OFPA Past President Honours (click for bigger format)

Gail (Evans) Seed resigns as Executive Director of the OFPA

It is with mixed emotions that the Executive of the OFPA announces the resignation of Gail (Evans) Seed as the Executive Director (a post she has held for six years). We are pleased for Gail that she is now pursuing other exciting career interests but her hard work and dedication as Executive Director will be sadly missed. We hope that everyone will join us in wishing Gail the very best as she starts another chapter in her career. Please be sure to wish Gail well at our annual meeting on November 18th, as this will be one of Gail’s last formal activities as our Executive Director.
With this change comes a new opportunity. The OFPA is now in search of a new Executive Director to carry on the great work that Gail has done. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about the position or applying, please contact one of the following:

Mike Cassidy
mike.cassidy@ontario.ca
Judy Greig
Judy_Greig@phac-aspc.gc.ca
Joseph Odumeru
Joseph.Odumeru@ontario.ca
Paul Baxter
paulbaxter@sympatico.ca

Applications for the position must be received by Friday, Oct. 9th, 2009.

Pictures of Past OFPA Events added on our Site!

On our Web Site, please visit the Events page, then click Past Events, to access hundreds of archived pictures from past OFPA events. You can find pictures from past Fall & Spring Meetings as well as Golf Tournaments.

Mark your Calendar!!!

OFPA Awards 2009

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Golf Tournament A Great Success!

I want to be the first to congratulate Darcy Segin, Marc Charlton, and Waylon Sharp for putting together a perfect golf tournament. It ran tickity boo!!! And no hitches, and lots of happy golfers. Lots of smiles, good food and good company….

Special thanks to Darcy and the team arranging for the handouts: cookies, golf tees, sunscreen, dry pepperonis, two bite brownies, reusable shopping bags and on and on. Thanks to Darcy for arranging for the water bottles and trophies, and the dinner (steak was great). And, with Marc, Debra and Darcy preparing the promotions and handouts, the registration was a smooth and quick process.

Also a special thanks to Heidi Hesch who was the perfect public relations rep for the OFPA. Heidi handled the photographs, and getting the teams’ pictures printed and distributed; collected the golf cards, co-ordinated the draw tickets, and more..... As a whole she did a great job!!!

Many hands make light work. So, my thanks to all. (Because the day was seamless, if I missed anyone, my apologies). As an aside, I actually had time to enjoy the festivities. Thank you.

It was a total success, and I heard many say they were looking forward to next year’s event – using the same programme!!! Well done.

Gail (Evans) Seeds

Dinner and Technical Meeting - Dr. Randall Huffman - Listeria Policy

A Dinner Meeting and Technical Session is hosted by the Guelph Section of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST). Dr. Randall Huffman, the new Chief Food Safety Office at Maple Leaf Foods will be speaking on “Listeria Policy: Food safety initiatives at Maple Leaf Foods”. The event is being at the Delta Guelph Hotel on Wednesday, June 17th at 6 p.m. Payment is due (cheque only) by June 10, discounted early registration ends May 25th.
Follow this link for more info: https://secure.cifst.ca/default.asp?id=921