Goodridge Ag Society
49531 Township Road 624 T0A-1S1 Goodridge, AB, Canada

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The Goodridge Social and Agricultural Society Bids for the 2021 grass cutting season Contracts begins May 15, 2021 and ends September 15, 2021 Area the contract includes:... Goodridge hall/Fire Hall grounds Goodridge hall playground Goodridge 4-H grounds Goodridge Ball diamonds The requirements of the contract are: 1. Grass cutting of grounds. Will require minimum of 3 cuts per month depending on weather conditions. Ensure all trim work is kept up to date with each grass cutting. Primarily around the park, fence line, bleachers and buildings 2. Removal of excess grass clippings. 3. Playground sand must be rotor tilled to keep sand free of compaction and weeds/grass, and should be done at least twice in the term of the contract. 4. Grass cutting at the 4-H grounds would require line trimming around fence and building and grass cutting in the ditch. 5. Ensure that grass cutting is not being done when the hall is rented. 6. Contractor will need to have liability insurance. Grass cutting of the ball diamonds (located east of hall) is required to do a complete cutting of the area only once per month. Ensure that all line trimming along the fence is kept to date with the grass cutting The successful bidder can expect four pay periods over the course of the contract with payments on the 20th of June, 20th of July, 20th of August and the 20th of September with submitted invoices. The successful bidder can expect to receive instructions from the Directors of the Society regarding the frequency of grass cutting. Please specify GST included or excluded. Bids should be submitted in writing or emailed on or before the 25th of April, 2021 to: Goodridge Social and Agricultural Society Re: Grass cutting tender 49531 Twp Rd 624, MD of Bonnyville, Goodridge, AB T0A 1S1 Email: [email protected]

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If you have a bit of free time and would like something to listen to, this might be right up your alley. If you missed our webinar series with Joel Williams, h...ere is the recorded questions and answers that came up during the three part webinar series, as well as others that producers have had about soil health. See more

Open Farm Day will be held on August 14-15, 2021. Our goal is to showcase Alberta's agriculture and tourism industry in a fun, engaging and meaningful manner to... participants of all ages. Interested in hosting an Open Farm Days Event? See link below: https://albertaopenfarmdays.ca/host-registration/ Please note the deadline for host registration is May 31, 2021.

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Great to see a local woman, who is inspiring so many young farmers with her journey and experiences having moved up to the North.

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Thank you to the Goodridge community and surrounding areas for your continued support of our society. Have a Merry Christmas and best wishes for Health and Happiness in the New Year!

Thank you everyone who attended our Virtual AGM last night. I was so scared that it wouldn't run smooth, but it turned out great. Now to catch up on the minutes...

Hi everyone, I have sent out the email package for the AGM for tonight. If you are an Ag Society member and you haven't received anything, please drop a comment below or send a PM or call the house to get the information for the login to the meeting. Patty

Hi everyone, With the recent Alberta declaration of a state of public health emergency, The Goodridge Jubilee Hall will be closed to the public effective immediately. When the restrictions are amended, we will look at reopening dependent on Alberta Government guidelines.... Our Annual General Meeting will now be virtual. Once I have figured out how to do it, I will post a link here and through our fan out email. If you have any questions regarding the new restrictions in place, please visit https://www.alberta.ca/enhanced-public-health-measures.aspx Kind regards, Patty Mathiot Secretary

Goodridge Ag Society Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday December 8th. We are still determining if this will be a virtual meeting or if we will have it at the hall. If we are having at the hall, the meeting will begin at 7:00 pm sharp. More details will be posted once they are available. If you have any questions, you can call Patty Mathiot 780-635-2206

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