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34 THE RURAL VOICE
FARM NEWS
Stockyards stay
The Ontario Stockyards is no
longer in danger of being shut
down, phased out, or re -located.
But the stockyards, a crown cor-
poration, is most likely to be re-
structured to make it more effi-
cient.
The stockyard has lost money
eight out the past 10 years said
Graeme Hedley, secretary -
manager of the Ontario Cat-
tlemen's Association, in his update
of the stockyard situation. He
spoke to farmers attending the
Perth cattlemen's annual meeting
held January 20 in Stratford.
Taxpayers haven't felt the
burden of the Ontario Stockyards'
annual losses because the corpora-
tion "sold off little chunks of land
to off -set operating losses."
Hedley says.
Toronto City Council passed a
motion that the stockyards not be
relocated. Their concern is that
small packers surrounding it would
have a limited lifespan if the
stockyards were to move. At the
same time, the city is asking that
the government catch up on back
taxes for the stockyards. The city
has not received tax payments for a
couple of years now and are re-
questing $800,000 in back taxes be
paid. "The government has that
one to face." Hedley says.
Also, the federal government
has announced its intentions to
withdraw Section One of the
Livestock and Livestock Products
Act. That section is said to be un-
constitutional. When the section is
withdrawn, the Ontario
Stockyards will fall under provin-
cial legislation of the Ontario
Community Livestock Sales Act
which includes the local
stockyards: Hensall, Brussels, and
Kitchener.
The provincial legislation dic-
tates that sales cannot be held on
successive days to allow for clean-
up and disinfecting. Currently, the
Toronto Stockyards are open five
days a week. Because of the older
design of the buildings, clean-up
and disinfecting according to
specifications will be very difficult.
However, the provincial govern-
ment has conceded to make an
amendment allowing slaughter cat-
tle sales to be held on successive
days. Stocker cattle sales will re-