SaskBarley Election To Be Held

Sep 19, 2019

The Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission will be holding an election to fill the vacancies on their Board of Directors.

Vice Chair Brent Johnson says they have four candidates vying for the three open positions on the board.

“They include Keith Rueve of Muenster, Matt Enns of Rosthern, Michael Haydon of Swift Current, and Glenn Wright of Vanscoy.”

Candidate and voting information will be posted online and be mailed out to barley growers in early October.

Voting will open October 21st and will end on November 29th.

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