Our History
The Quebec Farmers’ Association was founded on April 4, 1957, with a notice appearing in the Official Gazette No. 17 for the year 1957. (Professional Syndicate Act)
Its aim was “the study, defence and promotion of the economic, social and moral interests of its members.”
The first president of the board of directors was Keith Greig of Ormstown, Que.
The board of directors included secretary Leslie Young of Macdonald College in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Que.; Cyril Dahms of Huntingdon, Que.; Robert Baker of Huntingdon, Que.; and Robert Spooner of Masson, Que.
The association’s headquarters were located on the campus of Macdonald College.
The original members included:
Robert Simpson, Melbourne, Que., farmer
Leonard Driver, Kingsbury, Que., farmer
Aubrey A. Carson, Melbourne, Que., farmer
Calvin C. Fleming, Lisgar, Que., farmer
Merlin Richards, Lisgar, Que., farmer
Garth Carson, Richmond, Que., farmer
Merle E. Taber, Melbourne Ridge, Que., farmer
Archie B. Lyster, Melbourne, Que., farmer
Edwin Vogalsanger, South Durham, Que., farmer
Otis A. Fowler, Kingsbury, Que., farmer
Robert Baker, Huntingdon, Que., farmer
Robert Spooner, Masson, Que., farmer
C.J. Smith, Thurso, Que., farmer
J.D. Lang, Howick, Que., farmer
C.P. MacDonald, Ormstown, Que., farmer
Huntley Greig, Ormstown, Que., farmer
I. Willard Greig, Ormstown, Que., farmer
W. Keith Greig, Ormstown, Que., farmer
C.E. Dahms, Huntingdon, Que., farmer
Leslie Young, Macdonald College, secretary
Letters patent
To consult the association’s Certificate of Conformity
https://quebecfarmers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Certificate-of-Conformity.pdf
To consult the association’s bylaws (1957 original version)
https://quebecfarmers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/QFA-Constitution-and-Bylaws-1957.pdf
450-670-0540
qfa@upa.qc.ca
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