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From the Nov 24, 2008 Issue of Agri-News | |
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"AAMS is a self-regulated organization that is providing the FAO with a roster of professional accredited mediators and arbitrators with a specialty in rural issues, says Graham Gilchrist, Assistant Farmers' Advocate, Farmers Advocate Office, Edmonton. "AAMS wanted to expand their rural roster and the FAO has an increasing demand for cost effective dispute resolution services as an alternative to litigation and have limited staff available. Providing more availability to professional mediators and arbitrators strengthens our service to rural Albertans, which the FAO continually strives for."
In order for the FAO to provide this qualified service to the rural communities, it is necessary to access funding for this project. Fortunately, the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) funding panel sees the value of providing dispute resolution services to rural Alberta. The APF also realizes how this service supports Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development's business plan. This pilot project will be assessed at the end of the funding term on March 31, 2009.
Since this project is an APF funded service that has limited to no cost for the client, there will be provisions set around appropriateness of a file being carried forward to the FAO Umpire Network. Clients will need to contact the FAO to invoke any of the mediation or arbitration professionals on the roster or in the FAO for their service.
Contact:
Graham Gilchrist
310-FARM (3276)
Farmers' Advocate Website
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For more information about the content of this document, contact Graham Gilchrist.
This document is maintained by Ada Serafinchon.
This information published to the web on November 19, 2008.
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