CFIG announces 2011 Life Member Designates

Cori Bonina, chair of Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG) board of directors and John Scott, president and CEO of CFIG, announced Peggy Hamilton, Peter Knipfel and Steve Van der Leest as a 2011 recipients of CFIG’s prestigious Life Member Designation.

Peggy Hamilton of Ponoka Foods Ltd., Ponoka, Atla., will receive the designation in the Independent Grocer Category for her long standing support of CFIG; Peter Knipfel, Chesley Grocery Store, Chesley, Ont., will receive the designation in the Independent Grocer Category for being an advocate for CFIG in his career; and Steve Van Der Leest, Overwaitea Food Group, Vancouver, B.C., will receive the designation in the Industry Builder Category, having been involved with the association since he owned a store in High River in the '70s.

All three grocers will be officially recognized on October 25 at Grocery Innovations Canada 2011 at CFIG’s Luncheon of Honour, in the Leonard Cohen Ballroom, at the Toronto Congress Centre.