PACE members elected
Fourteen people in Saskatchewan have been named to the Provincial Action Committee on the Economy.
Appointed by economic development minister Dwain Lingenfelter and co-chair Harold MacKay are Dieter Jentsch and John Somers, of Saskatoon; Mel Watson of Weyburn; Don Black, Don Loewen, Nick Cercone, E. (Dutch) Lerat, Russ Pratt and Frank Proto of Regina; Gillian Gracie of Air Ronge; Emile Burnouf of Ile-a-la-Crosse; Mary Tidlund of Arcola; Evelyn Shalapata of Meadow Lake; and William Turner of Cupar.
PACE oversees the province’s long-term economic plan called Partnership for Renewal. A government news release said people from business, agriculture, labor, communities, co-operatives and the aboriginal community were chosen as members.
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Although infestations increased this year, he said the problem is manageable.
“Typically the CGC inspects more than 300,000 carlots of grain a year,” he said. “This crop year, about 800 carlots have been infested, a very small percentage of the overall volume.”
At no charge, the CGC will analyze a producer’s grain sample for insects. Send a one-kilogram sample from the affected part of the grain, in a well-sealed plastic bag, to Entomology, Canadian Grain Commission, 800-269 Main Street, Winnipeg, Man. R3C 1B2.
Producers can also receive a free copy of an Agriculture Canada publication, Protection of farm-stored grains and oilseeds from insects, mites and molds, by writing to the same address.
