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Region 6 (SK) Convention & AGM: Regenerating the Cultures of Agriculture

in-person event

October 16th & 17th in Saskatoon, SK

October 17 @ 10:00 am – 3:30 pm CST

Location: Broadway Collective (733 Broadway Ave) in Saskatoon.

Or online via Zoom:

Zoom Link

This is the schedule for the convention day.
Here’s information for the Social event the evening before (Oct. 16 at Amigo’s Cantina, 6PM)

Agenda:

9:30 am – Doors and registration

10:00 am – Call to order

10:30 am – National updates from NFU Executive Director, David Thompson

11:00 am – Canola and Agri/Cultural Transformations, presentation by Michael Gertler and JoAnn Jaffe

12:00 pm – break for lunch

1:15 pm – Region 6 member and committee reports

2:00 pm – Regenerating Cultures of Agriculture: Our farms, our province, our union, facilitated conversation for all attendees

2:40 pm – Regional council elections

3:00 pm – Regional Resolutions

3:30 pm – Adjourn

Registration: If attending in person, pay-what-you-can or a suggested fee of $30 to cover refreshments and venue. We will share a list of quick nearby lunch options. Registration can be paid at the door by cash or e-transfer. A fee of $20 is suggested for online participants to help cover AV tech and support. This can be paid via e-transfer to nfu@nfu.ca. Include a note stating “R6 Convention Online Registration Fee.”

All are welcome to attend and participate but only farmer and farm-worker members may propose and vote on resolutions, or run for and vote on elected positions. Nominations are sought (in advance or from floor) for Region 6 Council positions:

  • three regional council members/national board representatives; 
  • one women’s advisory committee member; 
  • one youth advisory committee member; 
  • one BIPOC advisory committee member; 
  • one International Programs committee member;
  • up to three additional council members-at-large.

RSVP to Julie Maxwell at vp-operations@nfu.ca and indicate:

  1. Are you attending online or in person? 
  2. Would you like to submit any nominations? (If so, please include them) 
  3. Would you like to submit any resolutions? (If so, please include them) 
  4. Do you have particular food allergies or other dietary restrictions?
  5. Are there other things you require in order to attend and participate? 

Requests to NFU Members:

  1. Attend your Convention – Your presence and input are important.
  2. Extend the invitation – Invite potentially interested farmers and friends. 
  3. Connect to the NFU – To receive communications, e-mail vp-operations@nfu.ca 
  4. Support the NFU and Region 6 – Donate to the National Farmers Foundation “The World We Want” project
  5. Serve on and/or attend R6 Council – Your participation makes a difference!!