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CSA ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING |
Join Us for a Mountain of Fun in Sun Peaks BC for the
2009 CSA AGM
The plans for the CSA Annual General
Meeting are well under way, so mark August 1 - 2, 2009 on your
calendar and plan to join the CSA in Sun Peaks B.C., for a fun
filled weekend.
By now everyone should have
received your CSA AGM mailout from the office.
If you have any questions, or wish to send a
proxy, please contact the CSA office.
Schedule of Events:
Friday July 31st
For those wanting to arrive early and take in a little
more, there are Kids Adventure camps happening Friday the
31st. We will also be at Sun Peaks during the Alpine Blossom
Season. Please check out the
Events Calendar for Sun Peaks, and have a look at the
photo gallery for the amazing sites.
Saturday August 1st
1:30pm Social Golf Game @
Chinook Cove Golf, Barriere BC
5:30pm BBQ @ Mitchell
Cattle Co, Barriere BC
(If you wish to attend golf or BBQ
please contact Ian or Anja Mitchell at 1-250-672-9309 or by
email at
ian@mitchellcattle.com. Please book early as preparations
need to be finalized.)
Return to Sun Peaks in the Evening
Sunday August
2nd
1:30pm CSA AGM at Delta Hotel in Sun Peaks, BC
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CSA AGM Notice,
CSA Proxy Form
6:00pm Buffet Style Dinner
7:30pm
Guest Speaker Dr. Timothy Ball (a must see)
YCSA Fund Raising
Calendar Auction
Directions:
To
Sun Peaks from Kamloops:
Travel 20km north of
Kamloops on HWY #5 and take Sun Peaks Resort Exit at Heffley
Creek. Continue for 35km to Sun Peaks Resort.
To Mitchell Cattle Co. and Chinook Cove
Golf from Kamloops:
Travel 66km north of Kamloops on
HWY #5, stay on HWY #5 through Barriere, cross two Bridges and
1km after the 2nd bridge (North Thompson Bridge) on the right
side you will see our sign by the driveway. Chinook Cove
Golf is 1km further on the left.
It takes approx. 50 min to
get from Kamloops to Mitchell’s and the same from Mitchell’s
to Sun Peaks.
There are more activities for those interested in hiking,
golfing, mountain biking and touring through the alpine by
chair lift on the website under
Events and Activities.
Book your room today !
Sun Peaks just
set up a web link for CSA bookings:
http://www.deltasunpeaksresort.com/gktcsa
or contact
the Sun Peaks Delta Hotel, using the following reservation
procedures:
Reservations will be made directly with
the Delta Sun Peaks Resort on an individual basis. In order to
facilitate reservations, attendees should dial one of the
following numbers:
1) FAX individual reservations
referencing the group name to (250) 578-6001.
2) Phone our
reservations department at 1-866-552-5516.
It is
imperative that individuals indicate their group full name of
conference they are attending to receive the group rate.
Group name: Canadian Simmental Association Annual Meeting
The Delta Sun Peaks Resort must receive these reservations
by Thursday July 2, 2009 in order to receive the special group
rate. Reservations made after this date are not guaranteed the
group rate or room availability
For further information
contact the CSA or one of the following BC Simmental
Association Members.
President: Lorne Webster
1-604-823-6797
Vice President: Robb Starr 1-250-296-4711
Treasurer: Lorraine Sanford 1-250-249-5469
BC/ CSA
Director: Reanne Sanford 1-250-991-9496.
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CSA BOARD OF
DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS |
At this years CSA AGM the terms for three of our Board of
Directors are coming to an end. The CSA is looking for
nominations to fill these positions. By becoming a CSA Board
of Director, you will be working with other directors towards
the common goal of advancing the Simmental breed in Canada for
the benefit of us all. If you are interested, or know of
someone who would be interested, please forward your
nomination to the Chairman of the Nomination Committee, Dr.
Murray Jacobson. Any nominations should be sent to Box
5, Shaughnessy, AB T0K 2A0, Phone: 403-330-9666 (C) •
403-381-4609 (W) E-mail:
janchor@la.shockware.com
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CSA THANKS YOU FOR
YOUR OPINION |
The CSA board of directors held a conference call July 13th as
a follow up to the mail in consensus ballot regarding the
proposed Provincial promotion levy.
The response from
the membership was very good with 23% of the total membership
replying.
Provincial Levy
Proposal Ballot results
300 Opinion Ballots were
sent back to the office out of 1315 mailed to the membership
202 voted “no” (67%)
98 voted “yes” (33%)
After
considering these numbers and after further discussion, the
CSA board has decided it will not collect a mandatory
provincial membership fee on behalf of the provincial
associations.
Thank you to all the CSA members who
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BREED IMPROVEMENT
INFORMATION |
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Genetic
Evaluation: The CSA genetic evaluation
is nearly complete. The genetic evaluation includes growth,
calving ease, scrotal and carcass evaluations. New EPD results
will be posted in the near future. Watch
www.simmental.com for
details.
Progeny Test
Sires:
The CSA is continually on the lookout for progeny test sires.
Cost to participate in the program is $1500 and 50 straws of
Canadian qualified semen. The progeny test program provides a
detailed carcass proof on your sire, and data will be used in
the Garth Sweet Foundation Research Project.
Test Herds:
The CSA is continually seeking herds that would like to
participate in the progeny testing program. Herds must be
willing to AI and be able to follow calves through to harvest.
For details or if you know of potential interested herds,
please contact the CSA.
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REGISTRY INFORMATION |
Online/THE Instructions –
to Hold, Transfer or Print papers:
If you participate in the Total Herd
Enrolment program, it is possible to register an animal Online
and select the “Hold Paper” option. (see the Register Screen;
prior to clicking on the Register button).
The selected
animal will be assigned a registration number and the breeder
will be billed – but the paper will not print.
Breeders
can then access the list of “held papers” from their Online
main web page under:
My Herd
My Held Papers Transfer
or Print
From this list you can do one of 2 things:
1) Request a paper be printed when it is required - This
will trigger a paper to print at a zero charge in the CSA
print Run and the animal will disappear from the list.
Or
2) Transfer the animal to a Buyer - If they do
not know the Buyer’s CSA number for transfer, they can fill in
an Online Form on the transfer screen and have the CSA office
staff provide them with the correct information. These email
requests come in via the office email account and are
processed usually within the same day. Then, the Online user
simply enters the CSA # and Sale Date for the animal and
submits the request for processing. |
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YCSA NEWS |
2010 YCSA Calendar
The
2010 YCSA calendar
will be featured at the Canadian Simmental Association Annual
General Meeting in British Columbia this summer. All thirteen
pages will be auctioned off at the event and all proceeds will
go to the Young Canadian Simmental Association. Don’t miss
your opportunity for some great advertisement as the calendars
will be mailed out along with the Simmental Country just
before the New Year. Contact
one of the YCSA
board members to save your spot in the calendar.
YCSA Events
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The 2009 Young Canadian Simmental Association National Classic
will be held this year in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan from
July 28th to the 30th. This event is open to all YCSA members
and will feature activities such as conformation and
showmanship classes, oral judging, herdsman and sire summary
quizzes and a whole lot of getting know great friends from
across the country.
For hotel rooms
for National Classic:
Super 8
(located right in Prince Albert)
Block of rooms booked from
July 28-Aug 1 (Thursday - Saturday)
Need to be booked by
July 1 !!!
Rate of $94.30
Please book under Sask. Young
Canadian Simmental
Feel free
to contact Jenna
Holmquist (306-864-2276) or
Emily Grey
(819-875-3205) for further information.
• The Salt
Water Classic in Truro, Nova Scotia has been scheduled for
last weekend in August. Feel free to contact
Jennie Palmer
(902-370-2137) for further information.
• The Ontario
Trillium has been planned for the 22nd and 23rd of August in
Owen Sound, Ontario. Please contact
Katie Wood
(519-821-6654) for more information regarding this event.
• In Manitoba, the “Youth Beef Round Up” has been planned
for July 31st to August 2nd in Neepawa, Manitoba. Get ready
for this all breeds youth show featuring many Young Canadian
Simmental participants. For more information please contact
Andrea Bertholet (204-858-2086).
• Alberta will be
hosting their Provincial show in Olds this year along with
Olds Fair. Mark your calendar for the weekend of August 5th
and 6th and be prepared to have a great time. Please contact Jamie
Buba (780-962-5050) for more information regarding this
event..
New Members
If you are at all interested in becoming a YCSA member, please
contact Emily Grey
at 819-875-3205 or refer to the registration form online. |
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SIMMENTAL COUNTRY PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST |
Congratulation to Scott Matthews of
Ontario, who won the Simmental Country
Photo Contest. His winning picture will be featured on
the front cover of the Queens of the Pasture issue that will
be mailed at the beginning of August. Scott will also
receive one free page of advertising in this issue.
Thank you to everyone who submitted pictures for this
contest. We received so many great photos, and it shows
that our CSA members take pride in the Queens of their
pastures.
Stay tuned for our next contest. |
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CSA MARKETING AND PROMOTION QUESTIONNAIRE |
Thank you to everyone who has taken the
time to complete and return the
CSA Marketing and Promotion Questionnaire.
Your feedback is very important to us and we appreciate your
participation. Should you wish to share your opinion and
ideas, you still have time to send in your completed
questionnaire and have a chance to win one year FREE subscription to the Simmental Country
Magazine.
Questionnaires can be returned by mail, fax
or email
Canadian Simmental Association
#13, 4101-19th
St. N.E.
Calgary, Alberta, T2E 7C4
Email:
cansim@simmental.com
Fax: (403) 250-5121 |
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TBAR INVITATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT |
Congratulations to TBar on another
fantastic and successful event. The
second annual tournament raised over $41,000.00 for youth in
the beef industry. The funds generated will go to seven
National junior breed associations, representing 2,078
members, to be applied towards program advancement.
Additionally 10% of the proceeds will be donated to the
Canadian 4-H Council for the development and awareness of
youth in the beef sector.
The CSA and the YCSA would
like to say Thank You to TBar for organizing such a great
event, and Thank You to all of the sponsors. This event
benefits the YCSA program, and in turn supports the future of
the Simmental breed. |
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CCA CONVENTION 2009 |
Join the Canadian
Cattlemen’s Association and the Saskatchewan cattle industry
for the 2009 National Convention and Semi-annual Meeting
“Conquering Market Challenges”, August 10 - 14 at the
Travelodge Regina, 4177 Albert Street S. Regina, Saskatchewan
See
attached for the schedule of events and registration
information
Contact the
CCA office, at 403.275.8558 x 410 or visit
www.cattle.ca with any
questions or for further details. |
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CSA MEMBERSHIP
ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Please
send us your Membership Announcements to have them
included in the next Enewsletter. |
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SIMMENTAL
COUNTRY 2009 DEADLINES |
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Please make sure to note the
following deadlines!
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ISSUE |
DEADLINE |
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February Herdsire
Issue |
January 1st |
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March/April/May Spring
Issue |
March 1st |
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June/July/August
Queens of the Pasture Issue |
July 15th |
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October |
September 1st |
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November/December |
October 1st |
Issues for Commercial Country
are January and September. Deadlines are December 1st
for the January Issue and August 1st for the September
Issue. |
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS |
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Click
here
for complete calendar of events |
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH |
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"Of all the things you wear,
your expression is the most important."
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www.inspirational-quotations.com |
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