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Community Canada’s Ag Day

Contribution Canada’s Ag Day is on February 10,
2026!
Spotlight We can’t wait to celebrate the
hardworking people who bring us
the food we love and the essential
Lanette Ernst, Customer Account contributions of agriculture to our
Representative in White Star, SK nation’s prosperity and well-being!
has been a firefighter for almost Click here to learn more.
18 years (currently with Buckland
Fire & Rescue for the last 15 years
with 10 of those years as a Captain,
and with Weyburn Fire for 3 years At a Glance Clayton Shaw, Operations Manager
before that). The department serves and Jesse Nygard, Operations
the RM of Buckland along with Supervisor from the Thunder
providing mutual aid to surrounding Regina office staff spent an Bay terminal were part of the
Wheat Kings team at the Thunder
areas. This summer Lanette spent afternoon at the Regina Food Bank Bay Celebrity Hockey Classic
time in La Ronge, SK during the building Hampers of Hope to support on September 25 & 26 raising
wildfires to help protect the those in need this holiday season. $18,885.09 for Easter Seals. Their
community and surrounding areas. team had the honour of playing
Along with being a volunteer with Toronto Maple Leafs Alumni
firefighter, Lanette has served Al Iafrate. The event raised over
on the Board of Directors for $202,000.
the Women’s Safe Shelter in
Prince Albert, SK for 3 years. The
shelter, which is funded through
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Justice
and private donations/fundraising,
provides temporary housing, safety, Bunge sponsored the fall Stefankiw
nutrition and support for women Food Farm event near Wynyard
and children who are fleeing abusive which welcomed 140 grade 3 and 4
situations. Lanette and the board students from the communities of
oversee the Executive Directors Raymore, Wynyard and Wadena, SK
of the shelter, make budgetary to the Stefankiw farm. At the event, Bunge was proud to support the
decisions, and assist in the creation students made their way through Youth Education Pavilion at the
of policies. a variety of hands-on stations to Canadian Western Agribition
gain a deeper appreciation for the
Lanette values the ability to give processes behind food production (CWA), which is hosted in Regina the
back to the community she lives in and the importance of sustainable last week in November each year.
and volunteering her time to help agriculture. Nick Anderson, Facility Colleagues from various locations
those in need. Operations Manager in Raymore and and our Quality Control team
Branigan Bentz, Customer Account volunteered their time at the Bunge
Representative in Raymore had a booth to teach kids about canola and
booth at the event where they led the importance of food quality by
students through a canola crush crushing canola and showing them
activity. the factors that can impact quality.

Are you, or someone at your facility,
involved in giving back to your
community? Send a note to Bunge.
Canada.Communications@bunge.com
so we can consider highlighting these
contributions in a future spotlight!

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