The Citizen, 2012-10-11, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012.Blyth Witches Walk celebrates 10th anniversaryFor the 10th year in a row, Blyth’sWitches Walk is set to take over partsof the Greenway Trail to generatespooks and smiles from participantsof all ages.Bev Blair, who has been runningthe event since its inception, saidthat a lot of the success and
longevity of the event can be traced
back to the fact that they try to keep
things new annually.
“We try to keep adding new thingsand changing it to keep thingsexciting,” she said. “We try to keep itentertaining.”This year, for example, the BlythLions Club will be hostingrefreshments after the walk and anyproceeds will go directly into theBlyth Lions Park. She also said thatwalkers should keep their eyes up since there might be a few things
flying through the air this year.
The event is brought to life by a
small group planning the event and
then calling volunteers in to be a partof the eventShe said that this year’s event willfeature some agriculture and somestaples of the event, but everythingwill be placed differently to keeppeople guessing.Blair originally got involvedbecause after Easter there wasn’t alot that went on at the GreenwayTrail.
“Back then we had an Easter egg
hunt and I was asked to do a
Halloween event,” she said, citingher love of the October holiday asthe reason for them asking. “I loveHalloween so they knew who to talkto. I’m even having my retirementparty later this month as a costumeparty.”The biggest challenge, andopportunity, for the event is the lackof electricity. Not having powermeans they have to think about the
event and how to bring things to life.
She said that, while weather could
have been a problem, it hasn’t beenin the past.“We’ve been very lucky with theweather over the past 10 years,” shesaid. This year’s walk will start at thetrail on Oct. 20 with walks beginningat 6:30 p.m. The cloak of darknessadds a lot to the event according toBlair.“We like it to be dark, the darker
the better,” she said. “It keeps the
surprises a mystery.”
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coli presence are still unclear, this
food safety failure does harm to the
beef industry as a whole, even if a
few individual players find an
advantage. Furthermore, this type of
failure may lead to a call for stronger
and possibly more costly
regulations.
On the other hand, the Red Tape
Reduction Action Plan is promising
for farmers and industry. The
announcement of this program
indicates that government and
stakeholders have prioritized
streamlining the regulatory system.
An efficient regulatory environment
is one of the key factors in the
overall competitiveness of the
industry. Whether competing with
exports at home or trying to export
quality products to the world, an
efficient but effective regulatory
system is critical for success.
These two developments highlight
the difficulty of balancing the
regulatory system to meet a wide
variety of objectives. Some segments
of the sector have argued that it is
possible to place more regulatory
responsibility into the hands of
industry with reduced government
oversight, because industry will find
the most efficient and effective
solutions. It is argued that
effectiveness will remain a priority
because when things go wrong it is
the industry itself that suffers a large
portion of the consequences. While
the reasons for the XL failure remain
unclear, asking for potential self-
regulation becomes a difficult
request when a member of the
industry fails to produce safe food in
a system with government oversight.
The Canadian public has received
another wake-up call on the issue of
food safety and the regulations that
try to ensure the food they eat is safe.
At the same time, farmers and the
broader industry are hoping for
positive results from the Red Tape
Reduction Action Plan. Time will
tell how much this latest incident
tempers the progress made on
balancing the efficiency and
effectiveness of food safety
regulations.
What post-secondary school
student couldn’t use an extra
thousand dollars? Tuition costs,
books, living costs – they all add up.
Students from midwestern Ontario
who are enrolled in a post-secondary,
agriculture-related program could
qualify for this year’s CKNX Radio
Farm Advisory Board Bursary.
The student should still be a
resident of, or native to, the counties
of Huron, Bruce, Grey, Perth, north
Wellington, north Waterloo, or west
Dufferin.
CKNX is looking for students who
have a proven track record of
contributing to their industry, the
potential to be future role models
and an enthusiasm for the agriculture
industry.
It doesn’t matter what year of the
post-secondary program they’re in,
or whether they’ve applied in the
past. However, if the student won
this bursary in the past CKNX is
asking that they step aside and leave
it open for some other worthy
recipient this year.
The deadline for applications for
the 2012 FAB Bursary is Oct. 15,
2012. Application forms are
available on the AM 920
website: www.am920.ca and the
Blackburn Agri-media website:
www.agri-media.ca.
Students can also get an
application form by contacting
CKNX Radio in Wingham by phone
at 519-357-1310, by mail at 215
Carling Terrace, Wingham, Ontario,
N0G 2W0, by e-mail at
farm@cknxradio.com
The winner will be selected at the
CKNX Radio Farm Advisory
Board annual fall meeting in
November.
The FAB Bursary is one of two
awards programs established by
CKNX Radio and administered by
its Farm Advisory Board. The other
is the FAB Award, presented
annually to an individual or group
from Midwestern Ontario making a
significant contribution to the well-
being of agriculture.
The CKNX Radio Farm Advisory
Board is a group of representatives
from the agribusiness sector from
throughout Midwestern Ontario.
The board advises CKNX Radio on
the issues facing their important
industry on a regular basis, including
a regular spring and fall meeting
each year. CKNX Radio established
the Farm Advisory Board to help
maintain and improve the company’s
ongoing commitment to agribusiness
in midwestern Ontario.
Bursary available for
agriculture students
Making history
Ninety-six-year-old Janet Mathers was at last week’s
annual Belgrave Fowl Supper, just as she has over 60
times. In the supper’s 64-year history, Mathers has only
missed two dinners. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Great Fall Reading
OUR STORY: From
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Brussels celebrated its
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GRANDMA’S TURKEYS
Area author Sally Raspin
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BLYTH: A VILLAGE PORTRAIT
In 1977 a group of Blyth young
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ETHICS IN FORESTRY
An examination of the ethical
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OUT STANDING IN
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