The Canadian Horticultural Council ( CHC ) make its 2021 Annual General Meeting well-nigh from March 16 to 17 . The 2020 AGM topic was Horticulture strong : Reflect . Adapt . Persevere . More than 170 delegates and observers log on to talk over policy issue and to take heed presentation from industriousness representative . Marie - Claude Bibeau , Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri - Food kicked off the AGM by recognising the importance of the sector , and the effort James Leonard Farmer have made to rise to the challenges present by the COVID-19 pandemic .
The 2021 board of directors will be chaired by the newly elect chairman , Jan VanderHout ( Ontario ) . Holding other leadership positions on the board will be first frailty - president Marcus Janzen ( British Colombia ) , 2d vice - president Albert Cramer ( Prairies ) , and finance chair , Brian Gilroy , past president ( Ontario ) . They will be link on the instrument panel by Jason Smith ( British Colombia ) , Beth Connery ( Prairies ) , Mike Chromczack ( Ontario ) , Bill George ( Ontario ) , JocelynGibouleau ( Quebec ) , Pascal Forest ( Quebec ) , Gerald Dykerman ( Atlantic ) , and Russell Weir Atlantic ) .
The 2021 Doug Connery Award was presented to Jocelyn St - Denis . The Doug Connery Award publicly recognize a person who , in the class of their tie with the Canadian Horticultural Council ( CHC ) and Canada ’s horticulture sector , has made spectacular contributions to the advance and advancement of the diligence . Jocelyn St - Denis is the Executive Director of the Association des producteurs maraîchers du Québec ( APMQ ) . He has dish out on the CHC Board of Directors since 2016 and has contributed worthful insights and industry noesis , in add-on to his commitment to urge on behalf of Canadian yield and vegetable cultivator .
Hector Delanghe was distinguish as an Honourary Life Member of the Canadian Horticultural Council . Hector was instrumental in the development of many labour programs which growers continue to depend upon today , including the Seasonal Agriculture Workers Program ( SAWP ) , CanAg Travel , and F.A.R.M.S. Hector is also a retiring president of CHC , having serve in 1993 . His study has left a lasting bequest on our sector .
The Canadian Horticultural Council see forwards to welcome its member next year for its 100th Annual General Meeting in Ottawa . It will take place on March 8 - 10 , 2022 .
For more information : Canadian Horticultural CouncilLaura Sehl , Communications Officer2200 Prince of Wales DriveSuite 102 , Ottawa , ON K2E 6Z9(613 ) 226 - 4880[email protected]www.hortcouncil.ca
