2009 ISC CENTURY FAMILY FARM AWARD DEADLINE APPROACHES

Information Services Corporation (ISC) is accepting applications until March 15 for the 2009 ISC Century Family Farm Award. The program pays tribute to the contributions of families who have farmed the same land continuously for 100 years or more.

"The ISC Century Family Farm Award is a fitting badge of honour recognizing the farm families who have made such significant contributions to our economy and prairie culture," said Minister of Crown Corporations Ken Cheveldayoff. "Last year ISC awarded 325 families, and based on the current number of applications already approved, it looks like 2009 will honour a record number of Saskatchewan farming families."

The ISC Century Family Farm Awards are distributed annually with recipients being honoured at celebratory events across Saskatchewan in June of each year. Since the program's inception in 1981, 2,694 families have been recognized.

The following criteria are used to determine if applicants are eligible to receive an ISC Century Family Farm Award:
• Members of the same family have farmed or ranched on the land continuously for 100 years or more.
• The family must live in Saskatchewan and continue to operate the farm or ranch.
• The applicant has never received a Century Family Farm Award before.

It's easy to apply. Applicants simply fill out and submit an application form. Then, ISC, in partnership with the Saskatchewan Archives Board, will do all of the historical research required to determine the applicant's eligibility on their behalf, free of charge.

Once eligible, recipients receive a replica of their ancestor's original land grant or title, 12 ISC Century Family Farm Award certificates and a choice of one of two awards: an indoor wall plaque (free) or a cedar gate sign (discounted price of $400 plus taxes).

For more information on the ISC Century Family Farm Award and to get an application form, please visit www.isc.ca/cffa or call 1-866-275-4721.

Information Services Corporation (ISC) is the provincial Crown corporation responsible for the administration of land titles, geographic information systems (GIS), vital statistics, surveys, mapping and interests in personal property.

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For more information, contact:

Julianne Jack
Communications
Regina
Phone: 798-2136