Alberta canola producers elected new directors to the Board of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission (ACPC). Elected was Lee Markert of Vulcan for region 9 and Marlene Caskey of Oyen for region 12. Jody Klassen of Mayerthorpe was re-elected for region 6. Following the ACPC Annual General Board Meeting, Raymond Blanchette of Falher was appointed by the Board to represent region 3 for one year as no nominations were brought forward at the AGM.
Kevin Bender of Bentley was elected to serve as Chairman of the ACPC for the coming year. Jody Klassen will serve as the Vice-Chair.
Retiring from the Board at the end of their terms were Charles Turcotte of Donnelly, Graham Caskey of Oyen, and Kevin Auch of Carmangay. Mr. Auch had served as chair of the ACPC for the previous two years.
“On behalf of Alberta’s canola growers, I extend my sincere thanks to these gentlemen for their dedication and commitment to the canola industry and the producers they represented so professionally at a regional, provincial, and national level,” stated Mr. Bender, “we look forward to working with the new directors as we strive to increase the long term profitability of canola growers in Alberta.”
The Alberta Canola Producers Commission is a refundable check-off organization representing 13,000 Alberta canola producers in the areas of canola agronomic research, extension, market development and government policy.
Source : Alberta canola producers Commission