New GM at the Ag Society

Times Reporter   

 

A new face is governing things from within the Ag Society office. Tracey Foster recently took on the role as the new general manager at the Strathmore and District Agriculture Society, and is in the process of moving to Strathmore. Foster is not new to agriculture or helping with great rodeo events, having worked for the Calgary Stampede previous to this in the Western Events and Agriculture department.

“The facets of what we do are similar so I think the transition will be a natural one,” said Foster. 

“I was looking at relocating to a smaller centre, albeit I loved Calgary, it’s a busy city and so I’m looking forward to being in a smaller community. It’s a wonderful opportunity and I am excited to join the Agriculture Society and to be part of the community.”

Foster officially began her new position on Jan. 6, and plans to take some time getting to know how things work here before possibly planning any changes. 

She plans to get up to speed on all of the different facets of the Ag Society, stating that that the rodeo is a big part of things, but there’s also the Celebration of Lights, the proposal to develop an outdoor skating rink, and the high school rodeo in May.  

“I am just trying right now to familiarize myself with all the different components and user groups and then move forward from there,” said Foster. 

“I’m looking forward to seeing the events through. Down the road there’s definitely room to add new events, not to the rodeo itself, outside of the dates of Heritage Days I think there’s opportunities to try new things.”

She would like to see what the board members’, and the public’s, visions are and see what new and unique opportunities that they can come up with.