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2.5 million birds a year processed at local plant could happen. “I’ll take World Mde Webbed Feet for $2,000, Alex.” “The answer is, It’s the duck processing capital of Canada.” “What isYork Region.” “mm” Then, host Alex Trebek explains King Cole Ducks in Whitchurch-Stouffville, a fourth generation family-owned busi- ness, processes 2.5 million ducks annually and distributes prod- ucts globally. While the enterprise, about to celebrate its 60th anniversary, would make for interesting tn'via, there’s nothing trivia] about the 120-employee, LOGO-acre opera- tion. Patriarch Iames Murby, 95, continues his daily ritual of checking in on the 14-farm oper- ation which continues to grow, most recently with a new cook plant, sales manager Patricia Thompson said. The operation, with its own breeding, hatching, growing, processing and shipping diviâ€" sions, may not be on the local culinary radar, but international chefs working the world’s best cruise lines, first class air, spas, restaurants and resorts are famil- iar with the King Cole brand. Welcome to Canada’s duck capital The company’s products are favoured and savoured from Ice- land to South America and from Russia to Tahiti, she said. Now, with its cook plant, King Cole is serving up nine»hour, If you’re BY CHRIS TRABER Staff Writer See DUCK, page 12‘ a fan of Jeopardy! SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2008 I SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF WHfl'CHURCH-S'I'OUFFVILLE I 32 PAGES/$1 INCLUDING GST SUPPCIWQIIZS’ Taking Hm Ivan «mi 0‘ Nipper All the ingredients for great home cooking! n our kitchen, you move (knmfil‘l several {nod stafinns, Comp‘efe with re Stoufiville District Secondary School bantam Spartan Kurt Batty appears unaware of the claws of impending doom at the hands of Tanner Bull of Donald A. Wilson Gators of Whitby in a preseason high school rugby match in Stouflyille Thursday. [film several {nod stafinns, Comp‘efe with raw In less than hm Laura you'll assemble (we‘ve DON’T LOOK BACK, BUDDY in about $4 a seminal rupee are STAFF PHOTO/SJOERD WITTEVEEN ‘ A BY ALYSHIA HIGGINS Musselman’s Lake residents applauded the removal of a large and controversial watercraft from their lake Wednesday. The barge, handâ€"built and owned by lake resident Neil Swanson, was pulled from the the south side of the Ninth Line lake by the Ministry of Environment and moved to a Town of Whitchurch-Stoufiville yard where it will be stored. “This is just such a moment of satisfac- tion," said resident Charlene Jones. who wit- nessed the removal with several neighbours. Mrs. Jones and others applauded and hooted as the boat was being dismantled and removed. According to residents, the boat has been in the water for 10 years, and sank about a year ago. Shortly after the boat was pulled from the water, workers began cutting away at the rail- ings so the boat could be transferred, when Mr. Swanson appeared. “This is my ’p’rivate property, you can't just destroy it," he said to workers. He’then climbed aboard the large boat and began removing items including bins, life jackets and pieces of metal. Police wore called shortly after and Mr. Swanson was told to stay away from the barge. Musselman’s Lake cleanup to continue: councillor Residents applaud barge removal The bid to remove the barge has been a Town, region will go after boat owner for cleanup costs/page 8. Opinion ‘ Golf . . . . . Sec A msasma, [my