The Canadian Produce Marketing Association names Ontario Senator Rob Black as 2021 Produce Champion for his efforts bringing industry issues to the forefront on Parliament Hill.

Dalbir Benipal is the new chair of the BC Blueberry Council, representing 600 growers in the province. He’s the first Indo-Canadian to be elected to the role.

Larry McIntosh, recently retired as president and CEO of Peak of the Market for 27 years, is this year’s winner of the Canadian Produce Person of the Year. A virtual event is to be held July 21, 2021 when Tom Karst, editor of The Packer and Ron…

Lisa Thompson, representing the rural riding of Huron-Bruce, becomes the new Ontario minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs. She’s been a MPP since 2011.

A Manitoba household name, Peak of the Market, has appointed a new CEO to carry forward the marketing strategies for more than 100 different varieties of locally grown produce. She’s Pamela Kolochuk, most recently the company’s chief financial…