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McLaughlin and Jason Reid) and
three from the Beef Farmers of
Ontario who have yet to be chosen.
The committee will then provide
overarching support and promotion
for all Ontario beef brands in
domestic and international markets
by working with farmers and
partners in the processing, retail and
food service sectors.
The committee’s budget is
currently set at over $1.1 million,
with over half of the funds being
directed towards overhead, though
no new staff will be hired as a result
of the initiative.
In terms of marketing, $350,000
will be dedicated to market
development, $175,000
domestically and $175,000 globally.
Regionally brand programs will cost
$30,000, while promotional
materials will cost $50,000, trade
missions will cost $70,000 and
travel will cost $70,000. Overhead,
salaries for a marketing director,
Japan market development manager,
domestic market development
manager and several contractors,
will cost $575,000.
The initiative will be discussed
further at the Beef Farmers of
Ontario annual meeting, which is
scheduled for late February in
Toronto.
Marketing committee
set to cost $1.1 million
Huron East Councillor and
Riverside Funeral Home owner
Zoey Onn is attempting to keep local
residents informed about their
communities by introducing them to
The Citizen.
Onn, who was elected to council
late last year, launched this initiative
for the first issue of The Citizen of
2019, asking readers to nominate
community members who don’t
have a subscription to The Citizen,
but would benefit from one.
As Onn has connected with more
and more residents, she said she’s
finding that people are missing out
on crucial information about their
community, whether it be about
council’s actions or other aspects of
rural life.
When she asks them if they read
their local paper, however, which
has been awarded recently at both
the provincial and national levels,
they say they don’t.
It was through those interactions,
she said, that she wanted to spread
the reach of The Citizen on her own
dime.
Throughout 2019, she’ll be taking
nominations at the funeral home, by
phone or by e-mail for people who
would benefit from a subscription to
The Citizen. In the final issue every
month, she’ll announce the winner,
chosen from those nominations.
She’ll then buy the winner a one-
year subscription to the newspaper
in the hopes that it will better inform
them about the community around
them.
Onn says that growing up in
Blyth, she has always been a big fan
of The Citizen and feels the
newspaper does a great service for
its community and its residents. She
said she also uses The Citizen to
spread the word about events at the
funeral home as well.
If you wish to nominate someone
to win a subscription to The Citizen,
call Onn at 519-887-6336, fax her at
519-887-6438 or e-mail at
riversidefuneralhome@hotmail.
com.
Winners will be announced in the
final issue of the newspaper every
month.
Onn looks to connect
community with ‘Citizen’
Crusaders compete at International Silver Stick
Though competition was stiff and
wins were hard to find, the Blyth
Brussels Novice Rep Crusaders had
a great experience at the
International Silver Stick
tournament in Pelham over the
weekend.
The locals, which are in the
Ontario Minor Hockey Association’s
C Division, found themselves
playing against teams from B
Division centres, meaning they were
playing larger cities. Head Coach
Mike Ansley said he knew the
players would have their work cut
out for them, but they were able to
hold their own against some of the
tournament’s best teams.
The team began the tournament
with a 15-1 loss to the Petawawa
Patriots on Jan. 10. Later that day
they came up just short against the
Tavistock Titans by a score of 6-5.
The Crusaders were close again as
they played the Muskrat Voyageurs
on Jan. 11, losing the game by a
score of 6-4. The team finished the
tournament with an 18-2 loss against
the Port Stanley Sailors, the eventual
winners of the tournament.
Ansley said the team played well
but there was room for improvement
in their gameplay in Pelham, saying
they could have easily turned two of
their losses into wins. The
competition in Pelham, however,
was very tough. Some of the teams,
he said, showed strategy and skill far
above their age division and he was
very impressed with what he saw.
That experience, however, is
helpful for the team, he said, to play
against some of the better teams in
the province and do their best to hold
their own against teams from much
larger city centres.
The team is in action next on
Saturday morning, taking on the
Wingham Ironmen at the Blyth and
District Community Centre at 10
a.m.
In other International Silver Stick
news, the Seaforth PeeWee Stars
won their division at the
competition, toppling the Apsley
Flames 2-1 in the final game. The
Stars were undefeated throughout
the tournament, besting the
Cupertino Cougars 5-2, tying the
Oakridge Aeros 1-1, beating the
Gladwin Gladiators and starting
their tournament run with another 2-
1 win over the Apsley Flames.
For more information on the
competition, visit silverstick.org.
In tough
The Blyth Brussels Novice Crusaders faced some tough competition at the International Silver
Stick Tournament in Pelham over the weekend. While they didn’t come home with the trophy,
coach Mike Ansley says the team performed well and gained a lot of great experience. Back
row, from left: Coaching staff members Erin Nesbit, Sarah Cherrey, Mike Ansley, Nathan
Shannon and Amanda Anderson. Second row: Adrien Egli, Everett Cherrey, Emmitt Shortreed,
Damon Shannon, Justin Fleet and Rodney Ansley. Front row: Connor Kellington, Lucas White,
Aiden Hickey, Ty Somers, Cole Greidanus and Will Nesbit. Absent was assistant coach Derek
Cherrey. (File photo)
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
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