Liam Cole is the 2022 recipient of the CPMCA Award of Excellence for the top ranked student in his class.

Liam says, thank you very much for the award. I am honoured and humbled.

I enrolled in the program at SAIT to change careers, which was financially difficult, especially given the pandemic.

This award has helped ease that burden and allowed me to pursue a career as a butcher.
After graduating, I recently began work at Burgart’s Butcher Shop in High River. The shop does
everything from farm slaughter, carcass break down, to retail cuts, sausages and value added
items, with plans to expand into charcuterie products. It is a perfect fit and will help me further
develop the skills I want to open my own shop. I’d also like to begin a local butcher’s guild to
help local experts share knowledge with each other and community members to help develop
the understanding and value of this trade.
Thank you again for your generous support.