INTERVIEW/PHOTO OP: Grant Helps SickKids Offer More Ontario Food on Menus

TORONTO, Oct. 18, 2012 /CNW/ - Today, Ted McMeekin, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will be part of an announcement that will bring more Ontario food into public institutions. The funding distributed by the Greenbelt Fund is fostering change at the production, distribution and operation levels to increase the use of local food and change food procurement practices.

Learn first hand how these changes are happening by visiting grant recipient, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). Details as follows:

Who:	The Honourable Ted McMeekin, Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
	The Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
	Burkhard Mausberg, CEO of the Greenbelt Fund
	Mary Jo Haddad, President and CEO of SickKids
What:	Announcement to increase the amount of Ontario food on the menus of schools, universities and colleges, hospitals and long-term care facilities Learn how SickKids is revising their menus to incorporate more Ontario food onto their patient, visitors and staff menus Sample some of the Ontario food that may soon be on the menus at SickKids
Photo-Op:	Minister Ted McMeekin and Minister Deb Matthews helping to create some of the new Ontario food menu items to be served at SickKids.
When:	October 18, 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Where:	The Hospital for Sick Children
	555 University Ave. (Elizabeth St. entrance) Members of the media are asked to check in at the Information Desk located in the Atrium at the Elizabeth St. entrance.

 

SOURCE: Greenbelt Fund

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