four black heifers
averaged 1,515 lbs. and sold to St.
Helen’s Meat Packers for $200.50.
George Hinz of Monkton, consigned
six cattle that averaged 1,436 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$191.10. Two charolais heifers
averaged 1,413 lbs. and sold to St.
Helen’s Meat Packers for $197.50.
There were 142 cows on offer.
Export types sold $122 to $138 with
sales to $147; beef, $136 to $150
with sales to $165; D1 and D2, $85
to $90; D3, $75 to $85; D4, $70 to
$75. Ranch du Coyote of Quebec,
consigned one grey cow that
weighed 1,215 lbs. and sold for
$165.
There were seven bulls selling
$130 to $179. John Hoogendoorn Jr.
of Clinton, consigned one blonde
bull that weighed 1,855 lbs. and sold
for $179.
There were 117 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $210 to $240 with
sales to $247; good holsteins, $150
to $165 with sales to $188; medium
holsteins, $130 to $150; heavy
holsteins, $140 to $150. Maynard
Brubacher of Wallenstein, consigned
four calves that averaged 886 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$223.17. One blue steer weighed
940 lbs. and sold for $240. Lamar
Frey of Listowel, consigned nine
calves that averaged 833 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $229.41.
One limousin heifer weighed 750
lbs. and sold for $247. Wayne
Burkhart of Newton, consigned five
calves that averaged 756 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $226.29.
One limousin heifer weighed 775
lbs. and sold for $241.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $302 to
$337; 65 - 79 lbs., $276 to $316; 80
- 94 lbs., $245 to $274; 95 - 110 lbs.,
$235 to $252/lbs.
Sheep sold $75 to $125 with sales
to $140/lb.
Goats: kids sold $220 to $320 with
sales to $340; nannies, $50 to $120
with sales to $130; billies, $150 to
$300/lb.
Top quality stocker steers, 400 -
499 lbs. sold $320 to $367; 500 -
599 lbs., $318 to $339; 600 - 699
lbs., $308 to $330; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$274 to $288; 800 - 899 lbs., $244 to
$270; 900 - 999 lbs., $225 to
$248; 1,000 lbs. and over, $208 to
$224.
Top quality stocker heifers, $400 -
499 lbs., sold $277 to $325; 500 -
599 lbs., $270 to $300; 600 - 699
lbs., $260 to $295; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$243 to $265; 800 - 899 lbs., $218 to
$233; 900 lbs. and over, $211 to
$219.
A scary situation played out in the
lanes of the 401 West early Thursday
morning, as a Brussels Transport
truck was the victim of an attack that
could have had deadly
consequences.
According to Tyler Jutzi of
Brussels Transport, one of the
company’s trucks was making a run
to Quebec over the course of
Wednesday, March 18 to Thursday,
March 19, bringing pigs to Quebec
and returning with cattle. The driver,
Jutzi says, was approaching the
Thickson Road overpass in
Whitby, at approximately 7 a.m. on
Thursday morning when he saw a
man in an orange ski mask on the
overpass.
The events that took place next,
according to the driver, seemed to
unfold in slow motion, as the suspect
dropped a large cement block down
onto the cab of the truck.
Jutzi said the driver acted
instinctually, raising his right arm to
protect his four-year-old son, who
was sitting in the passenger seat on a
truck ride with his father during his
March Break.
Time was on the pair’s side,
however, as the rock hit the top of
the truck’s cab, denting it and
damaging the Brussels Transport
sign near the top of the trailer. Had
the block been dropped one half-
second earlier, Jutzi estimates, the
attack could have been a lot more
dangerous.
Between early morning 401 traffic
and travelling with the flow of cars,
Jutzi said, the driver’s options were
limited, since he couldn’t simply
stop the truck, or change lanes.
The police were called
immediately, Jutzi says, and a report
was made. The truck sustained
minor damage and half of the block
was retrieved, as it stayed on the top
of truck, while the other half had
broken away.
Jutzi says the attack resulted in
$2,000 in damage to the truck and he
isn’t holding out much hope for
catching the culprit because the only
description available is a man in an
orange ski mask.
“The driver was angry. He’s with
his son, taking a ride on March
Break and someone disgusting does
something like this,” Jutzi says.
While Jutzi says he can’t be sure,
he feels it’s possible the truck was
targetted because it was transporting
livestock.
“It’s hard to think it was random
with all of these protests you see
around,” Jutzi said.
It’s just a miracle no one was hurt
as a result, Jutzi says.
The investigation is ongoing.
HFAN launches food charter, seed library
Attacker may have targetted livestock truck: Jutzi
A close call
A Brussels Transport driver and his four-year-old son could have been critically injured, or
worse, last week in an early morning attack on the 401 West. As the driver approached the
Thickson Road overpass in Whitby, a man in an orange ski mask dropped a concrete block
(half of which is seen on the right – the other half broke off when it made contact with the cab
of the truck), causing approximately $2,000 in damage to the truck, seen on the left. Had it
been dropped just a half-second earlier, Brussels Transport’s Tyler Jutzi says, the attack could
have very well had fatal consequences. (Photos submitted)
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