RBC AGM Sunday, June 17, 2012
Rare Breeds Canada will be holding it’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations and AGM at Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Keene, near Peterborough, Ontario on June 17. Pot-luck gathering on the evening of Saturday, June 16, 7:30 pm at The Doors Guest House, 29 Front Street, Hastings, Ontario K0L 1Y0. Contact the RBC Office if you are interested in bringing live animals for display. The Pioneer Village will also be hosting their Smoke and Steam event. Local collectors bring some of the oldest antique tractors and steam engines around to life. Enjoy free wagon rides, crafts for kids, live music and more!
Send your nominations for the elections of the board of directors prior to May 17,
to 2495 boul. Perrot, N.D. de L’IIe Perrot, QC J7V 8P4 or email: rbc@rarebreedscanada.ca
| Director | Term Expires | Province |
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| Cliff Haberman | 2014 | BC |
| Rebecca Lange | 2014 | MB |
| Lindley McPhail | 2014 | QC |
| Martin Penfold | 2014 | MB |
| Reg Vinnicombe | 2014 | ON |
| Elwood Quinn | 2013 | QC |
| Glorianne Bjerland | 2012 | SK |
| Mario Duschesne | 2012 | QC |
| Michael Green | 2012 | SK |
Of the directors whose terms will expire, Mario Duschesne will be running for re-election while Glorianne Bjerland and Michael Green will not. Reg Vinnicombe has also recently resigned.
The RBC Board of Directors adopted the idea of the Outstanding Achievement Award in January of 2004. The award was formulated by Tom Hutchinson. Award criteria are related to outstanding and sustained contributions to the conservation of heritage breeds in Canada and/or the work of RBC. Certificates and the rationale for the nomination are presented at the RBC Annual General Meeting.
Members are invited to nominate deserving candidates by sending the nominee’s name and the reasons why they should receive the award. Send nominations to the RBC office prior to May 17, 2012: 2495 boul. Perrot, N.D. de L’IIe Perrot, QC J7V 8P4 or email: rbc@rarebreedscanada.ca
An issue has arisen with RBC member, Wholearth Farm, Hastings, Ontario,
regarding a controversial “suspected” case of Scrapie that the CFIA has linked to the Wholearth Farm.
Click on the link just below to read more about this very important situation.
Rare Breeds Canada is a charitable organisation dedicated to the conservation
& promotion of rare heritage breeds and their future genetic value.
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Prairie Heritage Turkey Numbers Increasing
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Name The Twins Contest
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We are having a fun contest to name the twin Milking Shorthorn calves pictured above. They were acquired from the Canada Agriculture Museum, who Rare Breeds Canada has had the pleasure of working with. We would like to specifically thank Kerry-Leigh Burchill, the Director General, and Hugo Ouellette, the Manager.
Our hope is that these twins will become mascots for Rare Breeds Canada, and will be at the different fairs that RBC will have displays at in 2012.
A big Thank You to everyone who submitted names.
The winning names were Massey & Fergie.
Tied for a close second place were Star & Blaze, and Rose & Bud.
