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With Goderich's Rotary Cove Beach eration of Agriculture (HCFA), a local lower the amount of runoff over time.- ed to help,farmers prevent runoff, and
Blue Flag's status lost due to high branch of the Ontario Federation of "With better crop knowledge and Black outlined two prevalent ones
E.coli levels, the Huron County Fed- Agriculture, is looking at options to technology for farmers in Ontario, in Huron County; the Environmen-
reduce bacteria- various things have occurred in the tal Farm Plan (EFP) and the Huron
causing agents last 25. years - crop yields have have County Clean Water Project.
from being re- more than doubled, fertilizer applica- "Both of these programs are volun-
leased by farms. tions have been reduced by one-third, tary and provide a huge support for
According to [and] the use of insecticides and fun- farmers when they see issues that
a University of gicides have dropped by 80 per cent," they can address on their own farms,"
Guelph and Min- Black said. Black said.
istry of the En- "There are less than half as many "All farmers have seen benefits to
vironnt `study dairy cattle in Ontario producing 12 participating - hobby farmers up to
of water samples per cent more total volume of milk the large commercial farm opera -
taken in 2005 since the early 1950s. This has result- tions."
and 2006, 60 per ed in a lot less manure being applied Projects in the initiatives include
cent of the E.coli to crop land from the dairy herds." erosion control, retiring fragile land,
that caused the While the runoff is definitely bad for well decommissioning, more accu-
high readings the environment, Black said that it is rate fertilizer and spray applications,
was generated costly for the farmer as well, and not and better protection of potentially
by livestock op- in terms of cleaning it up. harmful agricultural products, all of
erations, ' and "It costs farmers money when they which should help keep agri-pollution
Wayne Black, lose nutrients and herbicides to the down.
president of the waterways of Huron County," Black The EFP is outlined at www omafra.
HCFA said that said. "Due to the low returns in agri- gov.on.ca/english/environment/efp/
past decades, culture, any runoff is expensive on the efp.htm, while information about the
farming has ad- pocketbook and the environment." Huron County Clean Water Project
vanced and less The land that has been lost to agri- can be found at www.huroncounty.ca/
harmful pollut- culture is used for wetlands, forests, piandev/downloads/HuronCleanWa-
ants are used, residential development, infrastruc- terProject_Brochure.pdf
and that this will ture, industry and recreation uses. by Denny Scott,
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Usborne and Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Announces Appointment of General Manager
Michael O'Shea, Board Chairman, on behalf of Usborne and Hibbert
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, wishes to announce the appointment
of Harry Bryant as its new General Manager effective July '6, 2009.
Harry has 27 years of insurance industry experience where he has held
leadership roles in business development, underwriting and claims. His
most recent position was as the Regional Manager Business
Developnlent for Economical Mutual Insurance Company.
Previously he worked with Allstate Insurance Company in various man-
agement positions involving business development, marketing and group
sales. Harry was honoured with the Allstate Forecaster Award for top
Property and Casualty sales and Key Manager Award for meeting sales,
retention and profitability targets in his territory. He initially developed
his field adjusting, underwriting and marketing experience while at
Wellington/Halifax Insurance (now part of Intact Insurance).
Harry has a ,Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Guelph and is
a Chartered Insurance Professional who has actively pursued profes-
sional development throughout his career.
Mike O'Shea stated "We are very happy to have secured a Manager with
the industry knowledge and people skills that Harry Bryant possesses.
He is someone committed to delivering results through a focused
approach towards customer service and operational excellence. His
enthusiasm and strong desire to become a part of the Farm Mutual
Insurance industry was quite evident and we know he Will . build positive
relationships with all our company stakeholders."
Harry, his wife Sandy and their two children live in Cambridge, Ontario
where he has always been active in his community and church. He
enjoys woodwor , skiing, jogging and spending time when possible at
a family co e.
UHMI is,a financially strong property and casualty insurance company
located in Exeter, Ontario with over $5 million in GWP. It provides farm,
home and commercial products through a dedicated staff, agent and
broker sales force.
The company ,is pleased to welcome Harry Bryant as its new General
Manager with Usborne and Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Michael O'Shea, Board Chairman
Usborne and Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company
507 Main Street S., Exeter, ON . NOM 1 S 1
Hullett woman wakes up to
find intruders in her house
A Hullett resident on Burnes Line
was awakened to the sound of people
inside her home on July 2 at approxi-
mately 6:30 a.m.
Huron OPP say the resident looked
out and saw two women loading prop-
erty into a pickup truck and attempt-
ing to steal fuel.
The driver is described as a white
female, thin, approximately 20 years
old with long straight brown hair.
The passenger of the vehicle is also
described as a thin, white female
with long, straight, brown hair who
appeared to be in
her 20s.
The truck in-
volved was deter-
mined to be stolen
from Perth Coun-
ty. It is described
as a 2008 bur-
gundy Ford Fr250
pickup truck with
Ontario marker
# FJ9629. It has
wide mirrors, two
tone paint, four
doors and run-
ning boards.
Several items
were taken from
inside the resi-
dence including
electronics and a
purse.
Anyone with
information is en-
couraged to call
the Huron OPP at
1-800-310-1122 or
Crime Stoppers at
1 -800 -222 -TIPS
(8477).
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