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This morning, CFIG Chair Christy McMullen joined the Ontario Minister of Agriculture and Food, Ernie Hardeman, to announce the first stage results of the government’s review of the Ontario Food terminal. As members will recall from previous updates, in earlier meetings with the Minister and his Parliamentary Assistant overseeing the review, the possibility of relocating the Terminal was part of the deliberations.
Lined up against such a move was of course, CFIG, joined by the Toronto Wholesale Produce Association, distributors, farmers and others. The primary concern of CFIG was that relocation would inevitably translate into higher costs for infrastructure rebuild and investments, along with higher logistic and transporation costs, which translate into higher costs for our members. This in turn, puts independents who depend heavily on the Food Terminal, at a competitive disadvantage, along with impacting the consumers they serve.
CFIG is pleased with the announcement today and applaud the government’s decision that the Ontario Food Terminal will remain in its current location. Queen’s Park will continue its review to look at how the Terminal can be further modernized and enhanced, with a focus on the Farmer’s Market.
CFIG wishes to extend our thanks to the members who participated in our meetings with the government and who provided invaluable advice and perspective on this issue — Christy McMullen, David LaMantia, Will Willemsen, Carmen and Giancarlo Trimarchi, Mike Longo and Jim Bexis.
