I was very happy to see the provincial government announce a $47,000 grant to promote local food. This initiative was brought forward by the Windsor Essex Development Commission (WEDC) some months ago. At that time, I was serving as Chair of the Board and Acting CEO. The work in preparing this initiative was done by the Agricultural Sector Committee, one of four Sector Committees established by the hardworking and dedicated members of the previous Board. The WEDC Board member who served on this committee, with community volunteers, was local greenhouse farmer and businessman Anthony Cervini.
With strong leadership from the previous Board, strategic and innovative ideas such as this were encouraged, advanced, and promoted for implementation.
