Simone Demers-Collins, a widely recognized authority on food quality, nutrition and food safety, has been inducted into the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame.
Demers-Collins has been an advocate for the agriculture and agri-food industries, an educator and food champion for more than five decades.
Through her work with Alberta Canola Producers, the Canola Council of Canada, other industry organizations as well as the Alberta government, she led initiatives to promote accurate, science-based information about food, food production and food quality to consumers, health professionals, media and students.
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Demers-Collins spearheaded the publication of a children’s illustrated storybook, “Fields of Home,” with historical facts embedded within a compelling story on how canola was developed in Canada.
She was also instrumental in the development of an exhibition featuring canola at Ottawa’s Canada Agriculture and Food Museum and led the formation of the Alberta Farmers’ Market Association.
Demers-Collins joins Jack Lewis and Bruce Beattie as the 2022 inductees into the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame.
