Parliament of Canada

PARLIAMENT of CANADA

Standing Committee - Agriculture and Forestry


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February 22, 2007
8:52 AM Local Time

  • Examine rural poverty in Canada
    • John Andrews, Emergency Shelter Coordinator (Open Arms Resource Centre)
    • Doug Greene, Volunteer (Open Arms Resource Centre)
    • Timothy Henniger, Farmer, Member of Council of Leaders at the Nova Scotia Federation fo Agriculture (As an individual)
    • John Kinsella, Mayor (Town of Annapolis Royal)
    • Della Longmire, Executive Director (Women's Place Resource Centre)
    • Darren MacLeod, Managing Lawyer (Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission)
    • Jonathan McClelland, Business Development Officer (Western Region) (Nova Scotia Co-operative Council)
    • Peter Newton, Warden (County of Annapolis)
    • Robert Noble, Vice President (Annapolis County Federation of Agriculture)
    • Pauline Raven, Research Associate (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives)
    • Keith Robicheau, Chief Administrative Officer (County of Annapolis)
Legion Auditorium Room 66 Victoria Street, Annapolis Royal NS Link to the notice of this meeting
February 22, 2007
1:19 PM Local Time

  • Examine rural poverty in Canada
    • Bill Goucher, President (Annapolis and Area Food Bank Society)
    • Frances Rafuse, Volunteer Treasurer (Annapolis and Area Food Bank Society)
    • Russell Ward (As an individual)
Legion Auditorium Room 66 Victoria Street, Annapolis Royal NS Link to the notice of this meeting
February 23, 2007
10:40 AM Local Time

  • Examine rural poverty in Canada
    • Bill Casey, M.P. (As an individual)
    • Lucille Harper, Executive Director (Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre)
    • Claudia Jahn, Executive Board Member (Affordable Housing Association)
    • Bernadette MacDonald, Executive Director (Pictou County Women's Centre)
    • Sharon Murphy, Chair (Poverty Action Committee)
    • Anna Parks, Community Economic Development Officer (Colchester Regional Development Agency)
Debert Hospitality Centre Hurricane Room 130 Ventura Drive, Debert NS Link to the notice of this meeting
February 23, 2007
1:22 PM Local Time

  • Examine rural poverty in Canada
    • Barton Cutten (As an individual)
    • Karen Dykens, Volunteer (Colchester Food Bank Association)
    • Pamela Harrison, Co-Chair (Rural Communities Foundation of Nova Scotia)
    • Jayne Hunter, Director (Rural Communities Foundation of Nova Scotia)
    • Ed McMaster (As an individual)
Debert Hospitality Centre Hurricane Room 130 Ventura Drive, Debert NS Link to the notice of this meeting
February 27, 2007
7:04 PM

When the Senate rises but not before time shown above.
  • Examine rural poverty in Canada
    • David Marit, President (The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities)
    • Christoph Weder, Rancher (As an individual)
Room 705, Victoria Building 140 Wellington Street* Link to the notice of this meeting
March 1, 2007
9:03 AM*

  • Examine rural poverty in Canada
    • Keith Fernandez, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ottawa (Western Economic Diversification Canada)
    • Ardath Paxton Mann, Assistant Deputy Minister, British Columbia (Western Economic Diversification Canada)
    • Jim Saunderson, Director General, Corporate Finance and Programs (Western Economic Diversification Canada)
Room 9, Victoria Building 140 Wellington Street* Link to the notice of this meeting
March 5, 2007
9:05 AM Local Time

  • Examine rural poverty in Canada
    • Greg Halseth, Professor, Geography Program, and Canada Research Chair in Rural and Small Town Studies (University of Northern British Columbia)
    • Theresa Healy, Facilitator, Northern Region, BC Healthy Communities, and Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Gender Studies and the School of Environmental Planning (University of Northern British Columbia)
    • Brian Hill, President (BC Breeders & Feeders Association)
    • Sharron Hill, Executive Director (New Focus Society)
    • Paz M. Milburn, Manager (Prince George Council of Seniors)
    • Catherine Nolin, Assistant Professor, Geography Program (University of Northern British Columbia)
    • Baljit Sethi, Executive Director (Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society of Prince George)
University of Northern BC Bentley Centre, Room 7-172 3333 University Way, Prince George BC Link to the notice of this meeting
March 5, 2007
1:31 PM Local Time

  • Examine rural poverty in Canada
    • Denise Dowswell, Little Valley Farms (As an individual)
    • Dwaine Patterson, Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union, Local 603 (As an individual)
University of Northern BC Bentley Centre, Room 7-172 3333 University Way, Prince George BC Link to the notice of this meeting
March 6, 2007
6:20 PM Local Time

  • Examine rural poverty in Canada
    • Stasha Donahue, Co-chair (South West Alberta Coalition on Poverty)
    • Lynn Jacobson, President (Alberta Soft Wheat Producers Commission)
    • Lisa Lambert, Project Co-ordinator (Womanspace Resource Centre)
    • Ken Nicol, Director (Rural Alberta's Development Fund)
    • Paula Shimp (As an individual)
    • Everett Tanis, Member (National Farmers Union)
    • Darlene Wicks, President Elect (Alberta Women's Institutes)
Exhibition Park Saddle Room, South Pavilion 3401 Parkside Drive South, Lethbridge AB Link to the notice of this meeting
March 7, 2007
9:02 AM Local Time

  • Examine rural poverty in Canada
    • Victor Chrapko, President (Alberta Organic Producers Association)
    • Mark Fournier, Executive Director (Community Futures Lethbridge Region)
    • David Lauwen, President (Alberta Sugar Beet Growers)
    • Mark Miyanaga, Director at Large (Potato Growers of Alberta)
    • Charles Moore, Regional Director, Board of Directors (Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies)
    • Laurence Nicholson (As an individual)
    • Hank G. Van Beers, Councillor - Division No. 5, Municipal District of Taber (As an individual)
    • Jerry Zeinstra, Vice-Chairman (Potato Growers of Alberta)
Taber Heritage Inn Room C 4830 46 Avenue, Highway # 3, Taber AB Link to the notice of this meeting
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