By Andrea Dawber We have raised $14,746 to date. Thank you to our recent donors, Rosemary Barnes and 3 anonymous donors for their recent support. We need to make essential structural and accessibility improvements to our building over the next 5 years. Your support will contribute towards a secure food future for us all. Over…

By Andrea Dawber Karma’s current Board is seeking nominees to fill five 2-year terms for Karma’s next Board of Directors, who will be voted in at our upcoming October 18th Annual General Meeting. All interested members are welcome to attend our September 8, 2021 Board meeting. Please contact the Board for more information or to…

By Alex Molina Beginning this week we have made a new type of member labour shift available. Miscellaneous In-Store Help Shifts! Come help us with various in-store tasks such as bulk restock, date checking, cleaning, folding things, etc. These shifts are now bookable through our website. We will be phasing out Door Monitoring shifts as…

By Andrea Dawber The Community Development Committee needs you! The committee has the enjoyable task of working to create, maintain and grow Karma Co-op community connections, both within and beyond Karma Co-op. We are starting up again and need new members. Get in touch with Libbie Mills, the Community Development Committee’s Board Liaison, if you…

By The Anti-Oppression Committee Karma Coop is committed to developing policies and practices aimed at “dismantling white supremacy, patriarchy, cis and heteronormativity, settler colonialism, capitalism, ableism, and other forms of oppression.” Please read the following link. The Anti-Oppression Committee is seeking a Chair to ensure that Karma Coop’s commitment to anti-oppression is carried forward and…

Starting July 2nd, 2021 Karma Co-op will no longer have the 11am-12pm vulnerable hour. That being said, we have decided to open an hour earlier for 10am. New hours as follows: Monday: Closed Tuesday-Friday: 10am-7pm Saturday-Sunday: 10am-6pm

By Andrea Dawber The Board is seeking members to serve on the 2021-22 Karma Board of Directors. There are 10 members on Karma’s board, and we are actively seeking nominees to fill five two-year term positions at our second virtual Annual General Meeting on Monday, October 18, 2021. Do you have six hours a month…

By Andrea Dawber Over the next five years, we need to consistently increase sales and memberships, so we can pay for essential structural work, renovate for accessibility, improve our building’s level of care and maintenance, and replace aging IT, office and mechanical equipment. In the 2020-21 budget, we aimed to increase revenues by 10% and…

By Andrea Dawber Karma’s board is developing an operational plan that aims to address a number of long-standing issues in order to build a bright and secure food future for our community. The seven key areas identified for improvement include: IT/technology, financial management, organizational knowledge-sharing and succession, marketing and communications, space maximization, and efficacy (working…

By Andrea Dawber Karma’s new Code of Conduct aims to move our values into practice, clarifying the co-operative, civil and mutually respectful behaviour expected from our community, including members, staff, visitors, suppliers and contractors. It also provides a process for reporting and responding to incidents. In a similar fashion, our Health & Safety Manual provides…