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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-03-18, Page 70Page" Rik —FarinProgresklg st* "Ektsea Ihtsinear Willi et fewe Qqcoey,. cgstomer soma p1/400.4011014 [r chicks - sexed or Mixed Ak$0 available- Turkeys Geese, atichsayers , • OFM4R DPinS April 10/98 for pickup, Friday, May 1/98 Macelitige for pickup Friday, May 29/98 • Pt• PPLE,Y LT Powwows am, 52r, MON* �U TEAM THE ONE STOP OLUTIA TO YOUR BUILDING NEEDS OFFER YOU fir"TtiAtYR ✓ FEATritialf tit gle.'isig lart3itit.i1; Pfitki)C3&-AlA PrktibiltrfiVt St51.1.itiON's PliM-WrAYION's / SCA:Mb EmeitsitieftiWO ✓ 1UYNWLD / IKIKAtti5M V1No tblAS iMFLIWitIPAL APRALS / ttrt1144,11YV C.. tsl,STRUVrION tepoterebus / ,sfaromb to,Apts PE -one HANOVER, PH (519') 364-36O9 FAX (51'9) 64.-3437 l'ilh://wvvvv•IctliCirnar1(.0P.qc! trip can AI a to Ont.ario 0 ntarinli new elk herd has arrived, A • . ..weary herd, of 47 elk. aan veil at gramme site near Sudbury on March 1. The trip to Ontario , from BM Island National Park in Alberta was air. ordeal,. The elk left Alberta four days earlier, They "were stalled near Regina. that evening because of a massive snow storm. After a .12 -hour delay, they were on the roa0. again, only stalled at Virden, Manitoba, because of the oterni, After another lengthy delay, they had, * difficult 'trip amiss sonth- ern Maniteba along, icy, snow7covered reeds. The trip finished in dense fog,: Whoa the trucks finally arrived at the mad to the enclosure, theyhad to, contend, with Muddy can- , ditions tinit made the drive difficult, , On tho-elk were at tbtlitg* A 4yOUR Qf 15 vol., fltitgers immediately inoved hitt? action 43)4 , tt ansfert*d the elk from tWQ transport trailers 1,14° holding enclosure. Biologists started assess- .i�g the elk to ensure they rebgild their, strength r.,. before- they aro released ,, wittilm, tthee-iV4titlidvfeTihyereetiefaoser mid-March, but that. date i4 may change depending. on the regoYcSY rate tif the -'• aiiimalS. . . The transfer of the elk to Ontario is being man- aged by a partnership of 12 oiganizmions that make up the Elk Restoration Project. The vital is to restore elk to parts a their historic range in Ontario. Thet elk is a magnificent animal that oncet roamed SQUOlein Qntario tq tbe Sudbury area and also $$ from Atikokau to Fort Frances. The elk were gathered, for Ontario by Parks Canada. The site of 'the holding pen -twit= the elk are now resting was cho- sen for the first of several ,releases of elk because a remnant herd Of elk, intro - duped in the 1930s, Still exists in the area, etailed deer e s happy Tior..the last two decades, white-tailed zL deer farnaers have been successfully produc- ing quality deer in Ontario. After prriving itself to the Ontario gov- 'ernment as a prosperous, responsible, and safe, M,flustry with no negative ‘ituPaet on: Ontario's native wild deer, the Ontario gOvernment: h.O.S recog- nized the white.Wiled deer as a farnied animal. This gives farmers the coafi- donee they need to invest Ln.this new industry and -rou'rket: their products to their Nil potential. Canada has a $45-.6 million white-tailed, deer in4iistrY; Alberta and Saskatchewan hold the majority of the value aS ations their 4bvernrgents have recogiuzed the potential of 'their industry years age, is felt that Ontario. with its abundance of Marginal farm land. along with the new regulations, will catch up with the western provinces in the tiOg fir years. • - you are. interested, in e%? cig ting Otdilt1 newrmanik plans toattend a workahnp '- organized by the Ontario White -Tailed. • Peer Prothwers' Association; Topics include: feneing, ntitritiOn, handling facili- . ties, breeding'stock, eco- e 41 inFtocar: :Ta noo dr Ontario ai unr fi hoe r White 'Tailed Deer k'roducers' Association at (5l9) • • „ ' • ' . • ' YOLR NIMBER FOR READY CONCRETE.GRAVEL-SAND-:, IONE 420 BA ',1ELD ROAD, CLWOLV • .. • , We're proud. to offer our, eutoxne4.' ItPQATUTEV.;40,-.40:1VIOR. for cousistqlt.exitt'quatity contrelied'ioads .1,0N4*.A0PRO*106, GRAPEOMAXtRIAtaV6Ettc 11Raj.MT.ASP.rcHE'D Mugu* , • OWncd and -operated by' Gary Connolly and-Muuay Connally?. 67.1.-Tr.17 •TRUCIKINd, • Proics, ONT. Specializing in- • Bulk Conerteditypeliveot, R.R. 46,GOPP104,,9nwittN7lk3Y3 ••••;"::- oFFIGE- (519) 524..2346 FAX (519) 624-8205 Aggregated kolaterial% TOrt9Oil • Trucks For Hire •