Action committee revamps administration Thursday, November 27, 2008 by BETTER FARMING STAFF Elbert van Donkersgoed has left the position of executive director of the Greater Toronto Agricultural Action Committee as of early November. “We came to a mutual agreement, says Peter Lambrick, Campbellville, chairman of the action committee. “Elbert has done well at raising our profile and the committee has decided to maybe go in a more active direction,” Lambrick said Thursday. “We had a meeting last night.” Made up of representatives of local federations of agriculture and municipalities, the action committee promotes agriculture in the Greater Toronto Area. Van Donkersgoed joined the action committee 2.5 years ago after a long stint at the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario, most recently as strategic policy advisor. Lambrick says the action committee hopes to have a replacement working soon, with a new job description and a new title: plan coordinator. “We need to be pulling coalitions together and to get more positive results back to the farmers.” Van Donkersgoed was not immediately available for comment. BF Behind the Lines: December 2008 Agricorp makes changes
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