Rare Breeds Canada Annual Meeting

Submitted by local316 on Thu, 2009-04-09 11:02

Date:

Sun, 2009-04-19

Rare Breeds Canada

Eastern Ontario Chapter

AGM and Presentation

Location: Guest House at Upper Canada Village (Near Morrisburg, Ontario)

Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009

Times: 11:00 am to 12:00 noon – Tour of the Upper Canada Village Barns

12:30 pm – Arrival at Guest House for coffee and registration

1:00 pm – RBC-EOC Annual General Meeting

1:15 pm – Presentation Topic: The Chantecler Chicken – Speakers:

Andre Auclair (secretary) and Michel Boulianne (president) of the Association Promoting and Breeding the Chantecler Fowl.

2:30 pm – Catered meal featuring Rare Breeds

Cost: Members - $ 15

Non-members - $ 17

Children 6 to 12 years - $ 8

Children under 6 years – no charge

Contact: Debbie Decooman at 613-448-3540 or debbie@connaughtacres.ca for meal reservations and further information.

Further Information:

Barn Tour: Rare Breed animals including:

Canadian Horse
Canadienne Cow
Berkshire Pig
Border Leicester Sheep

Presentation: The Chantecler Chicken is the only breed of poultry developed in Canada. It is regarded as the national poultry bird of Quebec. For more information on the Chantecler Chicken see: http://www.cfagrf.com/Chantecler_chicken.htm

The local chapters of the following organizations have assisted in the funding for this presentation:

National Farmers Union
and
Canadian Organic Growers