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Shop more and promote Karma to ensure co-op’s survival
Author: Andrea Dawber, on behalf of Karma’s Board of Directors (2022-23) Dear Karma members, We need your support and engagement to ensure that Karma survives financially and has a fighting chance to turn things around in 2023! While the board and management’s continued efforts to improve store operations and outreach take effect, consider helping out…
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Post-AGM Meet & Greet with Karma’s Board for 2022-23
Author: Sondra vanderVaart, on behalf of Karma’s Board of Directors (2022-23) On a sunny Saturday afternoon (Oct 22nd ), some members of Karma’s new Board of Directors hosted a Meet & Greet outside of Karma Coop. It was an opportunity for members to ask Board members questions, make suggestions and volunteer for upcoming outreach and…
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Notes from the Editor
Author: Abhishek Chari, Chronicle Editor Autumn is here! But that doesn’t stop the flowers from blooming. Karma Member George Goodwin’s beautiful marigolds, seen in the picture above, were sown in the spring. Where did he get the seeds, you ask? From Karma’s very own Seed Library – which was also started by a Karma Member,…
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Would you like Karma to take part in your favourite community event?
Help Karma connect with local community events and reach out to more people Author: Sondra VanderVaart Karma is on the lookout for community events that we can participate in thereby increasing our neighbourhood presence and letting neighbours know that we exist. We recently attended the Seaton Village CornFest in Sibelius Park where members Libby and…
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Personal reflections on Justice, Truth, and Reconciliation
Author: Andrea Dawber September 30, 2022 marks Canada’s second National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, intentionally chosen to coincide with the grassroots National Orange Shirt Day. This day of observance is an opportunity for us all to reflect, listen, and learn about the history and ongoing impacts of the residential school system, colonization, sixties scoop,…
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Climate Campfire
Author: Jennifer Knoch (Karma’s Seed Librarian) For many of us, climate change is often on our minds, with all its associated worry, anger, despair, frustration, guilt, and grief. But these are emotions we often feel like we can’t talk about — it’s a surefire way to kill the buzz at almost any dinner party. Though…
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Membership Restructuring Survey, AGM Registration and the Post-AGM Meet & Greet session
Author: Andrea Dawber Please participate in this quick membership re-structure survey, which will remain open till November 15th. We welcome all our members to participate in the survey and help Karma improve its membership structure. For more information on the ideas related to this initiative, you can take a look at the presentation and member…
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Interior Product Layout Change At Karma
Drop by the store and check out the new interior layout Author: Sondra Vandervaart Things feel different at Karma and with good reason – they are! We started with an external makeover to the store front in June, we’ve begun changing the products that we carry based on member feedback and now the staff is…
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Supporting Karma: Helping can feel overwhelming
Author: Janis Rubenzahl I have been a member of the Karma Co-op since I was pregnant with my first child who is now 30 years old. I had started on the search for healthy food/conscious eating inspired by this new life growing inside of me. I don’t remember how I discovered Karma but since the…
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We’re Hiring! – Floor Supervisor
Want to work for Karma Coop? Author: Alli Floroff About Us: Karma Co-op is the city’s only co-operatively-owned (member-owned) grocery store. We just celebrated our 50th anniversary, so we’ve been doing sustainable food before it was trendy. Since we’re member-owned and a not-for-profit, our operations, product selection, and everything in between reflects our membership. We’re…