Fernand Guindon

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Fernand Guindon
MPP for Glengarry
In office 1957–1963
Preceded by	Osie Villeneuve
Succeeded by	Osie Villeneuve
MPP for Stormont
In office 1963–1974
Preceded by	Peter Manley
Succeeded by	George Samis
Personal details
Born	May 20, 1917 Fugèreville, Quebec
Died	1985
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Children	Luc Guindon

Joseph Roméo Fernand Guindon (May 20, 1917 – 1985) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Glengarry and then Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1957 to 1974 as a Progressive Conservative member.

He was born in Fugèreville, Quebec, the son of Pascal Guindon and Josephine Lalonde, and he was educated in Bourget, Ontario and at the University of Ottawa. He married Claire Marie Rouette (1910 - 2008). He settled at Apple Hill, Ontario after World War II, later moving to Cornwall. He was secretary for the Chamber of Commerce at Apple Hill. Guindon served in the provincial cabinet as Minister Without Portfolio from 1967 to 1971, Minister of Tourism and Information from 1971 to 1972 and Minister of Labour from 1972 to 1974. As Minister of Labour, he oversaw and increase in the provincial minimum wage from $1.65/hour to $1.80/hour, on February 1, 1973. In April 1972, Guindon was called upon to resolve the then-longest municipal strike in the history of the City of Toronto. He was able to engineer a compromise that brought to an end a 30 day strike that had seen 120,000 tons of garbage piled up at 200 temporary collection sites across the city. He was also Chairman of the St. Lawrence Parks Commission. Guindon resigned his seat in 1974 to run unsuccessfully in the federal riding of Stormont—Dundas, losing to the Liberal candidate, Ed Lumley.

In deference to his lengthy public service, the largest park in the west end of the City of Cornwall, Ontario was named in his honour while he was still an MPP.^[1]

In 1956, Guindon and his wife, Claire Marie, founded a two bay full-service gas station and home heating oil distribution service, known as Guindon Glenoco Ltd., on Pitt Street in Cornwall. The business later expanded to include a second service station on Marleau Avenue, in Cornwall, and it remains active today (2013). All five of Guindon's sons have been actively involved in the business.Guindon also served as a Director of the Ontario Plowmen's Association.

His son Luc later served in the Ontario legislature.

References

↑ | Cornwall Waterfront Plan 2007

Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1968, PG Normandin

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Persondata
Name	Guindon, Fernand
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	May 20, 1917
Place of birth	Fugèreville, Quebec
Date of death	1985
Place of death

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