“Product of Canada” Label
Heinz Company is no longer in Leamington making ketchup. However, many Heinz products are still made at the former Heinz plant now owned by Highbury Canco.
The Highbury Canco plant processes tomato paste from the tomatoes grown in Essex County and Chatham-Kent County. In fact there are a number of Canadian processors in this area who use tomatoes grown in these Counties of southwestern Ontario. So, when you go shopping for tomato products and want to support Canadian made tomato products, look for the label that says “Product of Canada”. The contents of the cans and jars will have been grown and processed in Canada.
If you don’t see this label “Product of Canada” on the tomato products or on other agricultural products on your local grocery store shelf, then express your concern to the store manager.
A New Partnership
Leamington, Ontario Mayor John Paterson and Caldwell First Nation Chief Louise Hillier entered into a partnership not known to exist anywhere else in Canada.
On March 31 the two leaders signed an agreement to begin a Skills Development Initiative. This is a mentoring program where Caldwell employees and affiliates will job shadow Leamington municipal staff who perform the same duties. The new partnership initiative is going to produce about 50 new jobs. The departments involved in job shadowing are engineering, public works, finance, and possibly planning such as marina management.
This partnership could become a model for the whole country.
Hurray for Leamington.
Elaine Cole, CSJ