Doors Open Ontario - Carleton Place

Written by CCWG Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Come join us on Sept 14th for Doors Open Ontario!

Stop by to see what happens at the Woolgrowers between 10am and 4pm.

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New GM Hired!

Written by CCWG Friday, July 26, 2024

PRESS RELEASE 
 July 26, 2024


CCWG contracted Salopek & Associates, an HR company with offices across Canada, to conduct a hiring search for suitable candidates from coast to coast.  After an exhaustive search, Salopek & Associates guided the CCWG hiring committee through a strong hiring process.

The CCWG Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection and hiring of Mr. Morgan Moore to the position of General Manager.  Moore will relinquish his position as Director on the CCWG Board of Directors to accept the role of General Manager.  Mr. Allan Ribbink will accept the role of President as per CCWG By-Laws.

Morgan Moore’s lifetime involvement in the Canadian sheep industry is well-documented, beginning first as a producer and an accomplished sheep shearer working in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.  Moore is a graduate of the University of Guelph,...

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Press Release - Wool Pellets!

Written by CCWG Friday, April 19, 2024

PRESS RELEASE / COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE

Friday April 19, 2024

Wild Valley Farms of Croydon, Utah and the Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Ltd. based out of Carleton Place, Ontario are excited to announce a collaboration to market Canadian wool as the revolutionary sheep wool...

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Wool Judge School - August 19-20, 2023

Written by CCWG Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Wool Judge School - August 19-20, 2023

Binbrook Fairgrounds, Binbrook, ON

Instructor: Certified wool judge - Susie Gourlay (@knitnatural)

This in-depth course is for anyone who is interested in becoming a certified Wool Judge OR anyone who wants to advance their understanding of wool characteristics for use in their fibre craft.

This course runs Saturday and Sunday and is $200 plus $40 for materials.

Maximum of 20 participants.

To register or for more information email: [email protected]

 

 

Posted in Fleece

2023 All Canada Sheep Classic - Barriere, BC

Written by BCPSBA Friday, June 23, 2023

BCPSBA Proudly hosts 2023 Classic

British Columbia Purebred Sheep Breeders Association is pleased to host the 2023 All Canada Classic
at the North Thompson Agriplex & Curling Club, 4872 Dunn Lake Road, Barriere, BC July 6-8, 2023

47 Consignors and 207 entries 
Trade Show & Commercial Displays 
Junior Show
Classic Show and Sale will be live and online at DLMS.ca
Stay updated as more show information is posted in the Classic Documents. 
Restez à jour car plus d'informations sur l'événement sont publiées dans les documents classiques.

TRADE SHOW ENTRY /BANQUET TICKETS PURCHASE - JULY 1 << click for...

Posted in Shows and Sales

Shearwell Tag Price Increase

Written by CCWG Thursday, June 1, 2023

Shearwell Tag Price Increase

Shearwell Data Livestock Systems has been a strong industry partner within the Canadian sheep industry.  The company has worked hard to delay inevitable fee increases as long as they could and that is appreciated.  In fact, it has been 14 years since Shearwell has been supplying the tags for the CSIP program and this is the first ever price increase to Canadian producers.  The time has come however, that the price has to go up!

Accordingly, the Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers will be increasing the fee charged on CSIP tags as of July 1, 2023 at all retail locations.  The single CSIP tags will retail 25 cents higher per tag while the combo tags (purebred pair tags) will increase by 30 cents/pair.  

The pricing increase is entirely represented by the corresponding increases in tag costs, freight rates and domestic logistic costs thus ensuring that the CSIP tags are offered to producers across Canada at the leanest pricing...

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