Flag at Metcalfe Client Service Centre lowered to half-mast in memory of Vera Mitchell

The flag at Metcalfe Client Service Centre (8243 Victoria Street) will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Friday, April 25 in honour of the late Vera Mitchell, who passed away on Friday, April 18.   Vera Mitchell was an accomplished businesswoman, politician and volunteer. She had a successful career in the field of agriculture, both locally and across the province. She was a shareholder of Donevelyn Farms Ltd., a modern diversification agri-business in the Osgoode area. She was appointed by the Federal Minister of Agriculture to the Ontario Farm Debt Review Board in 1986 and mediated between financially stressed farmers and their financial institutions. She was elected as Councillor for Osgoode Township in 1992, holding office for six years.   She was recognized with the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for Outstanding Citizenship, inducted into the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame and awarded the Order of Ottawa.   Vera Mitchell’s funeral service is scheduled for Friday, April 25.