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The Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies (OAAS) welcomes new agriculture minister as part of the provincial cabinet shuffle.
STIRLING, ON [June 18, 2021] – Today, the Ontario government announced a shuffle in its cabinet, resulting in several critical ministerial positions changing hands. A notable change impacting the OAAS and its member agricultural societies is the departure of Hon. Ernie Hardeman as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Hon. Lisa Thompson will take over leading the agriculture, food, and rural portfolio in Ontario.
As we look forward to working with Hon. Lisa Thompson, as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the OAAS and its membership would like to acknowledge and recognize the very significant contributions of Hon. Ernie Hardeman as a strong supporter of the OAAS and our agricultural societies and rural communities. Minister Hardeman was a true advocate for agriculture and rural Ontario and understood the importance of Ontario agricultural societies to their local communities and the entire province.
“We regularly engaged with Minister Hardeman over the past few years and appreciated his passion for agricultural societies and his desire to see our industry survive, thrive and continue to contribute to their communities,” said Vince Brennan, OAAS Manager.
“We are especially appreciative for his support of our agricultural societies during the pandemic,” said Beth Howell-Vervaecke, OAAS President. “We wish him the best in his future endeavours and have appreciated our time working together.”
The Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies looks forward to working with Minister Thompson to continue the valued partnership between OMAFRA and the OAAS. “She has a significant understanding of agricultural societies and their key role in agriculture education and food awareness as well as the multiple benefits agricultural societies bring to their communities”, said Brennan.
The Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies (OAAS) is the umbrella organization for over 210 Ontario agricultural societies with over 35,000 members across the province. The OAAS provides support, training, and resources for our member agricultural societies to assist them in supporting and deliver agriculture education, food awareness, heritage, tourism, and cultural programs and experiences in their communities.
For more information, contact:
Vince Brennan
Manager
Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies
613-395-2465
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June 10th will be the last webinar for a while. We are going to take a break from holding webinars for a few weeks, but please send your ideas and suggestions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as we consider future webinar topics. I would like to thank you for supporting these COVID topics over the last couple of months. If you missed any of the webinars, the recordings are all on our website under the ‘COVID-19’ tab.
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NOTE: - you must register for each seminar, if you want to attend both
OAAS - Wednesday, June 10, at 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm– COVID-19 Webinar - Round-Table Discussion - geared towards larger Ag Societies but all are welcome Register here
This round-table discussion will be geared towards larger Agricultural Societies that earn a significant amount of their income from ‘beyond the Fair’ i.e. rentals, events, etc. Others are welcome to attend but we will only be entertaining questions that are related to this topic
OAAS - Wednesday, June 10, at 7:30 pm – COVID-19 Webinar Topic "Communicating and working with your Politicians."
Guest speaker - The Honourable Rob Black, Senator for Ontario and Chair of the Canadian Senators Group (CSG) Register here
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ILT Wellington County May 2020 Industry Advisory
Puslinch township, Wellington County, Ontario May 3, 2020 On behalf of the four feather boards, the Feather Board Command Centre (FBCC) is issuing an ILT Disease advisory to all commercial poultry farmers, small flock growers and service providers operating in western part of Puslinch township, in Wellington County.Read More