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Ontario Scholars from FE .Madill Secondary
Chelsea Stanley
Daughter of Arthur
and Debbie
Stanley, of RR 3
Holyrood. Chelsea
will be returning to
FE Madill.
Megan. Taylor
Daughter of Jeff
and Dayle Taylor,
of Lucknow.
Megan will be
attending Brock
University for , a
Bachelor of
Science in
Kinesiology.
Scott Van Heesch
Son of Henry and
Marilyn Van
Heesch, of RR 5
Lucknow. Scott
will be attending
the University of
Western Ontario
for Engineering:
Electrical and
Computer.
Nicole Willits
Daughter of Bruce
and Barb Willits, of
RR 1 Lucknow.
Nicole will be
attending the
University of
Guelph for a
Bachelor_ of
Science: Biological
Science.
Eric Zinn
Son of Terry and
Colleen Zinn, of
RR 7 . Lucknow.
Eric will be attend-
ing Conestoga
College for Police
Foundations.
Spencer Wright
Son of Steven and
Janet Wright, of
RR 3 Holyrood.
Spencer will . . be
attending
Conestoga College
for Electronics
Engineering'
Technology.
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Melissa Atkinson
Daughter of Steve -
and Joanne
Atkinson, = of
Lucknow. Melissa
will be attending
Seneca College
stuaying Police
Foundations.
Cory'
Beyersbergen
Son . of Peter and
N a n c y
Beyersbergen, of
RR 3 Lucknow.
Cory will be
attending
Algonquin College
studying the
Outdoor Adventure
Naturalist program.
• Branden Bridges
Son of Leo and
Karen Bridges, of
Lucknow. Brander
will be attending
Fanshawe College
studying Police
Foundations.
Becky Guay
Daughter o' Ray
and Anne Cluny, of
Lucknow. Becky.
will be attending
Wilfrid Laurier
University for a
Bachelor of Arts in
Psychology.
Ellen Jefferson
Daughter of Gerald
Jefferson and Mary
Ellen Foran, of RR
2 Auburn. Ellen
will be attending
McMaster
University for . a
Bachelor of
Nursing Science.
ew strawberries
Ontario consumers love their
strawberries, so much so that
they expect to find them ingro-
cery stores year-round. While
_there are more than 4,200 acres
of strawberries harvested annu-
ally in this province, unfortu-
nately Ontario's strawberry sea-
son is short, lasting only four to
six weeks in June and July (in a
good season).
In an effort -to extend their sea-
son, Ontario -berry growers and
researchers have embarked on a
unique partnership with the state
of Florida and California to
begin working together to sup-
ply the market with fresh berries
for much of the year.
To help address the desire of
Ontario, Florida and California
consumers for fresh berries,
Ontario growers must be able to
produce fruit for at least five
months, which is significantly
longer than the current four -to -
six -week period. The good news
is that extending the season is
season
possible with a new type of plant
known as "day -neutral" which
produces fruit in cooler temper-
atures.
At the local level, Sandra
Morrison andher family who
own and operate Morrison
Berries, east of Lucknow have
planted a one acre day -neutral
crop of their own for production
next year.
"It will expand our season and
it will allow us to sell fresh local
strawberries in Lucknow for a
longer period of time," said
Morrison.
Morrison Berries received
their day -neutral berries from
California via a propagater in
the Simcoe area. Since day -neu-
trals are difficult to propagate in
Ontario, new methods of pro-
ducing plants from seed must be
developed.
That's only half the story.
Thanks to more than $240,000
in funding provided in part by
Agriculture and Agri -Food
Canada through Agricultural
Adaptation Council's (ACC)
CanAdvance Program, Ontario
researchers and berry growersare now beginning to breed their
own varieties.
AAC is a, non-profit, grass
roots coalition of 73 agricultur-
al, agribusinesses and rural
organizations dedicated to pro-
viding financial resources to
help Ontario's agriculture and
agri--food industry remain prof-
itable, grow and 'maintain its
economic strength. As AAC
chair Kim . Turnbull explains,
projects like this are very impor-
tant to agriculture and the food
sector.
"Consumers expect fresh
berries all year `round, so if our
researchers can successfully
develop day -neutral varieties for
our Canadian climate," said
Turnbull, "there's no reason why
growers can't supply Ontario
consumers with berries for at
least six months of the year."
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