Logo Launch Speech Welcome Become a Member | Contact UFA Loading Our News ACCA Co operative Youth Program celebrates it's 50th Anniversary Read More UFA helps members protect their property and everything on it Read More Our Co op News Archive Our Community News Archive BROWSE OUR 2009PRODUCT CATALOGUE UFA is 100 years young and the best is yet to come Richard Peter Chair Centennial Committee Deep Roots Promising Future: 100 days to 100 years announcement Bill Dobson Director UFA Board Director Lethbridge News Conference September 23 2008 On behalf of UFA I would like to thank you for joining us Today UFA has many reasons to celebrate This day September 23 marks the 100 day countdown to our 100 year anniversary On January 14 2009 we will have been in business serving rural Albertans for 100 years In 1909 back when the Model T was the hottest ride in town and the province was just four years old an ambitious new cooperative was born Conceived for sure in the dead of the Alberta winter when hands were idle and harvest was just a sparkle in a farmer's eye Back then UFA's founders saw opportunities as endless as the Alberta sky – then spent the next 100 years pursuing them Today we are a thriving and progressive co operative with a passion for agriculture and an affinity for rural life We strive to provide our customers and members with the products services and solutions they need to live work and play in the country UFA touches countless people Generations of members and customers have contributed to our success We will celebrate our centennial with the people who have made us strong – employees petroleum agents elected officials business partners and of course our members The theme we have chosen to mark our centennial year is: Celebrating our Past Energizing our Present and Inspiring our Future We have a lot to celebrate We're looking forward to sharing our unique and proud heritage with the people who build and sustain our co operative – people in communities throughout Alberta A special UFA exhibit will open at the Provincial Archives of Alberta on January 14 and run until the end of March We will sponsor grassroots centennial events in communities across Alberta next summer to celebrate our milestone year with members We have commissioned a commemorative book to mark our centennial It will be written by the former coordinator of the United Farmer's Historical Society Mr Gordon Tolton Mr Tolton will chronicle stories from our past about the people places and events that have shaped the history of this great co operative Some of Alberta's best photographers have provided a visual perspective of UFA and the people and communities we have served over the past century Now I believe it's time to unveil the UFA centennial logo The logo is representative of a coverall snap – one very much like you would find on a UFA employee in our earliest days as a cooperative It incorporates our signature colours a historical maple leaf and an outline of the province of Alberta Like the co operative it represents it has substance Solid and multi dimensional Built to last To stand the test of time and take us into our next century This rendition is four feet in diameter and weighs over 100 pounds Cast from an original mold we had custom built for the occasion It will be permanently installed at Calgary Support Office You will be seeing a lot of this logo in the months to come and certainly throughout our centennial year I won't keep you any longer than necessary today so I will now open the floor to any questions you may have After we finish please feel free to stay for some refreshments Again thank you for being here today HELP CENTRE Contact Us Frequently Asked Questions Site Map Store & Agency Locator ABOUT UFA Become a Member Careers at UFA Our Centennial Our Heritage Our Network Environment Health & Safety Governance PRODUCTS Animal Care Feed and Companion Animals Clothing Buildings and Building Supplies Tools and Shop Supplies Automotive Grain & Forage Production Trailers SERVICES Farm Supply Petroleum Crop Production Solutions Construction and Building Shipping and Delivery PRIVACY Privacy Policy Terms of Use Site Map | MSDS | Contact UFA | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use©2009 UFA Limited All rights are reserved Any use of materials including reproduction modification distribution or republication without the prior written permission of UFA is strictly prohibited