| | Today is the deadline for farmers to mail in Canadian Wheat Board director election ballots for the odd-numbered districts. Just over 31-thousand farmers are eligible to vote compared to more than 45-thousand in the last election. In October, Federal Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl announced only farmers that had sold grain through the wheat board in the past two years would automatically go on the voters list. The remaining one could cast ballots only if they filled out a statutory declaration form. Twelve hundred farmers went through the extra paperwork.
The preceding is a transcript of the December 1, 2006 program. There may be some omissions due to last minute changes. For further information, contact Caitlynn Reesor at (780) 422-3981 or Ken Blackley at (780) 422-3951. |
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