Stewart Stone, a long-time Canadian Western Agribition board member and chief operating officer of Heartland Livestock, is the new president of the annual Regina show.
He was elected at the April 10 annual general meeting and will be joined on the executive by vice-president Bruce Holmquist of Saskatoon and members at large Chris Lees from Arcola, Sask., Blake MacMillan of Nokomis, Sask., and Bryce Thompson from Regina.
Past-president Reed Andrew of Regina also serves on the executive team.
Stone, who lives in Regina, has been on the board for 14 years and served as chair of various committees.
Directors elected to two-year terms at the meeting are Holmquist, MacMillan, Rich Harries of Morden, Man., Curtis Kuchinka of Regina, Courtney MacDougall of Regina, Michael Latimer of Calgary and Barry Young of Carievale, Sask.
Now serving the second of their two-year terms are Thompson, Lees, Elmer Eashappie, Doug Fee of DeWinton, Alta., Kim Hextall of Grenfell, Sask., Carla Schmitt of Saskatoon and Levi Wood of Regina.
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