The Rural Voice, 1992-12, Page 70Farmer/politician
back in harness
Tony McQuail: back again.
Six months of recovery in the clean
country air have apparently put the
fighting spirit back into Huron
county farmer/politician Tony
McQuail.
McQuail had left his position as
executive assistant to Elmer
Buchanan, Ontario's minister of
agriculture and food, last spring (see
story in July issue of The Rural
Voice) because the hectic pace was
leaving him too little time for his
family. Last month, however, he won
the New Democratic Party
nomination for the Huron -Bruce
riding in the next federal election (he
was the candidate for the NDP in
1988 as well and ran the successful
campaign for Paul Klopp in the 1990
provincial election in Huron riding).
McQuail said that some of the
issues he cares most about can only
be addressed at the federal level.
McQuail is a former president of
the Huron County Federation of
Agriculture and winner of the
federation's award for outstanding
contribution to agriculture. He was a
member of the Foodland Steering
Committee, acting on behalf of
farmcrs in the path of Ontario Hydro
transmission lines from the Bruce
Nuclear Power Development.
He won the nomination over Grey
Township farmer Ross Hemingway.0
People
Doug Ireland (left) presented the Bruce County Federation of Agriculture Award
of Merit to Marlene and Bill Davis at the Nov. 14 annual meeting of the BCFA.
Davises win Bruce Award of Merit
Bill and Marlene Davis of Dobbinton, have been awarded the 1992 Award of
Merit at the annual meeting of the Bruce County Federation of Agriculture. The
award, normally presented by Brian and Gisele Ireland, was presented by their
son Doug when they were unable to attend.
In making the award, Doug Ireland noted Bill is a past president of the Bruce
Federation and had been instrumental in starting the Feeder Finance program. He
is vice-chairman of Bruce's 1993 International Plowing Match committee.
Marlene is a former Bruce County Diary Princess and, out -going Bruce
President Allan Smith pointed out, a regular writer of letters to the editor when
she sees things in print that don't properly represent agriculture. She is also head
of the committee in charge of day care at the 1993 IPM.O
Agar named Bruce County Ag Rep
Beginning in December, Bruce
County will have a new Ag Rep in
charge of the Walkerton Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
office.
Don Agar, who has been Ag Rep in
Middlesex County, will transfer to
Bruce to take up the position. He has
been Ag Rep in Middlesex for nine
years, and with OMAF for 25 years.
He described the switch to Bruce as a
mutual agreement with OMAF.
Don and his wife Carole own a
farm near Whalan's Corners on the
Middlesex/Huron boundary. He suc-
ceeds Mac Bolton who retired earlier
this summer. Agar will be only the
eighth AG Rep in Bruce's history. 0
Don Agar, new Bruce Ag Rep.