Sarnia

Gay Lea Foods acquires specialty cheese business near Ontario-Quebec border

Gay Lea Foods has completed an agreement with EastGen to acquire the operations of Thornloe Cheese. The operation is located in a town of the same name, located along the Quebec-Ontario border near Temiskaming, Thornloe Cheese has been a respected local producer of cheese and cheese curds in Northeastern Ontario for over 75 years. The business employs approximately 30 people and is celebrated for its specialty cheeses, as well as for introducing the first butter and cheeses made with milk sourced from Dairy Farmers of Ontario's (DFO) Verified Grass Fed program.

Thornloe Cheese operates one retail store and services a wide range of wholesale customers in Northern Ontario and Quebec.

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New military crosswalk rendering. (Image courtesy of the Sarnia Legion Branch 62)

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Members of the Sarnia Police Service entering a Tashmoo Avenue residence on June 4, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Sarnia Police Service)

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