PROFILE: Congratulations to Alexis Wood – recipient of a $2,000 GSU scholarship

Alexis is the daughter of GSU Local 2 (Viterra Head Office) member Sheila Tran. She is attending Saskatchewan Polytechnic where she is enrolled in the Victim Services Coordination applied certificate program.

Congratulations on being awarded a GSU scholarship, Alexis. We wish you all the best in your studies and future endeavours.


On behalf of the members, officers, and staff of Grain and General Services Union, we extend congratulations to our five $2,000 GSU scholarship recipients:

Tyler Buenneke – Dependent Scholarship recipient
Son of Local 1 (Viterra) member Mark Buenneke 

Dayne Patterson – Dependent Scholarship recipient
Son of Local 15 (Nutrien) member Robert Patterson 

Alexis Wood – Dependent Scholarship recipient
Daughter of Local 2 (Viterra Office) member Sheila Tran 

Ty Nikolejsin – Member Scholarship recipient
Local 15 (Nutrien) member 

Marc Rapin – Member Scholarship recipient
Local 16 (Lake Country Co-op) summer student. 

You can learn more about our GSU scholarship program here.

Thank you to GSU president Jim Brown, GSU vice president Brett North, and Joint Executive Council member/Local 15 president Brian Cowan for serving as our 2020 scholarship committee.