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Proposed Brussels' beef
plant hopes to serve
producers in 50 -mile radius
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plant will slaughter, age and package beef
cattle "in a facility that incorporates best
practices, lean manufacturing, principles
employinglatest standards for quality and
food safety."
It will include live holding pens, a modern
slaughtering facility, a beef aging facility, a
beef packaging plant, a blast freezer, a hold-
ing freezer, a test lab, a waste water treat-
ment plant and employee facilities.
The goals include providing employment
for local young people and increasing the
opportunity and lessening the risk of selling
beef.
Statistics in the business plan show how
Canada was severely affected by the BSE cri-
sis, pointing out how Canada was the third
largest exporter of beef in 2002 and how
exports fell by 46 per cent or $794 million
after the crisis began.
"For the eight counties within a 50 -mile
radius of Brussels, this meant a loss of
export sales of over $25 million," said the
plan.
The business plan targets cattle in the
eight counties closest to Brussels, including
Huron, Perth, Oxford, Waterloo, Wellington,
Grey, Bruce and Dufferin.
Those eight counties grow 2.3 million cat-
tle or 45 per cent of the cattle in Ontario.
"Local cattle producers and their related
associations have been frustrated by the way
they have been squeezed on pricing and prof-
its by the larger corporations, due to the
characteristics of the existing supply chain,
especially during the recent BSE crisis. The
new plant provides an opportunity to be
more in control of the marketing and selling
of their product," said the business plan.
Council agrees
to let business
use municipal logo
Susan Hundertmark
Despite some discomfort by one councillor about
appearing to promote a local business, Huron East
council decided to allow a local optometrist to use
the Huron East logo in his eye clinic's logo.
Dr. Devon Sanderson wrote to council with the
request that Huron East's circular logo be used as
the pupil of an eye in his clinic's logo.
"We currently do not have a recognizable logo, and
wanted to design one that our patients would be
able to recognize and be proud of," he said in his let-
ter.
Brussels Coun. David Blaney expressed some con-
cern about the request.
"Do we want to be put in the position of appearing
to promote a private business? I suggest we don't,"
he said at council last Tuesday.
But, Deputy -Mayor Bernie MacLellan disagreed.
"I don't think there is a downside to it if they want
to promote Huron East along with us," he said.
When it comes to water,
the expectations are clear.
If your drinking water is meant for public use,
you must know for certain that it's safe.
Owners and operators of certain drinking water, systems must now
comply with the requirements outlined in Ontario's drinking water
systems regulation (Reg. 252/05, June 2005).
If the general public has access to your drinking water, whether it's via
taps, washrooms, drinking water fountains or showers, this regulation
affects you. Some" establishments included are restaurants, service
stations, churches, arenas and seasonal residences (such as campgrounds
and communal cottage developments).
Clean, safe drinking water is vital to our health. I)o your part to protect
the quality of drinking water in your community.
Tap into- drinking water systems Regulation 252/05
for complete information.
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