Regional Councillor
Allan Thompson
12722 Heritage Road
Caledon, ON L7C 1T3
Home: (905) 873-6811
Fax: (905) 877-9067
allan.thompson@caledon.ca
First elected to municipal council in the fall of 2003 as the
Area Councillor for Ward 2, Town of Caledon, Allan Thompson is now taking on
the new role as his constituents’ representative at the regional council
table. He is excited to begin this new opportunity and commits to
advocating strongly and effectively for his constituents and the Region of
Peel partnership.
A lifelong resident of the Town of Caledon, Allan, and his
wife, Anne, are raising their two children on his family farm, which has been
in the family for four generations. In an era where “work where you live” is
enjoying increased popularity, both Allan and Anne already subscribe to and
practice that philosophy. Allan is a registered insurance broker with
Caledon-based Mellow Insurance Limited of Bolton and Anne maintains a
successful-home based journalism and communications business.
Active in his community, Allan is a Sunday School Teacher at
Union Presbyterian Church and has served on various committees within the
congregation.
Within the agricultural community, he is a past president of each
the Peel Federation of Agriculture, the Peel Soil and Crop Improvement
Association and the Halton-Peel Holstein Club. In 2002, he was the chairman
of the Halton-Peel Hay West Committee, which saw the farmers and agribusiness
communities of the Regions of Peel and Halton work together to donate 36
railway cars of hay. The hay was gathered and shipped from the Snelgrove
shipping yards and made its way west to help the farmers in western Canada
whose hay crops had been devastated by the prolonged drought.
He has served on numerous executives and committees throughout
the Town of Caledon and the Region of Peel and prior to his election on
council, he served as a member of the Greater Toronto Area agricultural
committee studying land use issues.
Over the years Allan Thompson has received numerous accolades
and recognitions for his community-minded dedication.
- 2001: Region of Peel Farm
Family of the Year: Presented jointly by the Caledon Chamber of Commerce
and the Brampton Board of Trade in recognition of their collective
accomplishments and contributions to both the community and their
industry
- 1991:
Regional
Nominee for the Ontario Outstanding Young Farmer program, a program
committed to recognizing individuals who possess solid business sense in
combination with a strong commitment to their community.
- 1987-1989: Selected to participate
in the provincial Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program, a two-year
leadership development initiative. At the time of his selection,
Thompson was recognized as the youngest person in Ontario to be selected
to participate in the highly-acclaimed program.
- 1984: Selected from amongst
numerous representatives from across Canada to represent Canada at the
World Congress for Young Farmers, held in Africa.
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Area Councillor
Gord McClure
12872 Creditview Road
Caledon, ON L7C 1Y1
Home: (905)843-9797
Fax: (905)584-4325
gord.mcclure@caledon.ca
Born a farmer in 1945, Gord’s parents
were dairy farmers in Peel Region and lived and worked the homestead that had
been a family farm since 1836, which is eight generations. His Father, Douglas and Mother Marion
taught Gord his first very important lessons in life. Be a good lad, work hard, and one day you
will have your own farm. Gord was
educated at the one room school house called Alloa and went to Streetsville
High School. He was transferred to
Streetsville as the schools in Brampton were full to capacity during that
time.
As a young boy, Gord did not always
listen and heed his parents advice as he had a mind of his own and developed
his own style, although when he became older, he realized how important his
parents advice was and applied what he learned and did eventually get to own
and operate his own farm. One of the
very important lessons Gord’s parents taught him was to get a dollars’ worth
of value for every dollar spent and also not to spend money you do not
have. This lesson became the most
practical and valued advice that his parents could have taught him as it
helped him in his business, the Community and now in government. Gord moved to his present farm in Caledon
in 2001.
Gord had the pleasure of meeting Josie in
1968 who then became his new bride in 1970.
Both Gord and Josie had 4 children, 3 boys, and 1 girl. The two eldest boys, Wayne and Norman both
have young families and are also farmers in Caledon. The youngest son John is studying business
at the University of Dowling in Long Island, NY, and is planning on
continuing the family tradition of farming.
Daughter Karen has a position in purchasing with the government and is
expecting her first child - Gord and Josie’s 7th new grandchild.
Farming has changed since Gord was
originally taught by his dad.
Administration is one of the biggest jobs on the farm today and farming
today, has grown into being big business and will continue to expand for many
years to come. Education relating to
all aspects of farming is the key to a successful business.
Initially Gord worked on his parents
dairy farm and continued dairy farming on his own, milking cows 7 days a
week. Since then, he has changed his
type of farming to chicken farming and continues to work very hard to support
his family and business.
Chickens are processed at a local packing
plant that support our local economy and provide employment to the area. You can see Gord’s produce at any of the
local food centres in and around the Region, but you won’t know for sure, as
there is no “McClure” label - not yet anyways!
Gord has always found time to serve his
community and attends Home United Church for the past 20 years where he was
an Elder, Trustee and Treasurer. As a
member of the Rotary Club for the past 8 years, he works diligently to help
fundraise for various charities in the Caledon area.
Gord says he is not your typical
Politician, although he is an elected official to Council for Ward 2. He prefers to think of himself helping his
neighbours, his friends, the ward residents, and property owners in the best
way he can and tries to look after the business of the Town as he would the
business of his own farm.
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