Photo courtesy Agriculture and AgriFood Canada.Photo courtesy Agriculture and AgriFood Canada.
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Dryer technology first of its kind in Ontario

A grain elevator near Mitchell will receive federal cash to install a high-efficiency grain dryer that will be the first of its kind in Ontario.

Van Der Burgt Grains Limited says the investment of approximately $1-million dollars will quote-"help the company scale up capacity, and meet consumer demand".

The new grain dryer will also help reduce waste, and allow V-D-B to accept higher-moisture grains than traditional dryers can handle.

The investment was one of two Ontario ventures being backed by the Federal Development bank, the other being an investment of $975,766 to Mycionics Incorporated in Putnam, east of London, to help them purchase first-in-Canada equipment to help identify harvest-ready mushrooms without damaging them.

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Crash in Tilbury claims driver's life

Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CK police charge woman with assault

According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.

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Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.