The Board plans to hold regional fall producer meetings this year to discuss some important industry issues, including effective transportation of dairy components across Western Canada and processing initiatives. All producers are invited to attend regional meetings which will be held throughout the province between October 28, 2019 and November 12, 2019. These meetings will be open to producers only.
As a producer attending the closed session, you recognize that you will be provided with confidential information. Confidential information includes but is not limited to any marketing, pricing and allocation information, information concerning individual milk processors, and matters relating to agreements entered into by WMP Members. It also includes any information provided to WMP Members from any source for the purpose of the WMP Members carrying on its regulatory activities and the services that it provides to producers, processors, and consumers. Upon sign-in to the producer meeting, you hereby agree and undertake that all confidential information disclosed or made available to you will be received in trust and solely for the purpose of this meeting. You agree not to disclose any confidential information to third parties and not to disclose any notes, summaries, analyses or other material made from the confidential information.
Below are the particulars of each meeting (in some cases, the Board is joining existing regional meetings, to be more efficient):
Date | Region | Location | Time |
October 28, 2019 | Fraser Valley *joint meeting with MMPA Fall Producer Meeting | Quality Hotel 36035 North Parallel Rd, Abbotsford, BC | 10am – 3pm (lunch) |
October 29, 2019 | Northern Interior Cariboo & Peace River | Treasure Cove Hotel 2005 Highway 97 South Prince George, BC | 3pm – 6pm (dinner) |
October 30, 2019 | Bulkley Valley | Prestige Hudson Bay Lodge 3251 Highway #16 Smithers, BC | 1pm – 4pm (lunch) |
October 31, 2019 | Kootenay | Casey’s Community House 1136 Canyon Street Creston, BC | 1:30pm – 4:30pm (lunch) |
November 4, 2019 | Vancouver Island *joint meeting with IMPO Fall Producer Meeting | Coast Bastion Hotel 11 Bastion Street Nanaimo, BC | 10am – 3pm (lunch) |
November 12, 2019 | Okanagan *joint meeting with KODA AGM | Prestige Inn 251 Harbourfront Drive NE Salmon Arm, BC | 9:30am – 2:30pm (lunch) |