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"AChapleau icon. Fondly remembered as a great man" -"Fantasticdoctorandwealwayslookedforwardtowhatnewthing hewasaddingeachyear,"-- GreatoldDr.Young.Ihadmanygreat conversations with him and will always remember him." --" Dr. Youngwasfromtheoldschool.Hehadno problem making homevisits."

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On a personal basis, Dr.Young and I were good personal friends,andafterImovedfromChapleautoteachatCollegeofthe RockiesinCranbrookBC,IspentamonthvisitingwithhimwhenI returned home for the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of Chapleau in 2001. Much storytelling which continued when he travelledwestandvisitedmehere.UntilthatvisitIwasnotaware thathismotherwasfromCrestonsowewentthereandvisitedthe church the family attended and the family plot in the local cemetery. He told me he was not sure he could find the grave but he walkedrighttoit!!!

Asafeandstablesupplychainrequiresa strong biosecurity approach.To support Ontario in this goal, as outlined in the Grow Ontario Strategy, this initiative will be available to entities such as veterinary clinics, livestock auction barns and commingling facilities, grain elevators, seed treatmentfacilities,andtransportation providers. Examples of eligible projects include establishing or improving cleaning practices, creating isolation facilities,constructingwashbays for disinfecting and training to support the mitigation of biosecurityrisksinfoodproduction.

consumers can trust that the highest safety standards are employed as Ontario produces someofthebestsourcesoffoodavailablearound theglobe.”

UndertheBEI,themaximumamountof funding available and the proportion of costsharefundingforprojectsdependsontheactivity supported.Thisinitiativewasdevelopedfollowing discussions with agri-food sector businesses andorganizations.Italsofollowsinvestmentsof approximately$3milliontoenhancebiosecurity and emergency preparedness in Ontario's pork sector.

Sustainable CAP is a five-year (20232028), $3.5-billion investment by federal‐provincial and territorial governments to strengthen competitiveness, innovation, and resiliency of the agriculture, agri‐food, and agri‐based products sector. This includes $1 billion in federal programs and activities and a $2.5 billion commitment that is cost-shared 60 per cent federally and 40 per cent provincially/territoriallyforprogramsthataredesigned anddeliveredbytheprovincesandterritories.

IextendmymostsincerethankstoLeoVezinaandHarriet Bouillon for prompting me to reflect on a few memories of Dr. Young, and congrats to Louise Tremblay for her Facebook page..Myemailismj.morris@live.ca. Reprinted

“In our Grow Ontario Strategy, we identified that new technologies, best practices and biosecurity measures will strengthen Ontario's agriculture and food industry,” said Lisa Thompson, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. “By ensuring the industry can embrace these protocols,

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The United States depends on softwood lumber from Ontario's forests for high-quality building materials, but its trade practices are harming Canadian softwoodlumberproducersandaddingadditionalcostsforconsumersonbothsides oftheborder.

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Togetherwithprovincialgovernments,thefederalgovernmentandindustry leadersacrossthecountry,westandunitedtosupporttheCanadianforestindustry andfreetradebetweenourtwocountries.”

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