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Springhill Farms Wins 2009 Capturing Opportunities Award
Capturing Opportunities is Manitoba’s premier rural business and community conference. The 2009 Conference took place April 22 – 24th in Brandon where Capturing Opportunity Awards were presented in four different categories by the Minister of Agriculture. Springhill Farms of Neepawa was presented with the 2009 Economic Development Innovation – Corporate Award. This award recognizes corporate partners that engage community organizations or individuals in cooperative projects that contribute to the community economic development of a community and/or region. Springhill’s pork-processing facility is the area’s largest employer with 500 employees. To date, its foreign recruitment strategy attracted 173 foreign workers and added significantly to the population and economic success of Neepawa, Gladstone, and Minnedosa. These communities in turn have welcomed these new workers and contributed to their settlement and success in Manitoba. Springhill Farms helped establish and co-chair the Neepawa Immigrant Settlement & Integration Advisory Committee made up of local councils, community partner agencies and a host of local volunteers.
Springhill Farms received a commemorative artistic glass award to display in their community and $1,000 which was donated to the Neepawa and Area Development Corporation (NADCO) towards its Settlement Officer program.
