The Citizen, 2016-03-31, Page 15Don Sholdice
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Brussels Livestock report
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Fed steers, heifers sell lower at sale
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending
March 26 were 1,255 cattle and 418
lambs and goats. On Tuesday fed
steers and heifers sold on a strong
active trade at prices $1 to $2 higher.
Choice steers and heifers sold $173
to $177 with sales to $191.25.
Second cut sold $168 to $173. Cows
sold on a steady market. On
Thursday veal calves sold on a
selective demand due to the Easter
market at easier prices. Light lambs
sold steady on a strong demand with
heavy lambs selling higher. Sheep
sold steady while goats sold
barely steady. On Friday calves sold
steady on a selective market
and yearlings sold on a strong
trade at steady prices.
Chris Smith of Brussels,
consigned six steers that averaged
1,569 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $188.32. Three limousin
steers averaged 1,562 lbs. and sold
to Bruno's Meat Distributors for an
average price of $191.25. Shellie
Smith of Brussels, consigned eight
steers that averaged 1,630 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $183.35.
One limousin steer weighed 1,570
lbs. and sold to Bruno's Meat
Distributors for $190.
Southlore Farms Inc. of
Palmerston, consigned 12 cattle that
averaged 1,578 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $172.51. One black
heifer weighed 1,290 lbs. and sold to
Ryding Regency for $189.50.
George Roney of Staffa, consigned
10 heifers that averaged 1,349 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$175.01. Two red heifers averaged
1,400 lbs. and sold to Norwich
Packers for an average price of
$179.50.
There were 275 cows on offer.
Export types sold $89 to $94 with
sales to $97; beef, $498 to $107 with
sales to $120; D1 and D2, $89 to
$93; D3, $85 to $90; D4, $75 to
$85. Phil Eadie of Wingham,
consigned one charolais cow that
weighed 1,040 lbs. and sold for
$120.
There were 14 bulls selling
$110.50 to $145. Gerald Becker of
Ayton, consigned two limousin bulls
that averaged 1,290 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $145.
There were 100 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $160 to $230; good
holsteins, $130 to $145; medium
holsteins, $120 to $130; Si heavy
holsteins, $130 to $145; heavy
holsteins, $120 to $135. Lamar Frey
of Listowel, consigned six calves
that averaged 833 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $221.20. One
limousin steer weighed 835 lbs. and
sold for $230.
Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold $314 to
$322; 50 - 64 lbs., $297 to $322; 65
- 79 lbs., $267 to $275; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$261 to $270; 95 - 110 lbs., $228 to
$240 / lb.
Sheep sold $115 to $145 / lb.
Goats: kids sold $150 to $375;
nannies, $50 to $125; billies, $150 to
$350 / lb.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $227 to $255; 500 -
599 lbs., $221 to $246; 600-699,
$218 to $246; 700 - 799 lbs., $176 to
$220; 800 - 899 lbs., $192 to
$209; 900 - 999 lbs., $183 to
$202; 1,000 lbs. and over, $188 to
$190.
Top quality stocker heifers, 400 -
499 lbs., sold $217 to $227; 500 -
599 lbs., $201 to $227; 600 - 699
lbs., $184 to $191; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$178 to $181; 800 - 899 lbs., $173 to
$183; 900 lbs. and over, $176 to
$187.
Letter to the Editor
Writer addresses many Ontario Trails Act concerns
THE EDITOR,
Bill C-100, The Ontario Trails Act,
contains several sections which
should give great concern to
landowners who may at present
have, or in the past had, a publicly
used trail on their property. And
beyond these, there are some
ambiguous sections which may be
wide open to interpretation.
Of particular concern is the matter
of easements; this is lifted directly
from the draft Bill:
"Granting of easements...
(3) An owner of land may grant an
easement, with or without
covenants, to one or more eligible
bodies,
(a) for the preservation,
enhancement or management of the
use of, or access to, all or a portion
of the land for purposes relating to
trails or to activities relating to trails;
(b) for the creation, maintenance
or management of trails for public
use; or
(c) for the purposes as may
be prescribed by the regulations
made under this Act.
Easement reserved by a body
(4) When an eligible body conveys
land, it may reserve an easement for
a purpose referred to in subsection
(3).
Same:
(5) A reference in any Act or
regulation to easements granted
under this Act also applies to
easements reserved in accordance
with subsection (4).
Registration of easement
(6) An eligible body shall register
the easement against the land
affected in the proper land registry
office and, once registered, the
easement and any covenants
contained in the easement run with
the land against which it is
registered..."
Read it and draw your own
conclusions.
Who will interpret exactly what
constitutes agreeing to an easement?
Is the property owner actually
consenting to an easement when he
or she gives permission to cross his
or her property? How will this
easement, registered on title, affect
the resale value of the property on
which it is attached?
Another is Section 12 (8) which
states: "An easement may be
assigned by an eligible body to
another eligible body".
This means that while a property
owner has agreed to give access to
one entity, that entity may then
transfer the right of access to
another. So, who all will have legal
right to cross your property, and
when? Several of the listed entities
are reportedly Conservation Land
Trusts from the U.S.A. You may well
have no recourse to stop them since
you granted an easement, or even
find yourself in an American court
trying to defend your property
rights!
With this provincial government,
nothing is ever as it seems.
For example, "stretch goal" was
the term that the Wynne government
employed to explain why auto
insurance rates failed to drop by 15
A great afternoon
Earlier this month, Melville Presbyterian Church hosted a special day of music, which featured
the Conservative Mennonite Choir under the direction of Randall Martin. The church was a
busy place that day, with music fans from far and wide attending the special event. (Vicky Bremner
photo)
per cent as pitched in an election
promise.
More recently, after the provincial
budget was released, students were
angered to find out that the "free
education", advertised pre -budget by
the Wynne government, turned out
to have a cost after all. "The
language around the new grant will
likely "evolve," Wynne offered by
way of explanation. And in
addressing the public reaction to the
misleading advert, Wynne said "I
have worried about the same thing,
that it's free with some explanation
required". Apparently so.
Bill C-100 is the brainchild of the
same government that has imposed
industrial wind turbines on
unwilling municipalities, fracturing
entire communities and even
families. And this is the same
government which has severely
restricted access to essential seed
treatments, arbitrarily basing their
decision on subjective, emotional
and anecdotal evidence rather than
science.
With such a proven track record, is
it any wonder that rural constituents
have serious concerns about the
broad, yet -to -be -discovered impact
of Bill C-100?
And how well should a landowner
rest knowing that while Bill C-100
provides a general outline to the
establishment of permanent trails,
the actual regulations will be
determined in the future by a
committee? A committee of whom?
Watch out for more "stretch goals"
and "evolving language".
Finally, the unfortunate and
immediate fallout of this proposed
Bill is the potential closing of many
snowmobile trails. Rather than
facing unknown, future legal issues,
many landowners who have allowed
trails on their land have decided to
be proactive and have sent notarized,
withdrawal -of -consent -to -access
letters to snowmobile clubs.
Clearly, in addition to destroying
property rights and values, Bill C-
100 may well have a devastatingly
negative impact on a wintertime
activity that has provided decades of
safe and enjoyable recreation for
thousands of winter enthusiasts,
while giving a multi-million dollar
economic boost to countless Ontario
communities.
Why does this government have to
spoil a good thing?
John Schwartzentruber, Brussels
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