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By Bryan Jessop The annual visit of the Mennonite Central Committee’s mobile meat canner included visits from some special guests this year. Leamington Mayor John Paterson and Councilor Hilda MacDonald toured the facility set up at the Heinz grading station along with Meat Canner Leamington publicity director Tina Quiring and volunteer Jacob “Uncle Jack” Tiessen during the first day of the four-day operation. The council members were given a first-hand look at the canning process on the morning of Monday, April 29. “I’m just awe-struck,” said Paterson. “I had no idea what was involved. It’s very impressive and its wonderful to see people pull together for a cause like this.” “It’s great to see people of all age groups get together,” added MacDonald. “It’s very inspiring to see this kind of commitment.” The Leamington group has taken part in the mobile meat canner program since 1999. Leamington is the last stop of 37 locations across North America, including three Canadian stops — Winkler, Man. and Elmira, Ont. are the other destinations in Canada. The machinery stopped in Elmira April 22-26 before arriving in Leamington April 29 to May 2. Last year marked the first time in Leamington that chicken was the canned meat of choice, as beef and turkey prices had escalated to the point where chicken became the most cost-friendly alternative. Quiring explained with turkey prices still at near all-time highs, chicken was the logical choice
Leamington mayor John Paterson and councilor Hilda MacDonald apply a label to a donation can prior to touring the Mennonite Central Committee mobile cannery site across from the Heinz grading station Monday, April 29. Looking onward in the background is longstanding canning volunteer Jacob “Uncle Jack” Tiessen. (SUN Photo)
for the second consecutive year. Organizers once again recruited about 600 volunteers, who mostly stepped forward for four-hour shifts for time slots that began at 6 a.m. and ended at 10 p.m. on each of the four days. Volun-
teers were represented by 30 local churches of different denominations. In addition to the 600 volunteers who cooked, canned, cleaned and labeled 30,000 pounds of chicken in 15,000 cans this year, another group from the lengthy list of churches
prepared meals for workers. Volunteers ranged from the minimum allowable age of 15 to Tiessen, who is now 90 years old. While most volunteers are from the Leamington area, others make the trip (Continued on Page 2)
Jacob “Uncle Jack” Tiessen stands outside what serves as the Mennonite Central Committee mobile canner headquarters in Leamington Monday, April 29. (SUN Photo)
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