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David McDonald is a leader in the agricultural
community and a man of vision. His involvement
in agricultural organizations, particularly in
the pork industry, is exceptional. He voluntarily
took the lead role in many projects and saw them
successfully through to completion. Most notable
is his work for the Ontario Pork Producers Marketing
Board, where he was first elected in 1979 and
served until 1991, sitting on several committees
and serving as Board chair from 1987- 1990. He
was involved in handling pressing concerns such
as trade issues, and consistently represented
the pork producers at hearings, inquiries and
appeals. His community service extends to municipal
politics where he has served the Village of Glencoe
and the County of Middlesex for many years.
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An educator and mentor for young women, Emily
Jane Guest did much for families in rural Ontario
and overseas. At a time when few farm children,
and especially very few young women, received
higher education, Miss Guest was a scholar of
note. Achieving post-graduate degrees, she became
a popular teacher in Parkhill and Belleville.
During World War I, Miss Guest established Women’s
Institutes across Great Britain, achieving the
goal of food conservation, which was a wartime
emergency. Upon her return to Canada when the
war ended, she traveled across the province, including
remote areas of Ontario, helping establish Women’s
Institutes, by lecturing, teaching and writing.
As her death approached, she was gladdened to
see the second generation of young women taking
part in Women’s Institutes.
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Clarence Alfred Hardy believed in the importance
of farmers working together. As evidence of this
belief, he offered his time and talent to many
organizations, particularly the Middlesex, Ontario
and Canadian Cattlemen’s Associations, and
the Ontario Beef Improvement Association. After
volunteering with the Royal Canadian Air Force
in World War II, Mr. Hardy returned to his home
in Lucan – Biddulph to farm. He was a pioneer
in the feedlot industry, and along with his brothers,
operated a thriving butcher business. He was a
mentor to fellow farmers, and constantly strove
to obtain a “better deal” for the
farmer. He also devoted himself to many service
organizations in the rural community, and to his
wife, Beulah and their nine children.
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