Places & Times

Agricultural and forestry organizations and farm and woodlot owner associated groups may send notices to be published free of charge in this column. All notices must be received a month in advance of publication date. Send notices to Farm Focus Places & Times, P.O. Box 128, Yarmouth, N.S. B5A 4B1 or fax (902) 742-2311



NOV 13

'Preserving PEI's Agricultural Land: Investment Options, Trusts & Ownership Structures', Farm Centre, 428 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI, 9:30 am - 2:15 pm. Contact: Prince Edward Island ADAPT Council, at (902) 368-2005; Toll Free: 1-(877) 862-3706, Fax (902) 368-2520; or email: adapt@pei.aibn.com



NOV 15 Respite Workshops for Family Caregivers. The Nova Scotia Partnership on Respite, Family Health and Wellness is holding workshops free of charge, with funding available for respite care and transportation. Workshop: 10 am- 4pm, Nova Scotia Community College Burridge Campus, Pleasant Street, Yarmouth. For more information or to register, call the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women at 1-800-565-8662 or: women@gov.ns.ca. NOV 18-19

The Energy Solutions for our Farms and Communities conference, Moncton, NB. Contact your provincial federation. New Brunswick506-452-8101, Nova Scotia902-893-2293, Prince Edward Island902-368-7289, Newfoundland and Labrador709-747-1759 or visit http://www.atlanticfarmenergy.ca/



NOV 20-22

National Farmers Unions 39th national convention, Hilton Garden Inn, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. For details contact www.nfu.ca.



NOV 22

Sheep Producers Association of Nova Scotia (SPANS) annual meeting, Glengarry Convention Centre, Truro, NS.



NOV 24-26

HortEast 2008, Cunard Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Contact Rebecca Wetselaar at (phone) 1-866-383-4711, (fax) 1-866-833-8603, or (email) rebecca@canadanursery.com or visit www.horteast.ns.ca to register.



NOV 29 Respite Workshops for Family Caregivers. The Nova Scotia Partnership on Respite, Family Health and Wellness is holding workshops free of charge, with funding available for respite care and transportation. Workshop: Wolfville. For more information or to register, call the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women at 1-800-565-8662 or: women@gov.ns.ca. DEC 4-6

Maritime Beef & Pork Conference, Delta, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Contact Rinnie Bradley (902) 368-2229.



DEC 9

Crowfoot Cattle Co.s Two-Year-Old Black & Red Angus Bull Sale, at the ranch Standard, Alberta 1 p.m.



FEB 21, 2009 Respite Workshops for Family Caregivers. The Nova Scotia Partnership on Respite, Family Health and Wellness is holding workshops free of charge, with funding available for respite care and transportation. Workshop: New Glasgow. For more information or to register, call the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women at 1-800-565-8662 or: women@gov.ns.ca.