Simone Demers-Collins inducted into Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame

Congratulations to Simone Demers-Collins on her induction into Alberta Agriculture’s Hall of Fame.

Simone Demers-Collins retired as Market Development, Promotion and Education Coordinator at Alberta Canola in 2017 after nearly 3 decades of promoting canola provincially here in Alberta, nationally across Canada, and internationally.

For nearly 30 years Simone has been telling the story of canola to public consumers, educators, and food and health industry influencers. An educator at heart, Simone trained and mentored some of the best chefs, nutritionists, dietitians and home economists working in the Canadian food industry today.

Her successful Alberta Canola Producers newsletter became a foundational piece behind the current Canola Digest. Simone crushed canola seeds with thousands of school children, showing them where the oil came from while teaching them about farming.  Similarly, without her imagination, Chase ‘Superman’ Duffy would not be telling the canola story to thousands more kids.

Everyone who ever engaged with Simone immediately saw her passionate support for farmers and the food they produce.

Learn more about the 2022 Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame Inductees