Llamas at Agribition
Llamas are stepping out at the Canadian Western Agribition for the first time this winter.
A llama show and sale will be held at the Regina event Nov. 23 and 24. The show offers halter classes, obstacle courses and a celebrity performance class, said Gene Brockman, a llama breeder from Lake Lenore, Sask.
It is sponsored by the Saskatchewan Llama Association.
CEO hired
Value Added Seeds, of Lumsden, Sask., has a new chief executive.
John Allen assumed the position on Nov. 1.
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For the past two years, Allen has been director of Canadian operations and marketing director for Ferry-Morse Seeds, a division of Groupe Limagrain, in Fulton, Kentucky. He was previously vice-president of sales and marketing for McKenzie Seed Co. in Brandon, Man.
Ron Watson, Value Added president, said in a news release that Allen will work to establish new contacts with end-use food processors, build the company’s relationship with plant breeders and help it secure quality seed stock.
CN emergency numbers
CN Rail public level crossings now have a 24-hour 1-800 emergency telephone number posted on the back of the crossbucks and on adjacent signal bungalows.
The yellow stickers are designed to allow people to contact CN about any actual or potential safety or railway operating emergency. Each sticker has the number, 1-800-617-6617, and information to help locate the crossing.
People using the number are connected directly to CN Police who either handle the matter themselves, or alert the appropriate train dispatcher.
The posting of emergency numbers at all road level crossings has also been incorporated into the federal minister of transport’s Direction 2006 safety initiative. The objective of the program is to reduce crossing accidents and trespassing incidents by 50 percent by 2006.
