University of Saskatchewan
CCHSA - Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture

Scholarships

Past winners of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (S.A.R.M.)
90th Anniversary
$1,000 Student Scholarship
in Agricultural Safety and Rural Health

1997

Kimberly Staniec, Lanigan
R.M. of Leroy, #339
Enrolled in the College of Agriculture,
University of Saskatchewan in 1997

Kimberly's essay stated, "Many injuries can be avoided by shutting off the engine before working on a machine, whether it be changing a screen (as with grinder-mixers) or replacing parts on an implement."

 

1998

Dusty Mack, Langenburg
R.M. of Churchbridge, #211
Enrolled in the College of Arts and Science (Pre-Pharmacy year),
University of Saskatchewan in 1998


Dusty wrote, "I used to cringe at the thought of my dad having to climb up on the top of those bins. Together we installed special ropes to the lids of the bins to that they could be opened with a single pull while standing on the ground."

 

1999

Darrel Monette, Neville
R.M. of Lac Pelletier, #107
Enrolled in the College of Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan in 1999

Darrel stated, "Each animal has a personality of its own, however, that can be very unpredictable. For this reason, all our water troughs and feeders are accessible from the corral or gates to eliminate unnecessary handling of livestock"

 

2000

Randy Linton, Parry
R.M. of Caledonia, #99
Enrolled in Physical Activity Studies, University of Regina in 2000

Randy wrote, "Pesticides on our farm are stored in all their original containers, with labels left intact, in a well ventilated and securely locked storage area."

 

2001

Tracy Gerspacher, Watson
R.M. of Spalding, #368
Enrolled in College of Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan in 2001
Tracy stated, "There should be no passengers in the boxes of trucks or on the backs of tractors."

 

2002

Melissa Schachtel, Macklin
R.M. of Eye Hill, #382
Enrolled in the College of Arts and Science (Pre-Dentistry), University of Saskatchewan in 2002

Melissa stated, "To ensure safety around farm animals, farmers should keep their animals in sturdy enclosures that are well constructed and in good repair."

 

2003

Rosalie Hughes, Turtleford
R.M. of Mervin, #499
Enrolled in the College of Commerce, University of Saskatchewan in 2003.

Rosalie stated, "Safety with machinery is extremely important on the farm. Everyone on our farm has been taught how to turn off all farm machinery. This way, if a person becomes entangled, we could help to save the person’s life by shutting off the equipment and then getting help."

 

2004

Joshua Hrynchyshyn, Buchanan
R.M. of Buchanan, #304
Enrolled in the College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan in the fall of 2004.

Joshua stated, "My dad always takes, and stresses the importance of taking, refresher courses on equipment. Doing this will help your memory stay fresh about the proper handling of the equipment to avoid accidents."

 

2005

Dayna Serblowski, Bruno
R.M. of Humboldt, #370
Enrolled in the College of Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, 2005.

Dayna stated, "Farm safety makes possible the fond memories we have on this farm, many of which would not have been possible if a loved one was seriously injured or killed due to a lack of safety."

 

2006

Brenna Dureault of the RM of Wolsely (#155).

Brenna’s scholarship will be applied to her tuition at the University of Saskatchewan, College of Agriculture.

Brenna discussed the wide range of issues farm families must address in their farm yards that serve as both a work place and a home.  Brenna frankly described farm safety as an ongoing process that requires the entire families’ participation.  She remarked “until I started to outline this essay, I had not realized how our four summers of work has improved the safety and health of our farmyard as much as it has the appearance.”

 

2007

Kelsi Christopher, from the RM of Coulee No. 136.

Kelsi scholarship will be applied to her tuition at the University of Saskatchewan where she is majoring in Biology.

Kelsi’s essay highlighted the importance of health and safety on her family’s ranch. She described how health and safety is as an integral part of what her family does on an everyday basis whether that is feeding cattle, properly handling vaccinations and medication, culling rank animals, or checking the herd. Kelsi focused on how health and safety are a core part of good herd management that results in a healthy and productive herd that sustains both the family and the ranch and all this together results in high quality safe beef being produced.

 

2008

Kirsten Theaker from the R.M. of Chesterfield No.261

2009

Courtney Cave from the RM of Eyebrow No. 193