HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-01-31, Page 15THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013. PAGE 15.
Mark Beaven, former councillor
with Huron East and Morris-
Turnberry and current Ontario
Association of Agricultural Societies
(OAAS) general manager, was the
headline speaker at the BrusselsAgricultural Society’s annualgeneral meeting on Friday last week.
Beaven, who was recently
named to the part-time position, said
that while there was great debate
among members of the OAAS, he
looked forward to taking on the
position.“The OAAS has run for 100 yearsand it has been all volunteer,” he
said. “The decision to hire a general
manager was a hot topic and it took
years to figure out, but that’s good.
The debate shows the passion and
the commitment that the members of
the group have.”
Beaven explained that the hiring
process for the position started 11
months ago and that, five months
ago, he received notice that the task
of being the first paid member of the
OAAS would fall to him.
He said he intends to meet issues,
challenges and success stories
throughout the province by
travelling and getting to know
people.
“There are good people here in
Brussels that volunteer with the
Agricultural Society and the fair, but
there are the same people across theprovince, repeated 220 times,” hesaid. “I want to meet them and work
with them.”
Beaven explained that his first job
as the general manager was a kind of
baptism by fire as he had to deal with
“swine flu,” a problematic disease
that was more prevalent in the
United States than it should have
been in Canada.
“I had to explain to the
government organizations that
things in the United States were
different,” he said.
The biggest difference, he said,
was that there isn’t really a swine
show industry in Canada, which is
where a lot of the contact was being
made in the United States.
“Here contact is limited and we
wanted to avoid any scare because of
the issue,” he said, indicating that
people might stop going to fairs ifthey were under the impression itwas dangerous. “We avoided some
serious ramifications there.”
He said that having to deal with
that issue made him think about the
issues that face the fair in general
and began looking at biosecurity and
its applications.
Other issues he said he was
looking into on behalf of the OAAS
included insurance for the fairs, fair
improvement programs for
struggling fairs and partnerships.
Beaven said that through
developing new contacts, he hopes
to create partnerships, pointing
towards finding sponsors for
contests.
He said that the OAAS could
brand competitions as a means of
raising funds and helping the fairs
become more self-sufficient.
Snowarama will be entering its
ninth year as the primary fundraiser
for Easter Seals in North Huron.
Hosted by the North Huron Trail
Groomers and the Wingham and
District Snowmobile Club the event
raises money for Easter Seal kids
and, like last year, the event will be
running whether it’s rain, sleet or,
hopefully, snow.
“We had fun last year with the cars
and just being there, but it’s nicer to
sled,” President of the Trail
Groomers and Snowarama Chair
Adrian Salverda said.
The event, which is held on the
third Saturday of the month in
February, is part of a tradition going
back 25 years in the province, is set
for Feb. 16 starting at the
Londesborough Lions Community
Hall at 282 King Street. Breakfast
and registration will be held from 9
a.m. to noon at the hall.
The day consists of a 130-
kilometre ride through the North
Huron trails and ends with a
barbecue and events at the North
Huron Trail Groomers club house.
The only major change to the
event this year, according to
Salverda, is the ability to donate
online at www.snowarama.org
Salverda originally got involved in
hosting the event nine years ago
when he decided to lead it.
Inspired by the birth of his
daughter Marita who has a brain
stem ailment, Salverda and his
family received much needed
assistance from Easter Seals to help
with her care.
The organization helped Salverda
and he feels that everyone needs to
realize the good work they do and
help out in any way they can.
In a previous interview with The
Citizen,Salverda’s wife Dorothy
explained that, while they have the
equipment to help with Marita, the
need for Easter Seals is still a strong
one.
“We’re pretty stable here,” she
said. “We have the equipment we
need but other kids need that money
too, so Adrian keeps doing it.”
For more information contact
Salverda at 519-482-9113 or Leah
Ledgley of Easter Seals Ontario at 1-
888-278-8898 extension 223.
Easter Seals Snowarama
returns to North Huron
Beaven speaks at society’s annual meeting
New OAAS general manager
Former Morris-Turnberry and Huron East councillor Mark
Beaven was named the general manager of the Ontario
Association of Agricultural Societies recently and was the
guest speaker of the Brussels Agricultural Society’s annual
general meeting last week. (Denny Scott photo)
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