History
The
members of the Maritime Simmental Association consist of the breeders
living in one of the three Maritime provinces - Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
The
first meeting that resulted in the formation of the Maritime Simmental
Association took place in 1981 at the Kingsway Inn in Windsor. Mel Wolfe,
President of the CSA at that time, and his wife, came from Manitoba along
with Craig Clearwater to help advise in organizing a Maritime Association. A
large number of breeders attended that first meeting and, since then, their
enthusiastic interest in participating in a successful Maritime Simmental
Association has been ongoing.
The
first Director to represent the Maritimes on the CSA Board was Bill Baltzer
from Hillsborough, New Brunswick. Ralph Taylor, our acting Secretary, was
elected as a director in Calgary in 1992.
Our
Association has made it possible for a Simmental Club to be present in each
province of the Maritimes. Officers have been appointed to handle the local
events. The secretaries of the Clubs are as follows: William E. MacLeod for
New Brunswick, Ralph Taylor for Nova Scotia, and Shelley Ployer for P.E.I.
The
Maritime Simmental Association was proud to host the CSA Annual Meeting in
1997. Each year it organizes the Maritime Simmental Classic Sale the second
Saturday in the month of June. It also supports the Maritime Young Canadian
Simmental functions and supports many Simmental shows around the Maritime
region.
The
Maritime Association takes care of its own advertising and in 1997
successfully prepared a Maritime Breeders’ Map. In this way, any Simmental
breeder from around the world can consult the map and come to the Maritimes
to visit our breeders in the area.
The
Simmental breed, in general, is reducing its frame size while adding
thickness to the cattle in accordance with the new grading and weight
requirements. We appear to be meeting the needs of our breeders quite well
at the present time and we wish to assure you that anyone purchasing a
Simmental will not be disappointed.
