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Region 6 (SK) Convention

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Hybrid Hybrid Event

April 4 @ 5:00 pm – April 5 @ 4:00 pm CST

It is our pleasure to invite you to 2 upcoming events in Saskatoon. First, join us on Friday, April 4th for a social at Amigos Cantina Backroom. The following day, Saturday, April 5th, we will gather again for our Region 6 Convention at Station 20 West. Register below, and read on for details!

Registration: bit.ly/R6-registration-form

Friday, April 4th, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Region 6 Social

Location: Amigos Cantina Backroom, 806 Dufferin Avenue in Saskatoon

Admission: Free. Food and drink available to order.

We will have a social and storytelling event with the opportunity for members to participate in an “open mic.” Doors open at 5:00 pm. Formal presentations and curated storytelling will begin at 7:00 pm. Following these, we will invite members to share with the group. Conversation and networking will continue until we wrap up at 10:00 pm. Bring your best stories and your NFU-curious friends, family, and fellow farmers!

Saturday, April 5th, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Region 6 Convention

Location: Station 20 West (1120 20th St W) in Saskatoon

or online via Zoom. Please register for the Zoom meeting at bit.ly/R6-online-registration.

Admission: For those attending in person, the event is pay-what-you-can with a suggested fee of $50 to cover lunch, refreshments, and venue rental. This fee can be paid in cash or by e-transfer at the door. A fee of $20 is suggested for online participation, to cover audiovisual capacity and staffing, which can be paid by e-transfer to nfu@nfu.ca. Be sure to include a note with your e-transfer that states “R6 Convention Online Registration Fee.”

All are welcome to attend; however, only farmer members may participate in elections and resolutions.

Convention Agenda*

9:30– Doors open
10:00 – Call to order, land acknowledgement and introductions
10:30 – National Updates
11:30 –  Regional Updates
12:00 – Lunch
1:00 – Keynote (TBA)
2:00 – Regional Council Elections
2:30 – Regional Resolutions
3:30 – Networking
4:00 – Adjournment

*Agenda subject to change. Registrants will receive relevant updates.

Please email Stewart Wells at toews.wells@sasktel.net with resolutions and cc Sarah Foley, sarahheatherfoley@gmail.com. Email co-chairs Michael Gertler, megertler@gmail.com, and/or Julie Maxwell, vp-operations@nfu.ca with nominations. We are actively seeking nominations for Women’s Representative and BIPOC Representative.

Resolutions and nominations from the floor can be accepted, but we strongly prefer that they are sent in prior to convention.

If you are experiencing any barriers to participation, including cost, travel, or accommodations, please email Sarah Foley at sarahheatherfoley@gmail.com for assistance in making arrangements.

A New Member’s Guide to NFU Regional Conventions: 

Regional conventions are held every year as set out in our constitution. The purpose of the regional convention shall be to: 
  1. Develop strategy and action on matters concerning the members residing in the region which is consistent with national policy;
  2. Consider policies and programs to be recommended to the annual convention;
  3. Elect one member, or such other number of members as may be assigned from the region, to the board;
  4. Elect one women’s advisory committee member;
  5. Elect one youth advisory committee member;
  6. Elect one BIPOC advisory committee member;
  7. Elect one International Programs committee member. 

About Resolutions:

The NFU’s Policy Statement compiles all policies — including position statements, policy recommendations to government, action directives, etc. – that have been passed by a majority vote of delegates at previous national conventions.

Each year members bring forward new policy proposals in the form of resolutions for debate on the floor of the National Convention. Resolutions that pass are added to the NFU Policy Statement.

Prior to the National Convention, each NFU Region holds an annual Regional Convention where resolutions are debated and voted upon. Resolutions that have been passed at the regional level come forward to the national Convention.

All members in good standing residing in the region may submit and vote on resolutions.

Debate at both regional and national conventions is done according to the rules of order published in Parliamentary Procedure at a Glance, New Edition by O. Garfield Jones. The goal is to have as many policy resolutions as possible heard and thoroughly debated with the least amount of time wasted.