The Rural Voice, 2002-11, Page 33Ag News
Johns talks on
latest issues
By David Blaney
The rain on the evening of
October 4 helped guarantee the
Huron Federation of Agriculture a
good turnout for its 20O2 joint
regional/annual meeting. More than
100 people took time from harvest
activities to attend the dinner meeting
at Holmesville.
The local farming community as
well as representatives from
surrounding county federations and
commodity groups, were on hand to
witness the election of the new
executive, debate resolutions and
listen to a keynote address from
Helen Johns, the local MPP and
Minister of Agriculture.
After the introduction of special
guests ranging from county Warden
Ben VanDiepenbeek to OFA Vice -
President Ron Bonnett and Brussels
Fall Fair Ambassador Nicole Lowe.
the regional meeting was held to
elect the Huron Regional Directors
and convention delegates to the
Ontario Federation of Agriculture.
All posts were filled by
acclamation. Regional directors
elected were: Huron South, Henry
Damsma, Clinton: Huron West.
Marilyn Broadfoot (after Bob
Hallam. Auburn declined) and Huron
East, Charles Regele, Dublin.
The meeting chose the following
as delegates to the OFA convention
— Mike Becker. Pat Down, Wayne
Hamilton. Neil Vincent, Evert
Ridder, Walter Elliott, Jeff Robinson,
Carol Ann Regele and Will Stafford.
During the annual meeting Neil
Vincent of Belgrave was chosen as
the new president. Nick Whyte of
Seaforth and Evert Ridder of Clinton
were elected first and second vice
president respectively.
Ruth Knight, the county co-
ordinator for the Healthy Futures
program provided an update on the
success of the initiative in Huron
County. She recounted that Huron
County farmers have received nearly
$600,000 for water quality
improvement projects. She noted
there was $5(0,000 left in the budget
Apparently the province has offered
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