Times-Advocate, 1988-03-23, Page 21SECOND DRAW C1418II'li"3 - Hprry
the second draw of Cook's Bonspiel
(second from right).
Dougall, Ed Miller, Winston Shapton
recently. Representing Cook's are Frank
and Elmer
Cutry (far
Times -Advocate, March 23, 1988 Page 5A
Seminars on agri-f3od role
A series of seven seminars exam.
ining the agri-food sector's social
and economic role in Ontario has
been planned as part of the 100th
anniversary celebration of the Onta-
rio Ministry of Agriculture and
Food. •
Thc Centennial Policy Series,
sponsored by OMAF's economics
and policy co-ordination branch,
will be held in Guelph and Toronto.
The seminars arc open to the public
and free of charge.
Thc first seminar on April 27 will
fcaturc William A. Stewart, former
Ontario Minister of Agriculture and
Food, discussing "A Perspective on
Agricult:!rc in Ontario" and Dr.
George Brinkman, University of
Guelph, lecturing on the "Evolution
of Rural Socicty."
Powe claimed first place in The seminar will be held at 7:15
left) and Der fir Hodgins p.m. at the Arboretum, Arboretum
Road, University of Guelph.
Stewart's address will cover the
development of Ontario agriculture
over the past 50 years. Brinkman
will outline the dynamics of rural
society with an emphasis on a re-
view of major socio-cconomic de-
velopments in the past and potential
changes in the future.
SECOND FOR COOK'S - This squad placed second -in the first draw of Cook's Bonspiel. From left to right are
Ivan Hodcwms, Wayne Carroll, Jim Hignett and Tom Pinder.
Packers get marketing grant
Quality Packers Ltd. of Toronto
las been awarded a grant under the
Marketing Assistance Program for
?ork (MAPP), Agriculture and
Food Minister Jack Riddell an
tounced today.
Quality Packers will receive up to
;176,250 or 25 percent of the capi-
aI funding towards modernizing
.hcir Toronto pork processing
dant. •
"This is Quality's fourth grant tin-
ier MAPP," said Riddell. "The
:ompany has invested nearly $2
pillion to upgrade and expand the
•)lant since the MAPP program be-
an. These efforts have increased the
;fficiency of thcir pork processing
:acilitics and will strengthen the in -
Justly overall."
The five-year, S10 -million MA?P.
program is aimed at enhancing and
modernizing the processing of Onta-
rio hogs. MAPP provides a quarter
of the total capital funding, up to
$2 million per project, for ncw or
upgraded packing and processing op-
erations.
Thc Ontario Ministry of Agricul-
ture and Food has also enhanced an
existing grant to Les Viandcs St. Is-
idore Meats Ltd., St: Isidore. This
company is now eligible for up to
$200,725 of MAPP funds. The ex-
pansion of this project will allow
the slaughter of an additional 500
hogs per week over initial expecta-
tions for 2,000.
MAPP, for processors, and the
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Ontario Pork Industry Improvement
Plan, for producers, arc .initiatives
to improve the competitiveness of
the Ontario pork sector. Annual
sales of Ontario pork total 5682
million at the farm level.
To promote
fair program
Agriculture Minister John Wise
has announced that consultation
with the agri-food industry will
continue in an attempt to develop
an agricultural fairs and cxhibitions
program that will satisfy the needs
of all sectors.
The Minister has received recom-
•mcndations from an industry advi-
sory board and its sub -committees
representing Canadian fairs and ex-
hibitions associations and livestock
producers.
Most exhibitions groups are seek-
ing increased program flexibility, a
ncw system of classification for
fairs and a more equitable distribu-
tion of funding.
Livestock groups are concerned
that this could reduce the amount of
money available to livestock
shows.
"I'd like to see all interested par-
ties get together and try to reach a
consensus on these issues," Wise
said. "As long as discussions con-
tinue, other alternatives can be in-
vestigated to address unresolved
concerns?'
The fairs and exhibitions program
will remain unchanged until agree-
ment is reached.
Thc 52-ycar-old agricultural fairs
'program provides $2.4 million in
funding to 214 agricultural fairs
across Canada.
Minor Registration
Registration for minor baseball, fastball and soccer will be held at the
South Huron Rcc Centre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Organizers will bcshowing baseball movies during the registration
period which will feature a variety of sports bloopers.
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Dr. Gerald Gunderson, Trinity
College, Hartford, Connecticut, will
give the second seminar in the s: r-
ics, "Entrepreneurship: Thc Catalyst
for Growth." This discussion will
focus on the role entrepreneurship
has played in the dcvclopmcnt of
the American and Canadian econo-
mies with emphasis on the agricul-
tural sector.
This seminar will be held May 16
at 7:30 p.m. at St. Michael's Col-
lege, Carr Auditorium, 100 St. Jo-
seph St., Toronto.
Details on future seminars in the
Centennial Policy Series will be an-
nounced in the coming months.
The Ontario government formed a
separate department for -agriculture
in 1888. To mark the Centennial,
the ministry is holding special
events that under line the heritage,
economic and social contributions
agriculture has made to life in Onta-
rio today.
As well as the seminar. series,
special events will include the crc-a-
tion of a heritage orchard in the Nia-
gara region, photography competi-
tions, field demonstrations of -soil
conservation techniques and presen-
tation of special awards to honor
100 individuals or families who
have rendered significant sere ice to
the agri-food industry. - •
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