Election Results Are In

Winnipeg - The ballots are in and the count is completed for the 2004 Manitoba Canola Growers Association election. The counting of the ballots took place today at Meyers Norris Penny LLP Brandon office. This year there were seven candidates running for four available spots on the board.

The candidates were;

Brian Chorney, East Selkirk;
Edgar Scheurer, Dugald;
Dale Gryba, Gilbert Plains;
Ernie Sirski, Dauphin;
Eduard Hiebert, St. Francois Xavier;
Bev Stober, Bowsman
Ed Rempel, Starbuck;

MCGA would like to thank all candidates for allowing their names to stand for election.

Each year MCGA elects four Directors to a two-year term on its eight-person board. Directors are elected at large and therefore come from all areas of the province. Directors are responsible for guiding MCGA’s use of check off dollars in the areas of research, market development, and extension.

Re-elected for two-year terms were Ernie Sirski and Bev Stober.

New to the board will be Brian Chorney and Ed Rempel.

There were 1,532 were returned. One ballot's bar code was damage. 11 ballots were invalid. 10 ballots were spoiled. So there were 1,510 valid ballots.

Ballot count was as follows:

Brian Chorney 799
Ernie Sirski 756
Ed Rempel 752
Bev Stober 738
Dale Gryba 683
Edgar Scheurer 664
Eduard Hiebert 493

"I am looking forward to be working with the newly elected Director and returning Directors," says President Bruce Dalgarno.

Manitoba Canola Growers Association is a non-profit organization made up of producers who share the goal to develop and promote the development and marketing of Manitoba grown canola.

For more information please contact,

Bill Ross
Executive Manager
(204) 982-2120
rossb@mcgacanola.org