CFO 2020 Annual General Meeting - CANCELLED

Mar 13, 2020

On behalf of the Chicken Farmers of Ontario (CFO) Board of Directors, it is with sincere regret that we must inform you that we have decided to cancel the 2020 CFO Annual General Meeting (AGM).

We were very much looking forward to engaging with all our stakeholders on March 26, 2020. However, we have taken a careful approach towards mitigating potential public health risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

We will be communicating digitally with our stakeholders over the coming weeks.

We look forward to releasing the CFO 2019 Annual Performance Report on ontariochicken.ca on March 26, 2020. In addition, there will be several other AGM presentations provided on ontariochicken.ca – in presentation and non-live video format.

Should you have any questions related to this communication, please feel free to contact communications@ontariochicken.ca.

We extend best wishes for good health to all our farmers, their families, and our broader stakeholder community.

Sincerely,

The CFO Board of Directors

Source : CFO

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