OXFORD COUNTY

RURAL GUIDE
2011
 Woodstock OMAFRA Resource Centre Staff

Dan Babak, Further Processing Inspector 519-537-7767

dan.babak@ontario.ca

Ed Bailey, Area Manager, Meat Inspection Operations 519-537-5646

ed.bailey@ontario.ca

Christine Brown, Nutrient Management Field Crops Lead 519-537-8305

christine.brown1@ontario.ca

Linda Cheyne, Casual Client Service Representative 519-537-7804

linda.cheyne@ontario.ca

Kim DeKlein, Regional Information Coordinator 519-537-8078

kim.deklein@ontario.ca

Lisa Drabble, Area Coordinator, Meat Inspection 519-537-6605

lisa.drabble@ontario.ca

Mike Draper, Livestock Community Sales Act Coordinator 519-537-2032

mike.draper@ontario.ca

Don Hilborn, Byproducts Engineer 519-537-7928

don.hilborn@ontario.ca

Brian Lang, Dairy Cattle Production Systems Specialist 519-537-8786

brian.lang@ontario.ca

Penny Lawlis, Humane Standards Officer 519-537-5468

penny.lawlis@ontario.ca

Vicki Luke, Rural Business Consultant 519-537-3896

vicki.luke@ontario.ca

Goce Manevski, Further Processing Inspector 519-537-7767

goce.manevski@ontario.ca

Kevin McKague, Rural Environment Engineer 519-537-8491

kevin.mckague@ontario.ca

Janet McLean, Client Service Representative 519-537-6623

janet.mclean@ontario.ca
Erin Panek, Business Development Consultant 519-537-3537
erin.panek@ontario.ca

Lynn Pardoe, Project Analyst 519-537-8422

lynn.pardoe@ontario.ca

Shawna Stonehouse, Economic Development Consultant 519-537-2656

shawna.stonehouse@ontario.ca

Kristy Symon, Veterinary Services Advisor 519-537-8862

kristy.symon@ontario.ca

Sherry Taylor, Compliance and Advisory Officer 519-537-7936

sherry.taylor@ontario.ca

Brenda West, Client Service Representative 519-537-2248

brenda.west@ontario.ca

Matt Wilson, Environmental Specialist 519-537-6592

matt.wilson@ontario.ca

Southwest Region OMAFRA Resource Centres

Clinton
100 Don St., Clinton N0M 1L0
519-482-3333 Fax: 519-482-5031 Stratford
581 Huron St., Stratford N5A 5T8
London 519-271-0280 Fax: 519-273-5278
667 Exeter Rd., London N6E 1L3
519-873-4070 Fax: 519-873-4062
Ridgetown
Woodstock Main St., E., Ridgetown College,
401 Lakeview Dr., Woodstock Ridgetown N0P 2C0
N4T 1W2 519-674-1690 Fax: 519-674-1564
519-537-6621 Fax: 519-539-5351
 Frequently Used Government and OMAFRA Contacts

Agricultural Information Contact Centre 1-877-424-1300

www.ontario.ca/omafra

AGRICORP Production Insurance 1-888-247-4999

Farm Business Registration 1-866-327-3678

AgriStability 1-877-838-5144

AgriInvest 1-866-367-8506

Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Woodstock 519-539-8505

After Hours 1-877-814-2342

Farmland Property Class Tax Rate Program 1-800-469-2285

Field Cropline (Recorded Message) 1-888-449-0937

Foodland Ontario 1-888-428-9668

www.foodland.gov.on.ca

Growing Forward 1-888-479-3931

Livestock Emergency Transport Line (24 hour service) 1-877-814-2342

Meat Inspection Hotline 1-888-466-2372

x. 64230

Ministry of Environment – Spills Action Centre 1-800-268-6060

Nutrient Management Information Line 1-866-242-4460

Ontario Pesticide Education Program 1-800-652-8573

Oxford County Board of Health 519-539-9800

ServiceOntario Contact Centre 1-800-267-8097

The Farm Line (confidential, emotional support and 1-888-451-2903

referral services) www.thefarmline.ca
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Agricultural Education

Alfred College Kemptville College

Alfred, ON K0B 1A0 Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0
613-679-2218 613-258-8307
www.alfredc.uoguelph.ca www.kemptvillec.uoguelph.ca

University of Guelph Ridgetown College

Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0
519-824-4120 519-674-1690
www.uoguelph.ca www.ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca
Rural Organizations
4-H Association
Chair: Mel Bergsma
95 William St., Tavistock N0B 2R0
519-655-3781
Secretary: Jenn Weldrick
R.R. #7, Woodstock N4S 7W2
519-462-1371
bailey43@hotmail.com
Communications: Linda Humphrey
36 John St., Bright N0J 1B0
519-454-8201
oxford4-H@xplornet.com
Beekeepers’ Association
(Middlesex, Oxford, Elgin)
President: Bob Crowhurst
R.R. #1, Arva, N0M 1C0
519-666-1670
robert.crowhurst@sympatico.ca
www.ontariobee.com
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
160 Research Lane, Unit 101
Guelph N1G 5B2
1-800-563-5441 or 519-822-2890
Fax: 519-829-1777
info@outdoorfarmshow.com
www.outdoorfarmshow.com
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
1401 Dundas St. E.,
Woodstock N4S 8X8
519-539-8505 Fax: 519-539-7694
www.inspection.gc.ca
Canwest DHI
(Dairy Herd Improvement)
660 Speedvale Ave. W., Suite 101
Guelph N1K 1E5
1-800-549-4373 or 519-824-2320
Fax: 519-824-2434
info@canwestdhi.com
www.canwestdhi.com
Cattlemen’s Association
President: Andrew Metcalfe
R.R. #3, Ingersoll N5C 3J6
519-285-3675
Secretary: Dwight Zehr
696392 17th Line, Hickson N0J 1L0
519-462-2876
donna.zehr@von.ca
Chicken Farmers of Ontario
3320 South Service Rd.
Burlington L7R 3Y8
905-637-0025 Fax: 905-637-3464
info@ontariochicken.ca
www.cfo.on.ca
Christian Farmers’ Federation
President: Bart Mulder
R.R. #3, Norwich N0J 1P0
519-424-9222
Secretary: Dave DeBoer
R.R. #3, Tillsonburg N4G 4G8
519-688-3466
cffomail@christianfarmers.org
www.christianfarmers.org
Community Employment Services
40 Metcalfe St.
Woodstock N4S 3E7
519-539-8161 Fax: 519-539-7833
www.ceswoodstock.org
Dairy Farmers of Ontario
6780 Campobello Rd.
Mississauga L5N 2L8
905-821-8970 Fax: 905-821-3160
questions@milk.org
www.milk.org
Fanshawe College
369 Finkle St.
Woodstock N4V 1A3
519-421-0144 Fax: 519-539-3870
www.fanshawec.ca
Farm Credit Canada
514 Princess St., 2nd Floor
Woodstock N4S 4G9
519-539-9839 Fax: 519-539-3459
onwoodstock@fcc-fac.ca
www.fcc-fac.ca
Farm Safety Association
Information and publications:
Embro Farm Systems
John Van Ginkel
R.R. # 4, Embro N0J 1J0
519-423-9595
info@farmsafety.ca
www.farmsafety.ca
Federation of Agriculture
President: Joe Wilson
R.R. #5, Ingersoll N5C 3J8
519-423-6970 Fax: 519-423-6629
twinspruce1@gmail.com
Secretary: June Nussey
276 Whiting St., Ingersoll N5C 3B8
519-485-2442 Fax: 519-485-0776
oxfordcfa@bell.net
Member Service Rep. Janine Lunn
c/o Elgin Ag. Centre, 450 Sunset Dr.,
Room 228, St. Thomas N5R 5V1
1-866-408-0128 Fax: 519-637-6307
janine.lunn@ofa.on.ca
www.oxfordag.ca
www.ofa.on.ca
Grain Farmers of Ontario
District 7 – Waterloo/Oxford
Director: Fred Wagner
R.R. #1, Breslau N0B 1M0
519-648-2175
fredw@sentex.net
www.gfo.ca
Jersey Canada
9-350 Speedvale Ave. W.,
Guelph N1H 7M7
519-766-9980 Fax: 519-766-9981
ontario@jerseycanada.com
www.jerseyontario.ca
Jersey Club (Oxford)
President: Rachael McKinlay
19 Cedar St., Ingersoll N5C 1A8
519-425-1397
Secretary: Francis Campbell
R.R. #2 Princeton N0J 1V0
519-458-8810
effran.campbell@silomail.com
Junior Farmers’ Association
President: Steve Mills
519-878-4481
Provincial Director: Sarah Harrigan
519-801-8446
Assistant Director: Brad Ward
519-462-2341
bward_17@hotmail.com
oxfordjf@jfao.on.ca
www.jfao.on.ca
Maple Syrup Producers
Office Administrator:
Bridget Stevenson
469 Melville Rd., Consecon K0K 1T0
613-399-3300 Fax: 613-399-3301
admin@ontariomaple.com
www.ontariomaple.com
Master Gardeners
Contact: Rose Roi
301 Ingersoll Ave. Woodstock
N4S 4W8 519-539-1061
mrbones@sympatico.ca
At the present time, Oxford County does
not have a Master Gardener group.
Contact Rose for information on other
Master Gardener organizations in the
surrounding area.
Ontario Agri-Food Education Inc.
8560 Tremaine Rd., Milton L9T 4Z1
905-878-1510 Fax: 905-878-0342
info@oafe.org
www.oafe.org
Ontario Broiler Chicken Hatching
Egg Producers’ Association
483 Arkell Rd., Guelph N1H 6H8
519-821-0657 Fax: 519-821-9419
obchepa@golden.net
Ontario Coloured Bean Growers
R.R. #5, Mitchell N0K 1N0
519-348-4141
www.ontariobeans.on.ca
Oxford County Public Health &
Emergency Services
410 Buller St., Woodstock N4S 4N2
519-539-9800 or 1-800-755-0394
publichealth@oxfordcounty.ca
www.county.oxford.on.ca/publichealth
Oxford County Library
P.O. Box 1614, Woodstock N4S 7Y3
519-539-9800
CEO/Chief Librarian: Lisa Miettinen
lmiettinen@ocl.net
www.ocl.net
Oxford Dairy Producer Committee
Chair: Paul Haley
R.R. #1, Otterville N0J 1R0
519-842-3452
oxforddpc@sympatico.ca
Secretary: Mark Fraser
R.R. #1, Embro N0J 1J0
519-475-6175
fraholme@xplornet.com
www.milk.org
Oxford Holstein Breeders
President: John Martin
R.R. #8, Woodstock N4S 7W2
519-421-0848
Secretary: Elizabeth Jones
R.R. #5, Ingersoll N5C 3J8
519-424-3450
lizjones@execulink.com
Oxford Small Business Support
Centre Inc.
118 Oxford St., Ingersoll N5C 2V5
519-425-0401 Fax: 519-425-0803
admin@osbsc.on.ca
www.osbsc.on.ca
Plowmen’s Association (Oxford)
President: Terry Thompson
R.R. #4, Ingersoll N5C 3J7
519-485-2198
Secretary: Dave Hill
361 Knightsbridge Rd. Woodstock
N4S 7C8 519-539-3486
www.plowingmatch.org
Pork Producers’ Association
Director: John deBruyn
R.R. #1, Salford N0J 1W0
519-425-0380
johndebruyn@execulink.com
President: Scott Richmond
927155 Oxford County Rd. 8
Bright N0J 1B0 519-684-7224
brae-heid@hotmail.com
www.ontariopork.on.ca
Soil & Crop Improvement
Association
President: Arnold Haskett
R.R. #1, Innerkip N0J 1M0
519-463-9823
Secretary/Treasurer: Cathy Dibble
5-766977 Township Rd.,
Drumbo N0J 1G0
519-463-6374 Fax: 519-463-6375
cdibble@odyssey.on.ca
www.ontariosoilcrop.org
Stewardship Oxford
Coordinator: Dave Depuydt
Ministry of Natural Resources
615 John St. N., Aylmer N5H 2S8
519-773-4704 Fax: 519-773-9014
dave.depuydt@ontario.ca
Chair: Jim Magee
R.R. #2, Drumbo N0J 1G0
519-463-5433
www.ontariostewardship.org
Oxford District Women’s Institute
President: Sheila Greason
R.R. #4, St. Marys N4X 1C7
519-349-2768
Secretary: Linda Hammond
R.R. #1, Mt. Elgin N0J 1N0
519-842-5661
ilhammond@hotmail.com
www.fwio.on.ca

The Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco

Growers’ Marketing Board
4 Elm St., Tillsonburg N4G 4H4
519-842-3661 Fax: 519-842-7813 Agricultural Societies and
otb@ontarioflue-cured.com
www.ontarioflue-cured.com Fairboards

Tourism Oxford Drumbo Agricultural Society

580 Bruin Blvd. Woodstock N4V 1E5 42 Centre St., Drumbo N0J 1G0
519-539-9800 ext. 3355 519-463-5529
Fax: 519-537-2718 www.drumbofair.com
Tourism Specialist: Cathy Bingham
Embro & Zorra Agricultural
tourism@county.oxford.on.ca
Society
www.tourismoxford.ca
P.O. Box 222, Embro N0J 1J0
519-485-0668
United Way of Oxford
info@embrofair.com
65 Springbank Ave. N. Unit #2
www.embrofair.com
Woodstock N4S 8V8
519-539-3851 Fax: 519-539-3209
Tavistock Agricultural Society
Executive Director: Kelly Gilson
President: Chris Wiffen
Office Administrator: Anne Wismer
R.R. #6, Woodstock N4S 7W1
info@unitedwayoxford.ca
519-462-2898
www.unitedwayoxford.ca
info@tavistockfallfair.com
www.tavistockfallfair.com
Women for the Support of
Agriculture
Tillsonburg Tri-County
President: Rose Keunen
Agricultural Society
R.R. #3, Kerwood N0M 2B0
P.O. Box 43, Tillsonburg N4G 4H3
519-247-3348
519-842-5964 Fax: 519-842-2624
hkeunen@odyssey.onca
ttriags@bellnet.ca
Secretary: Liesbeth DeBoer
www.tillsonburgfair.com
R.R. #7, Tillsonburg N0L 1C0
519-842-6859
liesbethvanbergeijk@hotmail.com
Woodstock Agricultural Society
President: Gord Marshall
Secretary: Michelle Ward
875 Nellis Street, Woodstock
N4S 4C6 519-537-8212
Fax: 519-537-3349
woodstock875@rogers.com
www.woodstockfairgrounds.com
Conservation Authorities
Grand River
400 Clyde Rd. Cambridge N1R 5W6
519-621-2761 Fax: 519-621-4844
grca@grandriver.ca
www.grandriver.ca
Long Point Region
4 Elm St., Tillsonburg N4G 0C4
519-842-4242 Fax: 519-842-7123
conservation@lprca.on.ca
www.lprca.on.ca
Upper Thames
1424 Clarke Rd., London N5V 5B9
519-451-2800 Fax: 519-451-1188
infoline@thamesriver.on.ca
www.thamesriver.on.ca
Horticultural Societies
Ingersoll & District
Secretary: Vicki Edwards
207 Wonham St., Ingersoll N5C 2Z5
519-485-5483
wonham@hotmail.com
www.ocl.net/projects/ingersollgarden/
Tavistock & Area
Secretary: Janice McIntosh
519-655-2882
Tillsonburg
P.O. Box 94 Tillsonburg N4G 4H3
Secretary: Judi Misener
519-409-0495
judibillmisener@sympatico.ca
www.tillsonburghorticultural.ca
Woodstock
President: Vera Schermerhorn
1061 Elora Rd., Woodstock N4S 5L9
519-539-9588
royandvera@rogers.com
Secretary: Rose Roi
301 Ingersoll Ave., Woodstock
N4S 4W8 519-539-1061
mrbones@sympatico.ca
www.woodstockhorticulture.50webs.com
Municipal Contacts
County of Oxford
21 Reeve Street, P.O. Box 1614
Woodstock N4S 7Y3
519-539-9800
www.county.oxford.on.ca
City of Woodstock
City Hall, P.O. Box 1539
500 Dundas St., Woodstock
N4S 0A7 519-539-1291
www.city.woodstock.on.ca
Town of Ingersoll
130 Oxford St., 2nd Floor
Ingersoll N5C 2V5
519-485-0120
www.ingersoll.ca
Town of Tillsonburg
Customer Service Centre
10 Lisgar Ave., Tillsonburg N4G 5A5
519-842-9200
www.tillsonburg.ca
Township of Blandford-Blenheim
47 Wilmot St., Drumbo N0J 1G0
519-463-5347
www.blandfordblenheim.ca
Township of East Zorra-Tavistock
90 Loveys St., Hickson N0J 1L0
519-462-2697
www.twp.ezt.on.ca
Township of Norwich
210 Main St. E., Otterville N0J 1R0
519-863-2709
www.twp.norwich.on.ca
Township of Southwest Oxford
312915 Dereham Line, R.R. #1
Mt. Elgin N0J 1N0 519-485-0477
www.swox.org
Township of Zorra
274620 27th Line, P.O. Box 306
Ingersoll N5C 3K5
519-485-2490 or 1-888-699-3868
www.zorra.on.ca
Elected Officials
MPP - Oxford
Ernie Hardeman
12 Perry St., Woodstock N4S 3C2
519-537-5222 Fax: 519-537-3577
ernie.hardeman@pc.ola.org
www.erniehardemanmpp.com
MP – Oxford
Dave Mackenzie
208 Huron St., Woodstock N4S 7A1
519-421-7690 or 1-888-644-0637
Fax: 519-421-9704
macked1a@parl.gc.ca
www.davemackenzie.ca
Ontario Minister of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs
The Honourable Carol Mitchell
77 Grenville St., 11th Floor
Toronto M7A 1B3
416-326-3074 or 1-888-466-2372
Fax: 416-326-3083
minister.omafra@ontario.ca
www.omafra.gov.on.ca
Minister of Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada
The Honourable Gerry Ritz
1341 Baseline Rd. Ottawa K1A 0C5
613-773-1000 Fax: 613-773-1081
ritz.g@parl.gc.ca
www.agr.gc.ca
Media Contacts
Waterloo Region Record
160 King St. E.,
Kitchener N2G 4E5
519-894-2231 or 1-800-265-8261
Fax: 519-894-3912
www.therecord.com
London Free Press
369 York St., London N6A 4G1
519-679-1111 or 1-800-265-4105
Fax: 519-667-5521
www.lfpress.com
Sentinel Review
16 Brock St., Woodstock N4S 3B4
519-537-2341 Fax: 519-537-3049
www.woodstocksentinelreview.com
Tillsonburg News
25 Townline Rd., P.O. Box 190
Tillsonburg N4G 4H6
519-688-6397 Fax: 519-842-3511
www.tillsonburgnews.ca
Aylmer Express Ltd.
390 Talbot St. E., P.O. Box 160
Aylmer N5H 2R9
519-773-3126 or 1-800-465-9433
Fax: 519-773-3147
www.aylmerexpress.com
Ayr News
40 Piper St., Ayr N0B 1E0
519-632-7432 Fax: 519-632-7743
ayrnews@golden.net
Ingersoll Times
19 King St. W., Ingersoll N5C 2J2
519-485-3631 Fax: 519-485-6652
www.ingersolltimes.ca
Today’s Farmer
930 Richmond Street
Chatham N7M 5J5
519-351-7331 Fax: 519-351-2452
www.todaysfarmer.ca
Top Crop Manager Magazine
105 Donly Drive S. Simcoe N3Y 4K5
1-888-599-2228 Fax: 519-429-3094
www.topcropmanager.com
CBC Radio
P.O. Box 500, Station A,
Toronto M5W 1E6
1-866-306-4636
www.cbc.ca

New Hamburg Independent Blackburn Radio CFCO/CKSY FM

77 Peel St., New Hamburg N3A 1E7 117 Keil Dr. S., Chatham N7M 3H3
519-662-1240 Fax: 519-662-3521 519-354-2200 Fax: 519-354-2880
www.newhamburgindependent.ca www.cksyfm.com

Norwich Gazette AM 980, FM 96, 103.9 The Hawk &

4 Washington St., Norwich N0J 1P0 103.1 Fresh FM
519-863-2262 Fax: 519-863-3229 380 Wellington St. #222,
www.norwichgazette.com London N6A 5B5
519-931-6000 Fax: 519-679-1967
Ontario Farmer www.fm96.com
P.O. Box 7400 London N5Y 4X3 www.am980.ca
1-877-358-7773 Fax: 519-656-9522 www.1039fm.ca
www.ontariofarmer.com
CHYM FM 96.7
Oxford Shopping News 305 King St. W., P.O. Box 936
16 Brock St., Woodstock N4S 3B4 Kitchener N2G 4E4
519-537-6657 Fax: 519-537-8542 519-743-2611
www.oxfordshoppingnews.com www.chymfm.com

Tavistock Gazette Ltd. Easy 101 CKOT &

119 Woodstock St. S., County 107.3 FM
Tavistock N0B 2R0 P.O. Box 10 Tillsonburg N4G 4H3
519-655-2341 Fax: 519-655-3070 519-842-4281 Fax: 519-842-4284
www.tavistock.on.ca www.easy101.com
Astral Media Radio – CKSL AM
1410 & Q 97.5 FM BX 93 CJBK
743 Wellington Rd. S.
London N6C 4R5
519-686-2525 Fax: 519-686-2556
www.oldies1410.com
www.cjbk.com
www.bx93.com
www.975ezrock.com
Foodland Forum
995 Richmond St. Ste. #1
Chatham N7M 5J5
519-360-1735 or 1-800-334-4435
Fax: 519-360-1736
www.foodlandforum.com
The A Channel
1 Communications Rd.,
London N6J 4Z1
519-686-8810 or 1-800-668-7754
Fax: 519-668-3288
www.atv.ca
Heart FM – 104.7
223 Norwich Avenue,
Woodstock N4S 3V8
519-537-8400 Fax: 519-537-8600
www.1047.ca

EastLink
18 Sydenham St. E.,
Aylmer N5H 1L2
519-773-8441 Fax: 519-765-3200
www.eastlink.ca

CTV News
864 King St. W., P.O. Box 91026
Kitchener N2G 4E9
519-578-1314 Fax: 519-741-4428
www.swo.ctv.ca

Rogers Television London

800 York St., London N6A 5B1
519-675-1313 Fax: 519-672-1369
www.rogerstv.com

Rogers Television St. Thomas

535 Talbot St., P.O. Box 585
St. Thomas N5P 1C3
519-633-2180 Fax: 519-660-7597
www.rogerstv.com

Rogers Television Woodstock

21Ridgeway Circle
Woodstock N4S 8P6
519-533-5550 Fax: 519-533-5560
www.rogerstv.com
If there is a change within your organization, please contact:

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

401 Lakeview Drive
Woodstock, ON N4T 1W2
519-537-6623 or Fax: 519-539-5351
janet.mclean@ontario.ca

Thank you!