The 55th annual Estevan Farmer’s Appreciation Evening has been pushed backed to November.
The annual celebration of the agriculture sector in the Estevan area was scheduled to happen on March 31 at the Beefeater Plaza, but it had to be postponed due to the crowd size restrictions and social distancing requirements associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
An exact date for the makeup event hasn’t been determined, but Jackie Wall, the executive director for the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, said it would be in November and it would still be at the plaza.
They chose November as the month for the gala because organizers didn’t want to conflict with the provincial and civic elections that are scheduled to happen in late October and early November, respectively, and because they want harvest to be finished before hosting the event.
The farm evening will still have many of the traditional highlights. There will be the presentation of the Farm Family of the Year Award to a dedicated and deserving recipient. The family was selected in March, before the Farmer’s Appreciation Evening was postponed, and Wall said they wouldn’t reopen the nomination process.
There will also be the 4-H speakers, which are a popular highlight each year, and a keynote speaker. Isaac LeClair, a program manager at Farm Credit Canada, was slated to be the guest speaker, and Wall hopes he will be able to make it for the November banquet.
The Estevan Farmers Appreciation Evening is a project of the Estevan Chamber of Commerce and the Estevan Exhibition Association.
