A fire may have destroyed her beloved barn, but it hasn’t extinguished Carolyne Siebert’s passion for farming.

For 30 years he’s spent countless hours in meetings and poring over reports in an effort to keep Ontario’s grape and wine, and fruit and vegetable sectors on firm ground, but Bill George is a farmer at heart.

Simply put, he’s a farmer, but ask Drew Spoelstra what kind of farmer he is and be prepared to wait a while as he responds.