Page 4, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, December 4, 1 996 Whibyemu farmr makes inroads into China Ey mike Kowajud being put to the test i AWhitby farmnerps know- China. ledgp of the emu bird is Robert Huntenis partc irep suffort the ROTARY CLUB 0F WHITBY Place your order with one of the members below RON ARMSTRONG Armstrong Sign Group 430-3298 BARRE LENNOX RE(MAX Summit Realty 430-7683 Sales Represenadve DOUGLAS FREEMAN Chartered Accountant 576-4619 DAVID) MEADWELL Vick Insurace 668-3579 We recommend you order early. Delivery upon request. PAMPER SOMEONE SPECIAL TRISCHRISTMÀS at Durham's Relaxing Beauty and Skmn Came Spa Spa Gifi Cerfificates Six Private Treatment Rooms Manicures, Pedicures, Facial Treamients, Aromatherapy, BodyýTreatments, *Relaxing Massage, Make-up. - SHOP BY PHONE For yQur convenience, The Facial Place offers a "Shop by Phone" service. ORDER YOUR GICRTWICATE with your Visa or MasterCard. Delivery to your home or office is FREE 0F CHARGE. ~~ 216 Brock St., S. (Downtown Wbitby) (905) 668-8128 The Facial Place 1-800-632-FACE in aegroup of' Canadi an bri dosWho area helpini f Chinese officiais develop ai omu industry ini the hiear of the east Asian republic. Hunter, Who has beei raising emus for the laut 1( yoears recently returne< from his fourth trip to thi Orient since work on thi joint venture initiative began 12 months ago. But while previous visite involved just himself and human companions, Hunter was acconipanied on this Iatest excursion by 212 of the large flightless birds that can ho seen strutting about the grounds of his south Brookin farm. u"We took the firet emus into China,» said Hunter of the native Australian bfrd that is similar in appearance, but smaller than ta African cousin, the ostrich. 'Tboy're building an emu farin and were assisting themn on how to handie emus and the design and technology of the ope- ration.» Situated in Ningxia pro- vince, an autonomous region about 800 miles west of the capital city fBe1 in the farmn is being built with both Canadian and Chinese funds at an esti- mated cost of "prbaly a couple million dollar,' said Hunter, Who has money in- vested in the project. «It's basicallyr private ROER HUTR okmoetan20 msWt oBERTHUiTERptookamohre tan 200 eus t hlm e developed. por.k, but in this region the mnajor religion dosen't allow the consumption of pork,' Hunter explained. «So this fits in nicel with their boliefs,» ho saif. in descrlbmg emu meat as tasting muc jlike beef, but without the fat and choles- frol content of the latter. Ini addition te the meat beinq acceptable from a religious prpctvthe Chmnese h ave embraced emu farniing from. a ti- cal aspect as welI, Uuter said. «Land, is at a Promaium in China and "hi doesn't take a lot Of aceroage," ho saYs. w"They've' spent a lot of moneby on new businesses 80 the government lookecl on our groduct quite favollF5bly. Although still Iarffely a totalitarian regime, - unter said that foreign invest- ment is changig China in mnways. e'dve been well looked after by the Chinese people and nover been restricted à ooking at things and c 'alking te people. "China nas avast,y dif- !rent culture, but.theyerer wrambling te 'become wes- ernized.» While oxcited about his J treign business itereste lunter is equally enthusec bout his involvement wi th Project much dloser te ome. Next month, Canada's rst emu-Processing facility LIl open near St. Cath- enterprse, but you always have te lhave the blessin~ of the governrent,» he sa «Hleing party of. a joint venture tends te be almnost the on>,, way te work with China. Consisting of both breed- ing and processing facili-. ties, the emu farm will also include an on-site res- taurant when construction is com leted next year.ea " tof Chinese a * BOTH FE IF YOU PICK UP ORDER 72 8 ANDESNS *T. 6, ( MA N N N G ) L 00 Il y r ve sare compensate ~ V V V V ~for milage and parkng v v v vexpenses. Cal! Whitby CounIry raft 4 unityr Care at 668- Market 4IfULTRAI With the capability of process ing 500 emus per week, Canadian Emu Pro- ducts International will begin operations at a plant in the community, or St. Ann's. Specifically desgnd wte procesa emus, the plant il establish new standards of qualitL and increase the availablity of emu meat te consumera. *This ls a very significant move forward in the 18 Months CEMU (Canadian Emu Co-operative) has been operatmng,' saad Hun- ter of the approitimately l5O-me mberorganizatij0. "This will allow us (CEMU) to increase our business five-fold.», Hunter said that ratite (emu, ostrich and rhea) pro- ducts have become so popu- lar in reent years, that breeders cam no logr eep up with the demand. In the case of emus, not only hms the meat been well received.by consumera, but there in a grow-ng market for emu ou 1ndleather Emu ou, for instance, is highly prized on account of isanti-inflarnmatoey and cosmfetcpLrOPerties. 7 charged in RIDE Durham Regoa Police issued 14 12-hOur suspen- sions and laid seven charges in RIDE driver checks Nôv. 29 te Dec. 1. Police stepped, 3'545 vehi- clos and issued 71 roadside breath tests. 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