Our awards recognize outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of farming and agriculture in our community.
For 50 years, farm families from northern and central Alberta communities have been recognized as the recipients of the BMO Farm Family Award. The award honours both their farming business practices and community involvement. Winners receive a commemorative gate sign and are honoured at the BMO Farm Family Awards Gala.
Athabasca County’s Agricultural Services Board advertises for nominations and forwards the names of those to be considered every two years. The winner is selected according to eligibility guidelines set out for the award.
They are as follows:
Each year Athabasca County and members of the Farm Women’s Committee work to organize the the Celebrating Rural Women’s Conference (formerly the Farm Women’s Conference & Awards). The event celebrates the accomplishments of rural women through the presentation of two awards – the Pioneer Farm Woman of the Year and the Modern Farm Woman of the Year. View Past Recipients
Each year a call for nominations is made and a selection committee reviews the information pertaining to each individual. If a nomination is made, and the nominee is not selected, their name can stand for nomination again the following year.
The one-day conference moves around the municipality each year and hosts both local and provincial speakers and entertainers to make the conference a great place to network or say hello to a friends while gathering to pay tribute to the hard-working farm women of our region.
Farming and ranching consists of hard work and sacrifice, combined with a healthy dose of energy and unrelenting faith. This spirit and vision, complemented by a new land of limitless natural resources is what brought our forefathers to Alberta. They settled the land to build the family farm or ranch — the place many of you continue to call home today.
Keeping the farm or ranch from generation to generation and actively operating it is an impressive achievement for any Alberta family. Athabasca County wishes to salute those families who have owned and operated the same land for a minimum of 100 years.
Farming and ranching consists of hard work and sacrifice, combined with a healthy dose of energy and unrelenting faith. This spirit and vision, complemented by a new land of limitless natural resources is what brought our forefathers to Alberta. They settled the land to build the family farm or ranch — the place many of you continue to call home today.
Keeping the farm or ranch from generation to generation and actively operating it is an impressive achievement for any Alberta family. Athabasca County wishes to salute those families who have owned and operated the same land for a minimum of 100 years.
Criteria have been set to identify the families eligible to receive this award. It includes the following:
If you meet these requirements, please contact Athabasca County Administration Office or your local councilor about two months prior to your 100-year anniversary date or your family celebration date. Eligible applicants will be presented with the Athabasca County Centennial Award gate sign.
Your family will receive a steel powder-coated gate sign (size: 36″ wide x 29.750″ tall) commemorating this 100-year milestone. This award, which can be placed at the gate or hung on a building, symbolizes your family’s perseverance and their ability to keep farming or ranching in the face of change.
Criteria have been set to identify the families eligible to receive this award. It includes the following:
The Selection Process
If you meet these requirements, please contact Athabasca County Administration Office or your local councilor about two months prior to your 100-year anniversary date or your family celebration date. Eligible applicants will be presented with the Athabasca County Centennial Award gate sign.
What do families receive?
Your family will receive a steel powder-coated gate sign (size: 36″ wide x 29.750″ tall) commemorating this 100-year milestone. This award, which can be placed at the gate or hung on a building, symbolizes your family’s perseverance and their ability to keep farming or ranching in the face of change.
