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News Advertiser
JULY 31, 2019
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Alberta Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen visits Vegreville to Consult on New Legislation Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser On Thursday, July 25, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen stopped in Vegreville on his first day of touring for round-table meetings regarding
what the contents of the upcoming Farm Freedom and Safety Act should be. Farmers and producers were invited via invitation through their local MLA, in this case being Fort SaskatchewanVegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk.
The goal of the tour is to consult with farmers in order to make commonrealistic, sense regulations. “We need to listen to fa r mers,” sa id Dreeshen, “They’re the ones who are impacted, so we need something that works for them to
help improve safety on farms and is commonsense and practical.” The roundtable discussions allowed ample opportunity for the farmers and producers to speak their minds and cast a vote of experience as to what the Act should include.
