Hall of Fame Nominations

Hall of Fame

NOMINATIONS

ROSS ANNETT Nominated by Bow Slope Shipping Association, Brooks, AB AB B Ross Annett is a past LMAC auctioneering champion and a true professional in the e livestock-marketing sector. He won the Canadian championship in 2004 in Waterloo, o Ontario. He also won the Jim Raffan Memorial Buckle in Ottawa in 1999. Ross has been en an auctioneer with the Bow Slope Shipping Association since 1974. He continually demonstrates his dedicated commitment to the auction industry and is considered an excellent auctioneer by his fellow auctioneers, buyers and sellers. Ross also owns and operates Annett Auction, a successful full-service auction centre and trailer sales business in Brooks. Ross was solely responsible for bringing EBY trailers to LMAC as a major sponsor of the auction competition. In 1972, Ross started working for Fort MacLeod Auction and Hurlburt Auction in Lethbridge, Alberta. In 1974, he began a 48-year (and still going) career of auctioneering with Bow Slope Shipping Association in Brooks, Alberta. His involvement with Bow Slope gave him the opportunity to become a superb auctioneer as well as gain valuable knowledge of the cattle industry. His father, Ralph and Uncle Harold taught him the value of honesty and importance of a good reputation. Over the years, Ross Annett has earned the trust and respect of the order buyers, his peers in the industry and the countless ranchers and farmers who trusted him to be their auctioneer.

JACK MCKENNITT Nominated by the Manitoba Livestock Marketing Association Jack McKennitt left school when he was 15 to start a 50-year career as a livestock dealer and auction market operator. He ran his business out of Morden, Manitoba, and operated the Pilot Mound Auction Mart. His passion for the livestock marketing business was unmatched; his reputation for honesty and integrity was of the highest standard. Jack’s dedication to customer service helped his business grow. He was the president of LMAC from1989 to 1991. He was proud of the business and Manitoba, and hosted the LMAC convention in Morden in 1983, the first time the annual meeting had been held outside a large metropolitan centre. Jack knew the business was changing, and with that in mind, at the Morden convention, there was a demonstration on electronic marketing (an early version of TEAM). He invited delegates from Quebec, including a demonstration by a Quebec auctioneer. The entertainment was provided by a soon to become international recording star, his daughter Loreena, eena, performing on the harp. All firsts for LMAC! Jack supported the auction markets across Manitoba and Saskatchewan, often sourcing Angus calves from western ester r rn Saskatchewan for his local customers and marketing the finished product in the south. When the terminal market etmarke in Winnipeg was closing, Jack was one of the original partners to invest in the new auction market northwest of est of Winnipeg. Jack was president of the Manitoba Auction Markets Association for a number of years, and with his fiery d with his fieery isfi disposition, he protected the auction market business in Manitoba when the provincial government adopted the adopted the Beef Commission, which threatened the sustainability of the auction market industry and the free market system in arket system iny and free md the f Manitoba. Jack’s life long passion was cattle marketing. He passed away on March 18, 1992. 199March 18, 18, 1992.

RON NORTHCOTT Nominated by Brennin Jack – Jack Auction Group N Ron Northcott served as president of LMAC from 1993 to 1995 and was the 2nd order buyer to be elected President of LMAC. Ron Northcott (Norc) was a big supporter of LMAC since its inception and was a driving force in the livestock-marketing sector for over five decades as an order buyer. With his partner Ron Cummings, he ran Northcott & Cummings Livestock Order Buying Ltd. out of Regina, Saskatchewan. He was also extremely active on the Livestock Marketers of Saskatchewan and served terms as director and He w president of LMS. He represented the marketing sector on a number of committees, both provincially and nationally. d resid Ron’s business savvy and leadership during his time on LMAC moved the organization in a new direction and revived the national voice of the auction markets and marketing sector. Ron helped bring the Hartford on as an associate member of LMAC. Ron’s wealth of experience was a great asset to LMAC. Ron passed away in 2021 near his home in Victoria, British Columbia.

BILL JAMESON Nominated by Rick Wright – Rick Wright Cattle Consulting Bill Jameson is a past president and life member of both LMAC and the Livestock Marketers of Saskatchewan. He is past president of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, the National Cattle Feeders Association and was twice elected as President of the Saskatchewan Cattle Feeders Association. He was asked by industry to lead the development group that created the current Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association He has served on countless committees on all of the aforementioned organizations. Bill Jameson once said, “The cattle industry is my life,” and truer words were never spoken. Bill Jameson left his employment as a buyer with Canada Packers to start JGL in 1979 with partner Robin Gilroy. Since then Bill Jameson has shaped JGL Livestock into Canada’s largest livestock broker, covering livestock markets from British Columbia to eastern Manitoba. They have also expanded into cattle financing and risk management, as well as farm inputs and grain marketing. During this growth in the company, Jameson donated countless hours of his time when industry called on his expertise and connections during some the Canadian Cattle Industry’s most troubling times. During BSE in 2003 to 2006, he lobbied on behalf of all sectors of the cattle industry for support from all levels of government and to exert pressure to reopen the border to live cattle and beef exports. r gover Bill Jameson’s contributions during the anti-dumping and countervailing duties taken against Canada in 1999 Bil B brought valuable advice to industry leaders and government. Bill was instrumental in the development of Canada’s ough o bro defence, which Canada ultimately won, saving the Canadian cattle industry billions of dollars. defence, Bill Jameson has earned the respect from all sectors of the Canadian livestock industry, at CFIA, and from politicians Bill Jame from every level of government. He is a mentor to people in the industrrom every levefro y and supports many community projects as well as industry functions. He has freely shared his expertise, contacts and time for the betterment and growth as well as indust fun of the cattle industry. of the cattle industry.

LMAC Memorial Honour Roll

The Livestock Markets Association Canada has introduced the “Memorial Honour Roll”. The idea is to dea is nour The Roll”. recognize persons in the livestock marketing industry who were influential in and have left a positive mark itive mark apl on the marketing sector. These nominees have passed on, but LMAC feels that it is important to recognize recognize their contributions to the industry they dedicated their lives to. They were leaders in the industry and have dhave ve been nominated to the Honour Roll by their Provincial Associations or LMAC.

Leonard Patterson Patterson’s Auction Mart Dawson Creek, BC

Bruce McCall Brussels Stockyards Brussels, ON

Stewart “Bud” Brown Melbourne Stockyards Melbourne, ON

Carl “Slim” Dorin Cattle Buyer Kamloops, BC

2019 INDUCTEES

Terry Schetzsle Dryland Cattle Trading Corp. Veteran, AB

John Milne LMAC Secretary Lethbridge, AB

Al Campbell Hartford Insurance Winnipeg, MB Sheldon Nicholson Heartland Livestock Services Yorkton, SK

Jim Raffan Livestock Dealer Kamloops, BC

Charlie McKay Stettler Auction Mart Stettler, AB Pete Gregory Union Stockyards Winnipeg, MB

Bert Lesage Order Buyer Notre Dame de Lourdes, MB

Carl F. Hickson Hoards Station Sale Barn/ Lindsay Sale Barn Lindsay, ON

Don Masson Ste. Rose Auction Mart, Ste. Rose MB Jack Daines Innisfail Auction Mart Innisfail AB Brian Hill Order Buyer Kersley, BC John Heebner Market Manager/Builder Saskatchewan Wheat Pool/ Heartland Livestock