Derek Van Dielman has been elected to a four-year term as a director of the Dairy Farmers of Ontario milk marketing board.
He will begin his term after the annual meeting in January.
He takes over from Roger Boersen of Stratford who was elected in 2022.
He will represent dairy farmers in Huron and Perth Counties.
The company pleaded guilty to the charge laid by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Training.
There was also a 25 per cent victim surcharge added, bringing the total to $62,500.
As part of the settlement, the company has implemented daily equipment inspections, provided additional health and safety training and hired a dedicated health, safety and quality assurance employee.
The Canadian Food Inspection reported recently that there have been 68 outbreaks of highly-infectrious avian influenza so far this year, but the tally has been increasing daily in British Columbia and Alberta.
There has been one case of bovine tuberculosis, eight of chronic wasting disease, nine of equine infectious anemia an two of Newcastle disease.
There is little or no evidence that more heifers are being held off the meat market to increase herd numbers in the United States south and west, according to Tyson Foods.
But there is some rebuilding underway in the North and Upper Midwest, the company said.
There have been more than 1,100 comments directed to the Ontario government over its proposal to create Special Economic Zones that could waive environmental assessments and municipal bylaws.
The legislation has been passed to allow creation of the Special Economic Zones, but the comments relate to proposed regulations.
Loblaws said its third-quarter sales and profits increased again, led by its discount-priced banners No Frills, Superstore and Maxi.
Its results come after Statistics Canada reported that food price inflation continues to outpace overall inflation.
Loblaws revenues increased by 4.6 per cent to $19.4-billion in the quarter ended Oct. 4.
Loblaw’s net earnings available to common shareholders were $794-million compared with $777 million for the same quarter last year.
They are Western Lake Ontario, Central Lake Ontario, Eastern Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence, Lake Erie, Huron-Superior and Northern Ontario.
Western Lake Ontario
Covers the western Lake Ontario shoreline from Niagara through Halton and Peel. This would include parts of Brampton, Hamilton, Mississauga and Toronto.
Central Lake Ontario
Covers most of Toronto and much of the surrounding area from York Region through to Peel Region, Durham and part of the Kawarthas. Brampton and Mississauga are partly included.
Eastern Lake Ontario
Covers areas draining into eastern Lake Ontario and the Bay of Quinte. This would include Belleville, Oshawa and Peterborough.
Huron-Superior
Covers watersheds including Lake Huron’s northern shore and the Lake Superior basin. This would be the authority for Barrie, Owen Sound and Thunder Bay.
Lake Erie
Covers southwestern Ontario, including watersheds draining into Lake Erie. This would include Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Sarnia and Windsor, plus some of Hamilton.
St. Lawrence
Covers watersheds flowing into the St. Lawrence River. This would include Cornwall, Kingston and Ottawa.
Northeastern Ontario
Spans parts of Northern Lake Huron and the Upper Ottawa River systems, including North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and Timmins.
Farmers risk losing pioneering programs launched by the Grand River Conservation Authority to provide financial and technical support for manure storages, soil erosion abatement, stream protection and tree planting.