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The Citizen, 2012-11-22, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2012.South Huron severances irk Van DiepenbeekTwo proposed farm house sever-ances in South Huron ruffled thefeathers of several members ofHuron County Council who feltcouncil was far too ready to severproperties.At the Nov. 14 Committee of the Whole meeting Warden Bernie MacLellan said he supported the severances of the Prance family, but that the regulations at the lower tier (South Huron in this case) should be changed rather than Huron County Council having to grant exceptions every month. “I have sat here for a lot of years,” said Goderich Mayor Deb Shewfelt.“We need to get it straight at thelower tier. We need to simplify this.”Ashfield-Colborne-WawanoshReeve Ben Van Diepenbeek, howev-er, felt council was getting out ofcontrol with the severances it wasgranting.“It seems like we’ll just sever any- thing. We’ll just let it happen,” Van Diepenbeek said. “We have no regard for what farming is all about anymore.” Van Diepenbeek said that if coun- cil continued to sever houses, they would make it impossible for a young farmer to start up a new oper- ation, leaving just severed houses and large tracts of land. “There are no opportunities left foryoung farmers,” Van Diepenbeeksaid. “We’ll just sever everything and move on, because we are sever-ing everything and I don’t agree withit.”Despite Van Diepenbeek’s opposi-tion, the motion was carried bycouncil.Continued from page 17Ontario. The junior competitiondrew eight competitors. Finalists in both the junior and senior division receive cash prizes, with the senior champion receiving $1,000 and the junior champion receiving $500. Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture is a national, bilingual competition that gives participants an opportunity to share their opin- ions, ideas and concerns about the Canadian agri-food industry in afive- to seven-minute preparedspeech. Since the first competition was held at the Royal Winter Fair in hon- our of the International Year of the Youth in 1985, it has gone on to become the premier public speaking event in Canada for young people interested in agriculture. The Canadian Young Speaker for Agriculture is jointly sponsored by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and 4-H Canada. Addition support isprovided by Becker Underwood,Canadian Federation of Agriculture, City of Guelph, Farm Business Communications, Farm Credit Canada, Gay Lea Foods Co-opera- tive, Gordon Maxwell legal counsel, Hampton Inn and Suites (Toronto Airport), John Deere Canada, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, RBC Royal Bank, Royal Winter Fair and Syngenta Crop Protection Canada. Agricultural speakers awardedBy Shawn LoughlinThe Citizen Thank You The 4-H Members of the Brussels Show and Sale wish to thank all the many buyers and supporters JACKIE HENDERSON Buyer - Hutch’s T.V.’s STUART HIGGINS Buyer - L. Rae Transport COLE MacPHERSON Buyer - Dauphin Feed and Supply Ltd. TYLER MacPHERSON Buyer - BDO — Walkerton - donated to FCC Food Drive JANELLE SHAPTON Buyer - McCall Livestock GARET SMUCK Buyer - Darren Johnston Farms BRETT STEVENSON Buyer - Brett and Laura Fischer BROCK WEBER Buyer - Don Sholdice Livestock MASON WEBER Buyer - George Smyth Welding OWEN WEBER Buyer - John Smuck JILLAN MARTIN Buyer - Huron Feeding Systems - donated to North Huron Food Share KAYLA BISHOP Buyer - Boyd’s Elevators HDC DAKOTA COULTES Buyer - McCall Livestock DALLAS COULTES Buyer - MGM Townsend Tire DANA DOLMAGE Buyer - Huron Feeding Systems - donated to North Huron Food Share FRAZER FALCONER Buyer - Brussels Livestock HAYDEN FLOOD Buyer - Wroxeter Rigging and Fabrication JACOB FLOOD Buyer - Walton Inn COLE GIBSON Buyer - McGavin Farm Equipment JORDAN GIBSON Buyer - Maple Ridge Beef Farms KABRINA BISHOP GRAND CHAMPION Buyer - Dundee Wealth Management ASHLEY McCONNELL GRAND CHAMPION Buyer - Robert’s Farm Equipment DALLAS COULTES Buyer - Brussels Livestock GRAHAM FALCONER Buyer - McGavin Farm Equipment QUINTON HAKKERS Buyer - McCall Livestock