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Touring "Behind the Barn Door"
By Pat Bolen
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
DASHWOOD — The
"Behind the Barn Door"
tour came to the area
last week with stops at
farms in Lucan and
Dashwood.
The tour is put on by
the Ontario Farm Animal
Council.
Program manager
Kelly Daynard said the
tour is intended to be
more proactive bringing
farming information to
the public and food buy-
ers.
After stopping at
Lynn's Beef Farm in
Lucan, the next stop was
Hayter's Turkey Farm in
Dashwood.
Campbell said it was
the first time a "Behind
the Barn Door" tour has
been done in this area.
"For the first time, we
were pleased," said
Campbell.
Hoping to get food writ-
ers on the tour,
Campbell said there
were staff from several
different publications
invited.
"There is a disconnect
between the consumer
and the producer and
we're just trying to con-
nect again."
The stops on the tour
were chosen to continue
with the aim of covering
all types of commodities.
Campbell said other
commodities were done
around Milton last year
and there will be another
around Guelph next
week focusing on pork.
"So that's why we did
beef and turkey here,"
said Campbell.
Some of the writers on
the tour included staff
from the Canada Pork
Council, Canadian
Poultry Magazine and
the Ontario Farmer.
After stopping at
Hayter's, those on the
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The "Behind the Barn Door" tour, sponsored by the Ontario Farm Animal
Council (OFAC) was at Hayter's Turkey Farm in Dashwood last week. From left
are Deb Campbell, Hayter's product president Joanne Macquire,Tom Hayter, and
OFAC program manager Kelly Daynard. (photo/Pat Bolen)
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tour saw the inside of an
operation which process-
es 150,000 turkeys a
year.
Since its beginning in
1948, Hayter's has
steadily grown and is
owned by Tom Hayter
and sister Joanne
Maguire.
The retail store of the
business is managed by
Hayter's wife Elaine,
who said the store has
76 different products
available, including a
new smoked line.
Campbell said she is
hoping the tour will be
returning to the area
next year.
"We sure haven't
exhausted what they can
see over here, at all."
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Theft from
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EXETER — On June 6
OPP were called to Huron
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theft. The officer learned
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Lack of trustees
By Stew Slater
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES -ADVOCATE
DUBLIN — A unique scene unfolded at the meeting
of the Huron -Perth Catholic District School Board
June 7 — a scene which brings into question the for-
mer amalgamation -minded Conservative govern-
ment's decision to decrease the board's size from 14
trustees to five.
Only one trustee was eligible to vote on an extreme-
ly important motion — to ratify four-year collective
agreements with elementary and secondary teachers
— after three others declared conflicts of interest.
Another trustee is in the midst of an extended
health-related absence, prompting his counterparts
to pass a special motion excusing him from a legisla-
tive requirement that he resign after missing three
consecutive meetings.
Under the Education Act, discussions regarding all
personnel -related matters take place in closed ses-
sion, with only the vote coming forward to the public
meeting. North Huron/North Perth trustee Vincent
McInnes, who is recovering at home from an opera-
tion, participated in the closed session by conference
call earlier on June 7, and was able to second the col-
lective agreement motion put forward by Northwest
Huron representative Mary -Catherine McKeon. But
when it came time to vote, McInnes was no longer on
the telephone, making McKeon the only trustee avail-
able.
That's because three others — Stratford's Ron
Marcy, South Huron's Mike Miller and chair Bernard
Murray of South Perth — all have children who are
teachers. The Education Act stipulates this means
they must declare a conflict of interest on teacher
contract matters.
In the late 1990s, the Mike Harris government
forced many school boards to amalgamate with their
neighbours (including the former Huron and Perth
public boards, which were brought together to form
the Avon Maitland District School Board). Initial rec-
ommendations included amalgamating the pre-exist-
ing Huron -Perth Separate board with its counterpart
in Bruce and Grey Counties, but public resistance
forced the government to backtrack. It did, however,
require that the board be reduced in size from 14
trustees to just five.
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