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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-01-18, Page 1414 Itall startsonthe a culture Wednesday, January 18, 2006 TIMES -ADVOCATE County's tiered response agreement lacks resolution By Andrew Smith SPECIAL TO THE TIMES -ADVOCATE GODERICH - The tiered emergency response agreement for Huron County was discussed again at county council, with no immediate end in sight. With responsibility downloaded to the county as of Dec. 31, 2005, the need for a signed agreement has grown larg- er. Although the original intent in October was to have everything completed on deadline, land ambulance manag- er David Lew said they were only interested in feedback at the moment. "Having gone through the process, it wasn't feasible, so all we were looking for was comments," Lew said. With no agreement in place, emergency dispatchers have been left to follow a list of items to call out to fire depart- ments for, which has been in place since the early 1990s. Lew has also asked dispatchers to give fire agencies con- sideration on lift assists, so that departments aren't called unless the ambulance crew on scene has requested it. "They've brought that forward to their staff, but we have yet to have an agreement so it's still our responsibility," Lew said. With several fire chiefs pulling out of the agreement, the question of consensus was raised, and what impact the county will see with the opposition. With land ambulance seeing little change, it would fragment the fire agencies. "If we allow each one to sign on or not sign on, it's going to make more problems for not only dispatch, but the departments themselves," Lew said. Lew said there is a lack of clarity in the agreement and that fire chiefs need to see the whole issue to make a deci- sion. "Hopefully we get that cleared up, we're working toward a common good," Lew said. Lew is optimistic to have something in place before March, with the extended lack of agreement meaning high- er costs for fire agencies and municipalities. "There is pressure to get it resolved, there's a dollar fig- ure involved," Lew said. Calves and yearlings selling higher this week Brussels Livestock Market report for the week ending Jan. 13 Email us at info@brussel- slivestock.ca Total receipts 2,325 head of cattle, 379 lambs and goats. Summary Tuesday: The fed steers and heifers sold on a steady mar- ket. Choice steers and heifers sold 102 to 107 sales to 111, second cut steers and heifers sold 96 to 100. The cows traded $1- $2 lower. Thursday: The veal sold on a strong active trade at prices steady to last week. the lambs sold on an active mar- ket. Friday: Calves sold $2- $4 higher, and yearlings sold $2 higher. Steers There were 641 steers on offer. M -R Farms, Exeter con- signed one black steer at 1485 lbs selling to Dominion Meat Packers for 111. K/C McAlpine, Alisa Craig con- signed nine steers selling for an average of 105.78 aver- aging 1525 lbs. His top limo steer sold to Dominion Meat Packers for 111 weighing 1445 lbs. One limo steers con- signed by John Wiersma, Blyth sold for 110 averaging 1435. His total consignment of four steers averaged 1515 lbs and sold 99.85 on aver- age. Stan Francis, Kirkton con- signed one blonde steer that sold to Dominion Meat Packers for 109.50 weigh- ing 1410 lbs. His total con- signment of 29 steers sold on average 102.59 averaging 1389 lbs. Jim Howatt, Londesborough consigned 25 steers weighing an average of 1476 averaging 104.61. His top limo sold to Dominion Meat Packers for 108.50 weigh- ing 1395 lbs. Thirty steers consigned by Bruce Eden Farms, Holyrood sold averaging 1521 lbs at 104.32. His top gold steer sold for 108.50 weigh- ing 1445 lbs. Don Shiell, Wingham con- signed four steers that sold at an average of 103.66 aver- aging 1485 lbs. His top limo sold to Dominion Meat Packers for 107.25 weigh- ing 1495 lbs. Twenty steers consigned by Laverne B. Martin, Mount Forest sold at an average price of 101.81 averaging 1518 lbs. His top four red steers sold for 106.60 averaging 1474 lbs. Donald Weigand, Dashwood con- signed two steers selling at 106 averaging 1395 lbs to Dominion Meat Packers. Heifers There were 217 heifers on offer. Don Beuermann, Dublin con- signed five heifers weigh- ing an average of 1311 lbs sell- ing at an aver- age price of 103.26. His top two heifers weighed an average of 1297 lbs sold for 108. Andy Vander Veen, Blyth consigned six heifers that sold for 105.97 that weighed an average of 1295 lbs. His top four gold heifers sold to Dominion Meat Packers for 106.50 averag- ing 1252 lbs. Seventeen heifers con- signed by Maynard B. Martin, Drayton sold at an aver- age weight of 1326 lbs aver- aging 103.95. His top char sold for 106.50 weighing 1275 lbs. Steady prices on all classes at Denfield DENFIELD - The market at Denfield Livestock traded on good demand at fully steady prices on all classes of fed cattle with the Fancy and American type in good demand. A large offering of cows traded at higher prices. Stockers steady. Good Holstein Bull Calves strong. Sows and boars steady. Don Eedy and Mark Vanderploeg, Denfield sold 27 Heifers avg. wt. 1420 lbs. avg. price 107.61 with sales to 110.00 all purchased by Norwich Packers. Shantell Farms, sold 37 Charolais Heifers avg. wt. 1394 lbs. avg. price 102.75 with sales to 106.00 pur- chased by London Meat Corp. John McLinchey, Parkhill sold 26 steers avg. wt. 1372 lbs. avg. price 105.46 with sales to 107.50 pur- chased by Norval Meats. Norman Hodgins, Parkhill sold 30 steers avg. wt. 1390 lbs. avg. price 103.59. Todd Charlton, Denfield sold 10 Heifers avg. wt. 1329 lbs. avg. price 102.72. Choice Steers 104.00-108.00 sales to 110.00 Good Steers 95.00-100.00 Plain Steers 80.00-90.00 Choice American Type 104.00-107.00 Choice Exotic Heifers 104.00-108.00 sales to 110.00 Good Heifers 95.00-100.00 Plain Heifers 70.00-80.00 Good Fed Cows 38.00-44.00 D1 and D2 Cows 28.00-35.00 D3 and D4 Cows 20.00-25.00 Shells 10.00-20.00 Good Beef Bulls 35.00-45.00 Good Holstein Bulls 30.00-35.00 Good Holstein Bull Calves 125.00-220.00 K. B. D. Farms, Walton consigned 13 heifers that sold averaging 103.39 at 1378 lbs. His top char heifer sold for 106 weigh- ing 1405 lbs. Doug Oehring, Walkerton con- signed four limo heifers that averaged 1260 lbs that sold for 106. With a total consignment of nine weighing an average of 1280 lbs aver- aging 101.84. One black heifer con- signed by Machan Construction, Monkton sold for 105.75 weighing 1345 lbs. His total consignment of four heifers averaged 1376 lbs at 103.11. Ray Simpson, Glencoe con- signed seven black heifers weighing an average of 1133 lbs selling for 105.35. His total consign- ment of 11 heifers aver- aged 1191 lbs selling at an average price of 105.31. Henry Weber, Mount Forest consigned 11 heifers that brought an average of 101.14 averag- ing 1235 lbs. His top two limo heifers sold for 104.75 averaging 1198 lbs. Nine heifers consigned by Dale Jones, Bright sold for an average price of 104.59 weighing 1247 lbs. His top eight sold for 104.60 weigh- ing an average of 1236 lbs. Cows There were 371 cows on offer. D1 & D2 33-40 sales to 59 D3 29-33 D4 18-23 Hank Huigenbos, Wingham consigned one limo cow weighing 1605 that sold for 50.50. Jeff Bryan, Granton consigned one limo cow that sold for 50 weighing 1690 lbs. McFalls Bros, Parkhill consigned one gold cow weighing 1400 lbs that sold for 49. Bulls There were 16 bulls on offer selling from 29.50 to 47 sales to 54.50 Tom Reinhart, Mildmay con- signed one limo bull weighing 2285 lbs selling at 54.50. Allan Koehler, Walton con- signed one char bull weighing 1995 lbs that sold for 44. Veal There were 177 head of veal on offer. Beef 120-130 sales to 133 Good Holstein 110 to 118 sales to 123 Medium Holstein 90-105 Plain and Heavy Heavy: 75-85 sales to 90 Holstein Plain: not enough to establish a market. John Martin, Lucknow Beef Information Centre receives award CANADA - The Beef Information Centre (BIC), a division of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association received the 2005 Pinnacle Award for Supplier of the Year from Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine. BIC was recognized for its efforts in response to the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) crisis and its outstanding contribution to the foodservice and hospitality industry. BIC partnered with foodservice representatives to keep Canadian beef on their menus. Through phone calls, newsletters and ongoing industry updates BIC assured industry partners that Canadian beef was safe and offered informa- tion that foodservice operators could pass along to their customers. BIC also provided information to restaurants across Canada enhancing their positive message around support for the beef industry. consigned one black veal steer weighing 750 lbs at 133. Mike Kikkert, Zurich consigned two hol veal steers averaging 742 lbs selling for 131. One sim veal steer consigned by John Miller, Lucknow sold for 129 weighing 680 lbs. 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