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Save 30' smdmr 4/099 um•P'r _} Folger s Coffee 1Pillsbury Toaster Strudel $699 Save $1.98 21$A00 -111 1 kg Tin Save $2.00 Prices in effect until closing January 26, 2001 Save $1.49 Vous. choice lantic White Sugar "Buy the Bale" 10x 2 kg $1 bags 99 a ‘'v Save $3.00 PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2001. Beef producers hear it may be time for change By Janice Becker Citizen staff It may be time for a change. That was the message relayed by Huron County Beef Producers' member Les Falconer when he told members of recent happenings at the Ontario Cattlemen's ' Asgociation. A recommendation to change the name of the provincial organization has been in talks for some time with little headway. There has been negative feedback about the name, said Falconer, as well as the feeling that the group should be promoting beef, not cat- tle. Consideration will also be given to reducing the number of represen- tatives in the association. With members from 49 counties, there has been discussion of reducing that to larger zones with eight to 24 rep- resentatives, he said. Falconer encouraged members to step forward as delegates to the OCA convention in Toronto. Huron County is allotted 11 delegates and without a full slate, the voting pow- ers would be withdrawn. Only nine people had volunteered during the regular meeting. There will be a drop in check-off revenues of almost $300,000, said Falconer. The total is expected to drop from more than $3 million to about $2.8 million. He briefly touched on the impact of the Walkerton water crisis and the possible involvement of a cattle farmer. "Everyone may need an environ- mental farm plan,:" he said, "not just cattle farmers. Distances from waterways for spreading may change. Agriculture is walking a fine line between what the environ- mentalists want and what we can really do." New studies are also underway to determine just how the E. coli bac- teria is transported. There is a theo- ry that cattle may be passive hosts and by washing cattle prior to the slaughter, the aerosol effect of the bacteria on cattle hair could be elim- inated. Vaccines are also being studied. McClure questions representation to hail boards Continued from page 2 board. McKillop Councillor Sharon McClure questioned her appoint- ment to the Winthrop and Walton community centre boards, saying Winthrop has not met for some time and she didn't know if Walton ever did. (A group of community residents is currently responsible for the run- ning for Walton Hall.) Though a council representative may not be needed for these smaller boards, Grey Councillor Alvin McLellan noted that both should have contact people so concems or questions could be brought to coun- cil. McClure also asked about the lack of representation from council for the Walton landfill site, noting the importance of the facility. McLachlan believed the supervisor could report directly to council. While councillors from Seaforth were unsure of the importance of representation on the Huron County Farm and Home Safety Association and the Huron County Plowmen's Association, MacDonald and McLellan strongly stressed the need for continued support. DeJong said tilt-original intent had been for each municipality to be rep- resented on the farm safety associa- tion. "That has drifted away and it is not right," he said. "They are an organization which creates knowl- edge, expertise and demonstrates safety. McLellan added that education' (in schools) and signage is a large part of what they do. "We may not need a council rep, but should have a com- munity representative." Priors get top prize in pasture competition By Janice Becker Citizen staff Tim and Donna Prior of Brussels were recently recognized for their impact on grazing methods. Congratulated by the Huron County Beef Producers' Association at the annual meeting in Brussels, Jan. 17, the Priors had earned first prize ($750) in the pasture competi- tion, supported by OMAFRA, Pickseed, Ontario Cattlemen's Association and the Association of Community Pastures. Operators of Grazing Meadows Farms, the Priors raise 100 head of cattle along with 50 ewes and lambs on 90 acres. The unique pasturing systems has the animals rotating through 30 semi- permanent paddocks on a daily basis, to allow the other fields to recover. In support of MacDonald's con- tention that there should be represen- tation on the Plowmen's Association, Brussels Councillor Joe Seili agreed. "With three rural wards, someone should be there.' McKillop Councillor Ferg Kelly said, "It is important for the rural community, especially the- young people. It is important to the fabric of the community. Representatives can help build bridges." Steffler put forward a recommen- dation that MacDonald and DeJong sit on the Farm and Home Safety Association and MacDonald act as representative on the Plowmen's Association. McLachlan added that not all other boards are to be dissolved, but they will report directly to council rather that through a council member. Some of the boards included on this list were Wingham and District Hospital hoard, fenceviewers, live- stock evaluators, BMG Catering Group and the Community Oriented Policing committee. Representation on the boards will be: Steffler, Seaforth Hospital board; MacLellan, Hensall fire board, Ausable Bayfield conservation Authority and Mid-Huron landfill; Seili, business retention and expan- sion committee and Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre; Wilson, Maitland Val ley Conservation Authority, medical centre board and Brussels cemetery board; MacDonald, medical centre board, Huron Plowmen's Association, Cranbrook cemetery board, Cranbrook community centre board and Moncrief community cen- tre board; McLellan, Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre board, Mount Pleasant cemetery board, Ethel community centre board and Ethel Minor Ball; McClure, Blyth fire board and con- tact person for the Walton and Winthrop community centres; Kelly, Seaforth fire board and Seaforth Business Improvement Association; Seaforth Councillor Dick Burgess, police services board and Seaforth Business Improvement Association; Seaforth Councillor William Teall, Seaforth fire board and Seaforth and District community Centre; DeJong, Clinton fire board, Huron County Farm and Home Safety Association and Vanastra Recreation Centre and Tuckersmith Councillor Larry McGrath, Seaforth and District Community Centre and business retention and expansion committee. All committee appointments will be confirmed at the next council meeting.