(CROSBY, Ont.) – The
2007 International Plowing Match in
Leeds-Grenville, which ended today,
leaves behind a legacy of
outstanding volunteer and
organizational support, said Bob
Eaton, a vice president of the
Ontario Public Service Employees
Union (OPSEU).
“To know that Leeds-Grenville
warmly welcomed more than 80,000
visitors to this year’s plowing
match speaks volumes about the
dedication, resourcefulness and hard
work of local organizers and
volunteers,” said Eaton, who
represents eastern Ontario on the
OPSEU board.
“This year’s event
went off without a hitch thanks in
large measure to the long hours put
in by local residents who stepped
forward as volunteers. They were
ambassadors on behalf of the ‘can
do’ spirit that Leeds-Grenville is
known for.”
OPSEU was pleased to
host an exhibitor’s booth at the
plowing match. The booth highlighted
the union’s campaign to bring
hundreds of Ontario meat processing
plants, called “freestanding
plants,” into the provincial
inspection system.
Eaton noted that
hundreds of visitors to the plowing
matched stopped by the OPSEU exhibit
and learned more about the issue.
“Ontario meat is
safe. But there are more than 1,000
plants out there that are not
receiving the inspection they need.
This is an important public safety
issue, and we are calling on all
political parties in the Oct. 10
election to commit to dealing
immediately with this issue,” said
Eaton.
