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33 employees of Ontario Ministry of Agriculture earn more than $100,000

The number of employees at Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Rural Affairs earning more than $100,000 has not budged from last year. Also earning more than $100,000 are 62 employees of the Ministry of Environment and 85 employees of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Here is a list of the $100,000-plus wage earners at OMAFRA:

1.BRUCE ARCHIBALD, Deputy Minister: $217,265.
2.JAMES WHEELER, Assist. Deputy Minister, Policy: $172,647
3.DEBORAH STARK, Assist. Deputy Minister, Food Safety: $165,829
4.BONNIE WINCHESTER, Assist. Dep. Minister, Economic
Development:$165,522
5. DAVID ANTLE, Assist. Deputy Minister, Policy Division: $155,801
6. KAREN CHAN, Assist. Dep. Minister,Research/Corporate:$132,169
7. MADELEINE DAVIDSON, Director: $128,639
8. CHARLES LALONDE, Director: $128,251
9. THOMAS HAGERTY, Director, Economic Development: $126,469
10. MAURICE BITRAN, Director, Strategic Policy Branch: $125,834
11. THOMAS BAKER, Director, Animal Health & Welfare: $125,281
12. J. DOUGLAS CHAPMAN, Director, External Relations: $125,281
13. JIM FELKER, Director, Human Resources Branch: $125,281
14. PETER MEERVELD,Director,EnvironmentManagement: $125,281
15. GWEN ZELLEN, Director, Research & Innovation: $125,281
16. WILLIAM INGRATTA, Director, Transition:$125,152
17. MICHAEL TOOMBS, Director, Client Services: $125,048
18. DAVID CLARKE, Director, Market Development: $122,687
19. LING MARK, Director, Food Safety & Environmental: $120,693
20. GEORGE MCCAW, Director, Farm Finance Branch: $119,669
21. TOM REKSTIS, Director, Communications Branch: $116,906
22. AILEEN MACNEIL, Director, Agriculture Development: $114,132
23. PHILIP MALCOLMSON, Director, U of Guelph: $112,676
24. RENA HUBERS, Director, Food Inspection Branch: $110,895
25. DON TAYLOR, Assist. Dep. Minister, Strategic Priorities:$108,614
26. SID VANDER VEEN, Drainage Coordinator: $108,599.90
27. NANCY KENNEDY, Director, Strategic Policy Branch: $105,238
28. FINBAR DESIR, Manager, Innovation &Engineering: $104,665
29. PATRICIA JOHNSON, Manager, Transition Projects: $102,358
30. BRIAN CARDY, Director, Rural Development Branch: $102,149
31. NIGEL WOOD, Manager, Strategic Policy Coordination: $101,803
32. CHRISTIAN HORBASZ, Manager, Agri-Food Policy: $101,267
33. ANDY RANKINE, Manager, Domestic Marketing: $100,564