Espanola is being featured in a video by FONOM on YouTube.
The video focuses on Farquhar’s Dairy, which is based in Espanola and has been part of the business landscape for over 6 decades, is still family run and provides products throughout Northern Ontario.
It features Don Farquhar, the grandson of the founder of the dairy, and Stewart Fowler, a long-time employee, as well as Espanola Mayor Doug Gervais.
It also features how the town has continued to grow and maintain its momentum despite the closure of the Domtar Pulp and Paper Mill, which was purchased by BMI Group earlier this week.
The video was released on YouTube earlier this week and is available for public view on our websites.
Historically, in 1933, Thomas began selling milk from the family farm and eventually purchased Little Current Dairies in 1938.
In 1945, Thomas and his four sons, (Stanley, Thomas Jr, John, and Allan) founded Thos Farquhar & Sons Co Ltd and while Thomas returned to politics, being elected as MPP for Algoma East for three terms and later being named a Senator from 1948-1962, his four sons went about increasing the size of their dairy business.
Through acquiring existing dairies and building warehouses, the sons expanded Farquhar Dairies to include the communities of Massey, ON (1956), Elliot Lake, ON (1959), Espanola (1962), Blind River, ON (1967) and eventually purchased Wagg’s Creamery in Mindemoya, ON (1981) to produce ice cream and butter.
To watch the video, click on the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77inNtB5n_g
