On a cold day in March of 2021, during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 14 cider producers, supporters and industry staff came together to formalize a new national cider association called “Cider Canada / Cidre Canada”. The Interim Board which represents 7 provinces and agreed to early draft bylaws and a plan of action for a Fall, 2021 election.
Current Interim Board of Directors includes:
Name / Nom | Cidery / Cidrerie | Province | Position |
Paul Hadfield | Spinnakers | British Columbia | Interim Secretary |
Annelise Simonsen | Creek & Gully Cider | British Columbia | |
Marcus Wiebe | Dead Horse Cider Co. | Manitoba | |
Joe Mackay | Yip Cider | New Brunswick | |
Tony Rickett | Dunhams Run | New Brunswick | |
Barry Rooke | N/A | Ontario | Interim Executive Director |
Del Rollo | Arterra/Growers | Ontario | |
Derek Cartlidge | Thornbury Village Craft Cider | Ontario | Interim Treasurer |
Jeannie Dubois | N/A | Ontario | |
Ryan Monkman | FieldBird Cider | Ontario | Interim VP |
Emily Ritchie | Northwest Cider Association | British Columbia | |
Rod Weatherbie | Red Island Cider | PEI | |
Marc-Antoine Arsenault-Chiasson | Ferme Cidricole Équinoxe | Québec | |
Broderick Alun Thomas (Brodie) | Uncommon Cider Co. | Alberta |