Manitoba Canola Growers AGM Going Virtual Next Week

Feb 10, 2022

Manitoba Canola Growers will be hosting its AGM virtually on February 17th starting at 9am. The deadline to register is February 11th.

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The results of the Manitoba Canola Growers (MCGA) Election of Directors have been announced.

Five candidates were running for four positions with successful candidates being as follows:

Warren Ellis – Wawanesa
Charles Fossay – Starbuck
Pam Bailey – Dacotah
Jackie Dudgeon – Morden

“We are excited to share that more than 1000 members submitted their vote to determine the future direction of the MCGA board,” said Executive Director Delaney Ross Burtnack, “We welcome back our incumbent directors, and look forward to having two new directors at the table. It is great to see that our members share MCGA’s goal to see diversification of farmers on our board, and the perspectives they bring on important canola issues.”

Manitoba Canola Growers holds an election every two years, with four positions up for election each time.

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