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Sebastian leadsTigers to victory
The Brussels Tigers sent 12
batters to the plate in the bottom of
the sixth inning as they rallied for a
13-7 decision over the Zurich
Rangers in Huron County Fastball
League play on July 20 at the
Optimist ball park in Brussels.
Ty Sebastian led the offence at the
plate with a homerun, a triple and a
single. Sean Cook was good for a
triple and Shawn Daw and Andrew
Baker each connected for a double.
Brian McArter rapped out a pair of
singles with single base hits going
to Corey Campbell, Doug Shaw,
Mike Watson and Steve Scholl.
Daw was the starting pitcher for
the Tigers with Sebastian coming
on in relief.
Ken Higgins, who was filling in
as coach for the game, said the
Tigers were down early but were
able to come back and win the
game. “We never gave up,” he said.
He said the Tigers were able to
get better hitting in the late innings.
The Tigers were in Exeter on
Tuesday for against the Braves and
then hosted the Belmore Stingers
last night (Wednesday) at the
Optimist ball park. The Tigers host
the Blyth Barons on Aug. 3
beginning at 9 p.m. at the ball park
in Brussels.
By Jim Brown
The Citizen
Head over heels
The Walton Brewers avenged a 4-0 loss to Stratford on July 19 by beating the Belmore
Stingers the next day by a score of 13-4. (Jim Brown photo)
Tournament opener
Blyth took on WIngham in one of two tournament openers
at the U18 Girls Tournament held in Blyth this week. The
tournament, held annually, will wrap up on Friday with Gold,
Silver and Bronze medals being awarded at the Blyth
Fields after the 7 p.m. games. (Denny Scott photo)
Keeping cool
Lois McArter was in the stands at last weekend’s 40th
annual Brussels Tigers fastball tournament, which was
held in conjunction with the Brussels FunFest. The
weekend proved to be a hot one, so McArter did what she
could to keep cool in the sun. (Jim Brown photo)
Healthy food creates opportunities
By Nathan Stevens
Efforts are being made to increase
awareness of the importance of the
food processing industry in Ontario.
The Government of Ontario and
Synthesis Agri-food Consulting
recently developed A Global Hub
for Food Processing: Agri-food
Asset Map. This document
highlights the province’s diverse
food growing and processing sector.
The Agri-food Asset Map
highlights the strengths that Ontario
has to offer as a place for food
companies to set up shop. And the
strengths are multiple.
The business climate in Ontario is
good. Ontario farmers produce over
200 different commodities, which is
far above and beyond what most
jurisdictions can boast. This means
that a diverse number of foods can
be produced from product grown
close to home. Ontario’s
infrastructure is solid, with
transportation options on both land
and water. From a natural resource
perspective, Ontario is blessed with
tremendous access to fresh water,
many soil types for food production,
and a moderate overall climate.
Companies with a focus on
innovation have a strong research
network to draw upon. Research and
innovation clusters are placing
Ontario on the leading edge of new
developments in food technology.
Universities, research parks,
incubators and technology transfer
all help facilitate the development of
a diversity of new opportunities
from functional foods to traceability
systems.
The people of Ontario are an
incredible asset for food processors
in many ways. As employees, the
people are well educated and skilled.
Moreover, the people of Ontario are
ethnically diverse which has a two-
fold benefit. First, this diversity
means that acquiring a sales team
with fluency in a large number of
languages is possible. Second,
ethnic diversity creates innovative
food opportunities close to home
and and helps develop long-term
markets.
Ultimately, a healthy, growing
food processing sector in Ontario is
a good thing for farmers. Growing
demand close to home improves the
viability of farms across this
province.
The Agri-food Asset Map is a
great step in attracting new business
to Ontario, growing the
opportunities for farmers in this
province.