Prison Farm Campaign - Media Coverage

Here is partial list of media stories on the closure of Canada's prison farms.  Please pass on the links for other stories to Peter Dowling, dowling@kos.net.


CKWS news podcast on the June 3 National Campaign Position Statement launch

New Brunswick Times and Transcript June 3 story on the Union of Solicitor Generals Employees website launch and Westmorland Institution

CKWS TV news podcast on April 30 Day of Action

Frontenac News coverage of the April 30 Day of Action in Ottawa

CBC report national online story - Tom Allen, Wed, April 8, 2009

Maclean's Magazine article, "Canada to shut down all prison farms", April 10, 2009
New Brunswick Times and Transcript article, "N.B. Prison Farm to Close Doors: Lack of job prospects in agricultural field leads to closure of Westmorland Institution Farm", March 7, 2009

Calgary Herald article on the April 30 Day of Action and the Bowden prison farm in Alberta closing, May 1, 2009

Kingston City Council minutes - page 234 or page 27/38 has a motion in support of keeping the prison farms open passed by Council on March 24, 2009.  The Cataraqui Regional Conservation Authority recently passed a stronger motion calling for the farms to remain open.

Frontenac News report on the March 19 public meeting at St. Lawrence College

Eastern Ontario Agrinews article "Prison Farms Teach Valuable Skills", Suzanne Atkinson, April 2009

Napanee Guide article, Closing prison farms contrary to supporting local food markets, March 5, 2009

Kingston Whig Standard report on the announced closure in late-February

Kingston This Week opinion piece from farmer Janet Creasly, "Prison Farms: Should they stay or should they go?"

Frontenac News report on April 30 Day of Action, May 7, 2009

Barry's Bay This Week, letter to the editor a copy of Renfrew farmers letter to parliamentarians giving reasons for the farms to stay open.

Kingston Whig Standard artcile on the launch of the Union of Solicitor General Employees of Canada's campaign website - June 3

Several articles on the issue have appeared in print only editions of Ontario Farmer

The town of Sackville is opposing the closure of the prison farms.

University of Toronto Take 5 fm  radio did an interview on the prison farm issue.

The NFU and the cattlemens association achieve a significant step towards saving the prison farms when CSC agreed to allow the abattoir at the Pittsburgh Institution to operate indefinitely with 5 months notice possibe changes in status.

Independend internet news, rabble.ca, featured the issue in the In Cahouts section of the site.