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Mayor Paterson to join fight to protect local food processing jobs As a result of years of pressure from U.S. manufacturers, the Federal Government intends to repeal the law that regulates the sizes of packaged foods sold in Canada. The change would put businesses that process food in Canada at a competitive disadvantage requiring them to adopt American sizes and formats. The food industry has been taken completely off-guard with these intended changes which are being forced on processors, farmers and communities without consultation or consideration to the impacts these changes would have on local jobs and economies. Mayor John Paterson Leamington Mayor John Paterson will be joining local processors, other local mayors, including Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos, and the Food Processors of Canada at meetings in Ottawa this week, Nov. 7 and 8 to actively and strongly seek engagement with Agricultural Minister Gerry Ritz and Members of Parliaments to fully address the negative repercussions of the intended deregulation and to urge the federal government to fully commit to stakeholders to make improvements that support Canadian jobs, processors and communities. Mayor Paterson, along with others in the region, recognizes the broad implications these changes could have on communities. Some of our largest employers are food processors, employing hundreds of local residents, providing a livelihood for farmers, and contributing significantly to assessment and the tax base. Mayor Paterson says of the intended legislation: “Our history and prosperity have been shaped by food processing and agriculture. The proposed deregulation of food packaging sizes could see this history and prosperity disappear. For Leamington, such dramatic changes threaten the economic viability of our community.” “What if a company like Heinz decided instead of spending millions here to comply, they just closed and took their business to the States? It would be devastating to this area,” he said. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency intends to eliminate several consumer protections including regulated package sizes for maple syrup, wine, honey, sandwich meats, (Continued on Page 2)
TBT Friday Night Music The Bank Theatre Friday Night Music Series kicked off with local names Billy Raffoul (top) and Justin Latam & Friends (below, from left to right, Charles Diab, Rick Latam, Benny Paloto and Justin Latam. Dale Butler also played, but is not visible in the photo. The first in a series of Friday jam sessions was held on Friday, November 2 at The Bank Theatre. The next show scheduled will be Friday, December 7 when Generation “W” (Windsor’s own Wilkinson Family) will perform. (SUN Photo)
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