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Jersey Canada Names National Award Winners

An Elmira man is getting one of Jersey Canada's national awards.

Tom Byers has been named the recipient of the organisation's Ralph J. Barichello Memorial Award.

The award is for outstanding long-term contributions to the agriculture industry in Canada with particular emphasis on the accomplishments made in 2015.

Three other Jersey Canada national awards are coming to Ontario.

Chris and Valerie Richardson of Caledonia are getting an Honourary Life Member award.

Jenny Butcher and Wes Kuntz of Mount Pleasant and Jon and Sandy Kingdon of Warwick Township have been named Jersey Young Achievers.

Those awards will be awarded at the upcoming Jersey Canada Annual General Meeting.

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