You still have some time to nominate your neighbours for the BMO Farm Family Awards. This is the 4th year that BMO and the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair will honour six Manitoba families.
The criteria for nominations include:
-Actively involved in agriculture and community
-Agriculture must provide a major source of income
-Some family members reside on farm and are active in primary agriculture
Who is able to nominate?
-Nominations are open to the general public. The deadline to submit nominations is January 31, 2022.
According to the Provincial Exhibition’s website, “As our special guests, families will be honoured at the BMO Farm Family Award ceremony, held in conjunction with the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. The families honoured will have the opportunity to meet with representations from BMO Bank of Montreal, local government officials and board members from the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba.
Each family member will receive free admission into the Fair as well as an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience hosted by BMO and the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair.
Professional photographs from the ceremony will be available as an online gallery for families to download. In addition, as part of the BMO Farm Family Award tradition, each family will be presented with a personalized farm plaque.
Additional Opportunities:
-VIP seating at the evening main arena show
-Presentation of the family during the BMO Farm Family Ceremony.
-One night stay at the Victoria Inn Hotel and Conference Center during the week of March 28 – April 2, 2022.
A link to nomination forms is available below.