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Two long years ago today.
Fondly remember you all ways,
Missing you all days.
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Another great year
The Brussels Lions Club and Brussels Optimist Club again worked together to bring the Terry
Fox Run to Brussels once again this year. The weather was perfect for a day outside, so the
event attracted 62 people who, collectively, raised just under $6,000 for cancer research.
Getting ready to hit the streets of Brussels are, from left: Lion Ron Clarkson, Lion Bob
Richmond, Katie Rapson, Meg Fritz, Dianne Huether and Lion Cora Alcock. (Quinn Talbot photo)
Mental wellness on the farm crucial: OFA
By Brent Royce, Director
Ontario Federation of Ontario
The taboo of talking about mental
health is slowly breaking down.
Celebrities and athletes started the
conversation, paving the way for the
rest of society to openly
acknowledge the challenges we can
face from the stresses of everyday
life.
And it's no different on the farm.
Farmers are well aware of the
stresses they face every day. Weather
that challenges our skills as farmers,
sick livestock, fluctuating markets,
managing diseases and pests,
dealing with rising input costs and
working with family are all
An informative day
The Saugeen Valley and Maitland Valley Conservation Authorities co -hosted a special
agricultural outreach program in Wingham last week called "The Dirt on Phosphorus". It began
with a special presentation by Dr. Keith Reid of Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada, above, and
Dr. Ivan O'Halloran of the University of Guelph before heading out on a bus tour to two
different sites in the community to see the good work being done. (Shawn Lou9nirr, photo)
significant stressors. Cumulatively
they can have a devastating impact
on our ability to cope.
The Ontario Veterinary College
(OVC) at the University of Guelph
recognizes this and is researching
mental wellness with Ontario
producers. They are looking for
participants to share their
experiences with mental wellness
and resilience in the agricultural
community.
Researchers would like to talk to
producers, agricultural industry
support staff and veterinarians
working with livestock producers.
Participants will have a one-on-one,
in-person interview for about an
hour. There will be a five to 10
minute survey to complete. For their
time and input, participants will
receive an honorarium.
The Ontario Federation of
Agriculture (OFA) encourages
interested members to contact the
OVC researchers and share their
stories and experiences. Contact
information is posted at ofa.on.ca.
This year has been a particularly
tough one across Ontario, and the
OFA encourages members to
consider the mental wellbeing of
family members, employees and
neighbours as you work through the
busy summer season. The physical
hazards on the farm can be more
obvious than the stresses that impact
our outlook. Be a good listener if
someone you know is struggling.
Take the time to check in over coffee
with the people around you. Mental
health is as important as physical
health, even on the farm.
proposal
approved
in Huron
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said. However, he still felt the
county should stay involved with
SWIFT and come up with a
connectivity solution for Huron
County with both SWIFT and the
local producers.
"Our future prosperity is tied to
our being massively well-connected
and massively well -interconnected,"
Watt said in a report to council on
the SWIFT topic. "Our support of
Huron's local providers in extending
their `fibre to the home' services is
critical to our becoming massively
well-connected. Our [and their]
participation in SWIFT is critical to
our becoming massively well -
interconnected."
Warden Jim Ginn said he
continued to be concerned about the
SWIFT estimate that it would take
until 2040 for last -mile connectivity.
"I just know that 2040 is too late,'
Ginn said.
Bluewater Mayor Tyler Hessel
said he was still in the dark on both
sides, saying he hadn't seen a clear
and functional plan from either
SWIFT or the local telecom
companies.
However, Hessel said he didn't
want the county to be left out if the
provincial and federal governments
were handing out money. Several
other councillors echoed his
statement.
Central Huron Deputy -Mayor
Dave Jewitt agreed with Watt and
said that he didn't see the vote as an
either/or scenario where a vote to
participate in SWIFT meant the
county no longer supported and
would work with the local
providers.
Voting for SWIFT were Warden
Jim Ginn, Roger Watt, Bernie
MacLellan, Paul Gowing, Jim
Donnelly, Tyler Hessel, Dave Jewitt
and David Frayne, while Maureen
Cole, Kevin Morrison, Art Versteeg,
Ben Van Diepenbeek, Joe Steffler
and Jim Fergusson voted against it.
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