Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal 1 Stone Road West
Tribunal d’appel de l’agriculture, de l’alimentation et des affaires rurales 1, chemin Stone Ouest
Guelph, (Ontario) N1G 4Y2 Tel: (519) 826-3433, Fax: (519) 826-4232 Email:appeals.tribunal@omaf.gov.on.ca
Guelph (Ontario) N1G 4Y2 Tél.: (519) 826-3433, Téléc.: (519) 826-4232 Email: appeals.tribunal@omaf.gov.on.ca
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS APPEAL TRIBUNAL
APPEAL:
Wilhelm and Wouters v Ontario Pork Producers’ Marketing Board
Wilhelm and Wouters v Ontario Pork Producers’ Marketing Board [Request for Adjournment] 2006 ONAFRAAT 23
STATUTE:
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act
HEARING:
July 11, 2006
July 14, 2006
2006-23
NEUTRAL CITATION:
2006 ONAFRAAT 23
IN THE MATTER OF THE FARM PRODUCTS MARKETING ACT AND SECTION 16 OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS ACT.
AND IN THE MATTER OF:
An Appeal to the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal by Brenelm Farms Ltd., Tavistock, Ontario (Jim and Phyllis Wilhelm) and by Patron Farms Ltd., St. Paul’s, Ontario (Ron and Pat Wouters) from decisions/directions of the Ontario Pork Producers’ Marketing Board (OPPMB) scheduled for hearing on July 26 and 27, 2006.
Before:
Gene Trotman, Q.C Vice Chair
THE REQUEST TO THE TRIBUNAL
Mr. Robert Shapiro representative of the appellants, Jim and Phyllis Wilhelm, of the Brenhelm Farms, and Ron and Pat Wouters, of the Patron Farms Ltd. , St. Paul’s, Ontario requested an adjournment of the hearing scheduled to commence by the Tribunal on July 25, 2006. This request was considered in Ottawa, Ontario on July 14, 2006.
Submissions
Mr. Shapiro submitted his request for adjournment to the Tribunal by way of facsimile dated July 11, 2006. It stipulated that his clients are currently attempting to resolve some of the issues that were to be presented to the Tribunal, and that if that objective is not attained satisfactorily, his clients will be proceeding with the appeal to the Tribunal on dates to be arranged between the Tribunal and the parties.
Mr. Foran, counsel to the Ontario Pork Producers’ Marketing Board, by letter dated July 11, 2006 consented to the requested adjournment.
ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
After careful consideration of the submissions made to the Tribunal regarding this instant matter. The conclusion reached with respect to the same is that Justice will be served by granting the requested adjournment and the Tribunal so orders. Should the parties fail to resolve the dispute in question one month from the date of this order, then, a date for a hearing before the Tribunal shall be arranged between the Tribunal and the parties.
Dated at Ottawa, Ontario this 14 day of July, 2006.