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December 2019 The Newsletter of Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies and Exhibitions News www.saase.ca SAASE Regional Meetings & INSIDE: AGM Move to March/April SAASE Regional Meetings Page 1 President’s Message Page 2 SAASE Meetings cont. Page 3 Saskatoon Gardenscape Page 4 SAASE History Page 5-6 SAASE Scholarships cont. Page 7-9 4 H Provincial Judging Page 10-12 CAFE Convention 2019 Page 13 CAFE/SAASE 2020 Page 14 SAASE Awards Page 15-16 CIF Approves Funding Page 17 Safety Day Workshop Page 18 2020 Safety Day Program Page 19 SAASE has rescheduled the Regional the convention in November. The meetings that were originally planned meetings will include information Delisle Safety Day. Page 20-21 to take place in the Fall to the end of usually given out at the SAASE Humboldt Safety Day Page 22 March. In partnership with Tourism Annual General Meeting. The SAASE Riverhurst Bean Festival Page 23-24 Saskatchewan - the meetings will be annual Report, as well as the audited Saskatoon Berry Festival Page 25-26 jam packed with great information and 2019 SAASE financial statement will Biggar Ag Days Page 27 an opportunity to network with other be sent out to SAASE members in Canada’s Farm Show Page 28 Agricultural Societies in your area. late February to give everyone an Abernethy 112th Year Page 29 opportunity to review them so that Vanscoy/Delisle Fair Page 30-31 With SAASE celebrating it’s 100th if there were any questions regarding Swift Current Frontier Days Page 32 Anniversary and partnering with either one - they could be addressed at the Canadian Association of Fairs the Regional meetings. The SAASE Yorkton Fair Rodeo Page 33-34 and Exhibitions on the 2020 CAFE Annual General Meeting will take Nipawin 4H Horse Show Page 35 convention in Regina, SAASE will place in Saskatoon at Prairieland Park Bikes and Bulls Page 36-37 not be holding it’s convention at the on Saturday April 4 - beginning at 1:00 Nipawin Venture Project Page 38-39 regular time of year. The Regional pm. A meeting notice will be going Queen City Ex The Farm Page 40-41 Meetings will act as a way that SAASE out with copies of the Annual Report Rodeo Returns to Regina Page 42 will be able to stay in touch with our and audited financial statement. Ag Ed at Agribition Page 43-44 member Agricultural Societies until SAASE members are certainly invited Saskatoon Ag Experience Page 45 CPCA Chuckwagons Page 46 Battlefords Recognized Page 47 Coming Events Page 48 Get a colour PDF version of SAASE News online at: www.saase.ca Continued on page 3 News The Newsletter of Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural President’s Message: Jocelyn Ritchie Societies and Exhibitions Inc. I hope everyone had an excellent fair season. The weather was kind of all over the map, with fall being very tough - hopefully everyone got their crops off and we can Executive Director: Glen Duck all look forward to a better spring. Box 31025, Regina SK S4R 8R6 Phone: 306-565-2121 2020 is shaping up to be a very exciting year for SAASE - with SAASE’s 100th Fax: 306-565-2079 Anniversary as an association. Our partnering with CAFE on the 2020 CAFE website: www.saase.ca convention in Regina is a first for the Canadian Fair Industry. The CAFE/SAASE email: [email protected] convention will be taking place November 11 - 13. This is a great opportunity for our members to attend the national convention and SAASE is working with our Officers and Directors Provincial partners on putting together a funding package that will help offset the President: Jocelyn Ritchie registration costs for delegates in Saskatchewan - stay tuned and we will get the Battlefords 306-445-2024 information on registration costs out to you as soon as possible in the new year. Vice President: Wade Jensen Regina 306-527-4095 Although SAASE will not be hosting a convention in late February/early March Director At Large: Susan Kuzma as we normally do - we will be partnering with Tourism Saskatchewan and the Saskatoon 306-931-7149 Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture on a series of Regional Meetings in March. Past President: Vern Bexson Our Annual General Meeting will be taking place in Saskatoon on Saturday April 4 Lloydminster 306-821-7975 at 1:00 pm at Prairieland Park. While you can certainly attend the meeting - you will also have the opportunity to attend the meeting over the internet. We will get the Directors call in information out to you, and also our Annual Report and Audited Financial Dana Lajoie Agri-Food Canada Statement will be presented at our Regional Meetings, with approval of them to take 306-523-6531 place at the annual meeting in Saskatoon. We will also be electing our new board Lisa Pittman Arcola members at the AGM, with that information going out in advance as well. (306) 575-8607 It has once again been a very busy and exciting summer/fall for SAASE. Our Chelsea Galloway EVRAZ Place Agricultural Education displays have made many stops around the province and 306-781-9220 we have been working with our corporate partners at some new events as well. If Lindsay Nobbs Lancer you are interested in having the displays at your events - contact Glen at the SAASE (306) 587-7484 office. Tracey Stevenson Swift Current 306-773-2944 A huge thanks goes out to all of our Agricultural Societies who hosted Safety Days Matt Roth Rosthern in 2019. It is because of you that our Safety Day program has become one of the 306-229-4155 biggest and best in Canada. Working with youth has always been a priority of our Trish Johnson Ministry of Agriculture Agricultural Societies and this great program is just another way that our Agricultural 306-446-7479 Societies continue to show leadership within our communities. Thanks to all of our Lisa Randall Connaught partners on the program for continuing to show their support - the Saskatchewan 306-873-0813 Ministry of Agriculture, SaskPower, Progressive Agriculture, Community Initiatives Christy Vodicka Nipawin Fund (CIF), and the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association. SAASE hosted a 306-921-9912 safety day coordinators workshop in Regina - with over 25 people attending. If you Open Tourism Saskatchewan want information about hosting a safety day give Glen a call at the office. (306) 787-5525 SAASE Newsletter is printed quarterly The Venture Project program provides seed money for new events, as well and emailed out in February, May, as enhancing existing events. There are a number of projects highlighted in the August and November. Additional December newsletter. Our Venture Project Program funding will be highlighted at copies are available from SAASE our Regional Meetings. If you have an idea for a project I would encourage you to Office. get the application in as soon as possible, as the applications will be looked at on a first come first served basis. Contributions to SAASE Newsletter are welcome and will be included as The SAASE Clark and Anne Lewis/Dalgliesh Family Scholarship program space allows. continues to help out young people throughout Saskatchewan. Our 4 outstanding scholarship recipients have been announced and their stories are included in the The SAASE Office is located in the newsletter. Congratulations to all of the participants and winners at this year’s 4 H Canada Centre complex at EVRAZ Place Provincial Judging competition, which was held in Moosomin. (Regina Exhibition Park) grounds, next door to the Saskatchewan Livestock I hope everyone had a very Merry and safe holiday season - we will see you at the Association office on the 2nd floor. Regional Meetings in March. Visitors are always welcome—give Glen a call at 565-2121 and drop in. Jocelyn Ritchie - President 2 www.saase.ca December 2019 News SAASE Regional Meetings to attend in person, but will also The Tourism Saskatchewan stakeholders and residents. have the opportunity to attend the component will take place from 7pm - Dig deeper into the regional nuances meeting online. There will be a - 10pm at all the locations except of the province’s identity and unique total of 8 Regional Meetings taking Arcola. The outline for the Tourism selling points to assist marketing place throughout Saskatchewan, with Saskatchewan segment of the program and product development efforts to SAASE partnering with Tourism is as follows: differentiate the province from our Saskatchewan on 7 of those. Dates competitors. and locations are as follows: In March 2019, Tourism Saskatchewan - Gather insights that will allow entered into a master services Tourism Saskatchewan and other - Arcola - March 19 - Legion Hall agreement with Destination Think! industry partners to improve the - North Battleford - March 23 - (DT!), a tourism strategy firm with quality of tourism products and visitor Agri-Villa Building - Battlefords Ag global content marketing experience. experiences. Society. DT! contributes to the development - Identify gaps related to how - Prince Albert - March 24 - Prince of the always-on strategy across the Tourism Saskatchewan and industry Albert Exhibition Grounds - Log province’s target and developmental stakeholders communicate to target Cabin markets and across marketing audiences. - Nipawin - March 25 - Royal Canadian channels. Legion Hall. SAASE and our Board of Directors - Yorkton - March 26 - Meeting As part of the development of a long- look forward to meeting with our Room C Gallagher Centre Yorkton term marketing strategy for Tourism Agricultural Societies during the Exhibition Grounds. Saskatchewan, DT! has identified Regional Meetings and hope that you - Regina - March 27 - EVRAZ Place additional research to be undertaken. make the time to attend the meeting - AGT Lounge Mosaic Stadium PlaceDNA™ is a collaborative in your area.