Awards

Rural Beautification

Nominations for the 2024 Rural Beautification program open on May 31! Watch our social media for updates.

Each year the County of Newell offers the Rural Beautification program. In this program residents who own more than a one-acre yard and maintain it in an aesthetically pleasing manner have the opportunity to be recognized for their efforts.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2023 Rural Beautification Program. Congratulations to our winners:

1st Place Scott and Kristi Good

2nd Place Ken and Dollie Link

3rd Place Devon and Candice Buteau

To view our 2023 Rural Beautification Tour booklet, click here.

For more information about this program, check out our Rural Beautification Policy.

Winners

To view the Rural Beautification Booklets of Winning Yards from 2005 to present, click here.

Calgary Stampede Farm Family Award

Program Details

The Calgary Stampede Farm Family Awards is a program sponsored by the BMO Bank of Montreal to recognize 20 Southern Alberta families for their outstanding contributions to Alberta’s agricultural sector. Families who receive the award are chosen for the honor by their local Agricultural Service Boards based on the difference they have made to the farming community. The awards highlight agricultural innovation, skilled business acumen and commitment to environmental stewardship as well as Western heritage and family ideals.

If you have any suggestions for nominees for next year please contact Todd Green, Director of Agricultural Services. Email greent@newellmail.ca, or by phone 403-794-2336.

Requirements for the Farm Family awards are:

Farm families must be actively involved in both agriculture and their communities
Agriculture must provide the major source of income
Must be active in primary agriculture and have members residing on farm