Highbury VP John Krueger speaks at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex as part of the Southwestern Ontario Horticultural Expo on November 18, 2014. (Photo by Ricardo Veneza)Leamington's Highbury Canco has lost its bid to pay less for tomatoes used in exported tomato paste.
The Farm Products Marketing Commission ruled in favour of the processing vegetable growers. The growers argued their contract already covers paste tomatoes.
OPVG officials declined to comment on the ruling.
The decision means contracts are now in place with all Ontario tomato processors. Preliminary pricing ranges from $117 to $127 per ton of tomatoes.
Environment Canada has announced another heat warning for Southwestern Ontario.
A major Canadian home improvement retailer has provided a Windsor-Essex addiction recovery facility with a generous donation.
The Ontario government has provided a boost to some 400 Royal Canadian Legions across the province.
Jude Bellingham scored a dramatic extra-time winner to send England into the World Cup semifinals with a 2-1 victory over Norway.
Unifor has announced a tentative deal with one of Detroit's "Big Three" automakers.
The Freedom Walk makes its final stops this weekend in Windsor and Amherstburg.
