Robert Morrison, Returning Officer for the Prince Edward Island Marketing Council, announced there will be elections for the Potato Board in the West and Central Districts. In the West District Kelly Corcoran, Bloomfield and Peter Griffin, Elmsdale have been nominated to contest the table stock position. In the Central District David Heustis, Wilmot Valley and Thomas Sherry, Bedeque have been nominated to challenge for the seed position.
In the East District, Paul MacAulay, Souris has been elected by acclamation to represent the processing position.
The Prince Edward Island Potato Board consists of nine members, three from each district, consisting of one seed producer, one table stock producer and one processing producer. Members are elected to three-year terms with the positions contested being staggered with respect to region and sector representation.
Election ballots will be mailed to registered producers the latter part of May, 1998. The deadline for return of the ballots to the Returning Officer is June 30, 1998.
For more information, contact Robert Morrison at (902) 368-4816.