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In response to this
resolution, OCA wrote a letter to Minister of Public Saftey, The
Honourable Vic Toews. The letter stated that our association has
been asked to support the prison farms across Canada, and more
specifically, in Kingston, Ontario. It read that our biggest
concern is the future status of the abattoir that is on the site
of the prison, Wallace Beef Inc. OCA stated that it is our
understanding that this abattoir will not be closed or forced to
move when the prison farms are closed. We thanked Minister
Toews for making this decision, as the plant processes cattle
from several local beef farmers and markets the beef locally.
We also asked that he continue to
support the long-term viability of this abattoir by maintaining the
current working agreement between the prison and Wallace Beef Inc.
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