Monsanto scholarships
Fifty-five Canadian high school students will receive $1,500 scholarships from Monsanto Canada to be used to pay tuition in their first year of post-secondary education in agricultural or forestry studies.
The scholarships were distributed through Monsanto’s 2006 Opportunity Scholarship Program.
Winning students were selected by an independent panel of judges and demonstrated outstanding academic excellence, leadership capabilities and a strong involvement in their communities.
Alberta winners are:
Richard Gish of Peace River
Krista Kotylak of Star
Darcy Johnson of Vauxhall
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Anthony Mitchell of
Fort Vermilion
Debra Murphy of Altario
Lindsay Parker of Three Hills
Ashley Reinhardt of Strathmore
Julie Wehlage of Milk River
Saskatchewan winners are:
Francois Bergrand of St. Louis
Matthew Carles of Radville
Laura Conner of Beechy
Norman Detillieux of Bruno
Nicki Gannon of Gouldtown
Jill Keet of Saskatoon
Janelle MacDonald of Kindersley
Bonita McCuaig of Eastend
Curtis Neuls of Grenfell
Michelle Rybka of Prince Albert
Leuraunt Trach of Canora
Nathan Trowell of Saltcoats
Bethany Yewscuk of Wynyard
Manitoba winners are:
Mitchell Bohrn of Elkhorn
Lorne Boundy of Arborg
Jade Delaurier of Swan River,
Becky Elskamp of Woodlands
Bryce Pallister of Portage la Prairie
Isabelle Parent of Winnipeg
Brent Penner of Oak Bluff
Monica Schott of Warren
Laura Thompson of Stead
Michael Van Den Bossche of Bruxelles.
Agriculture scholarship
Alberta Agriculture is looking for applicants for its agripreneur scholarship program.
The scholarships help as many as 20 farm direct marketers and ag tourism operators a year attend national and international educational conferences, tours and workshops.
Sixteen scholarships have been awarded in the first two years of the program to help entrepreneurs attend conferences in Canada and the United States.
The program is designed for farm direct marketers, ag tourism operators, farmers’ market managers and executive staff of appropriate industry associations.
For more information, call Marian Williams at 780-679-5168 or e-mail marian.williams@gov.ab.ca.
Wine industry promotion
The B.C. Wine Institute will receive a $50,000 grant from the British
Columbia government to develop a business plan for a new B.C. Wine and Culinary Centre.
The centre will be built in Vancouver and is expected to open in 2009.
It is intended to help B.C. residents and visitors learn more about the province’s food and wine industry.
