The Citizen, 2006-09-28, Page 16Showman
Brussels Fair Ambassador Alyssa Gowing presents the trophy for champion showmanship to
Tyler MacPherson at the 4-H beef club show held during the Brussels Fall Fair Sept. 20. Tyler
was also the reserve champion for his calf. (Vtcky Bremner photo)
Plant has $35 million price tag
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world, and with increases in the
standard of living, the demand for
high quality meat products is
growing immensely".
That's good news for the Brussels
plant, since not all of this demand
can be served by existing packers.
"We're talking about niche markets
here, where the demands of the end
consumer - be they organic, halal,
etc. dictate the need for flexibility on
the killing floor." This is according
to Dennis Glavin of Elevator 5, a
marketing and communications firm
that has assisted, the committee.
"Larger operations simply can't
provide that degree of
customization, nor are they
particularly interested in doing so."
So far, the committee has been
encouraged by its findings. But
they're not yet ready to put shovels
in the ground. First, the project
needs to find financial backing. With "
so much of the focus on export
markets, the committee is looking to
direct foreign investment as an
option.
"We would have liked nothing
better than to have this plant
producer-owned," says Nichol. "But
the reality is, we have a price tag of
$35 million to build the plant, and
we are just not going to find that
kind of money from the producers
themselves."
With that in mind, the proposal is
now being shared with officials at
the federal Agri-food Investment
Secretaries as well as the Ontario
Investment Service to start
"shopping it around". These
agencies deal regularly with out-of-
country investors who may be
looking for good places to put their
money. Through these channels, the
group hopes to find a food
distributor or retailer that wants to
secure their supply chain by taking
ownership in the plant. That benefits
the producers and local community
as well, since by developing that
relationship, the buyer/investor is
likely to be around for the long-term.
"We've dine, our homework," says
Seili. "The markets look promising.
The design specs and estimates for
the plant are in. The property is
zoned and ready to go. And so far,
we haven't seen anything that tells
us this can't work."
The McGavin cousins performed
well at their tractor plowing event
during the International Plowing
Match held in Keene, near
;Peterborough last week.
For the first time, the four
grandsons of Neil and Marie
McGavin were competing in the
same category, for contestants born
between 1991 and 1996.
Brandon McGavin of Walton
finished third, while Jacob
McGavin, also of Walton came in
sixth. Right on his heels was his
Vanessa Klages of Bruce County
was crowned 2007 Ontario Queen of
the Furrow by former queen Jennifer
Christie at a banquet in
Peterborough on Thursday evening.
This is the second year in a row
that Bruce County has claimed the
Queen of the Furrow crown.
Klages will spend the next year
travelling to . various destinations
throughout Ontario promoting the
2007 International Plowing Match
to be held next year in Leeds
Grenville County.
Besides the prestige of being the
2007 Queen of the Furrow, Vanessa
also receives a bursary for $2,400
plus the use of a vehicle for the next
year, a prize donated by the Ontario
Plowmen's Association.
LaDonna Rose, of Perth County,
was the first runner-up. The other
three finalists were: Jessia-Currie of
Peel Dufferin, Julia Buck of
Peterborough and Beth-Ann
-Weppler of Wellington.
Pat Megens of Durham won the
plowing competition while Morgan
Ray of Frontenac-Wolfe Island was
selected as Miss Friendship.
cousin Alex Melady of Dublin, who
came in seventh. His brother Brent
was 11th.
There were 14 competitors in
total.
Brandon was coached by • his
father Brian, Jacob by his father Jeff,
Alex by Paul Betties and Brent by
Neil. -
"Everyone got along good.
Conditions were good and they
all pretty much finished where
we thought they would," said
Neil.
McGavin finishes
3rd at IPM event
Bruce County Queen
claims IPM crown