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Report from the General Manager
As I am sure many of you are, I am so grateful for March’s arrival! The sun is getting stronger and things are warming up. There’s a lot to look forward to right now! With the warmer weather, going outside gets easier (as a mother of a 6 year old, this is something I am…
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Is the Almond Milk We are Drinking Bad for the Bees?
by Helena Friesen, with additional research by M. B. Shaw, for the Food Issues Committee The Food Issues Committee has been asked to look into the question of whether our increasing consumption of almond products is contributing to the decline in bees (1). How almond farming practices are related to the health of bees may…
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Karma’s first building condition assessment guides our planning
Karma’s first building condition assessment conducted by CMS Building Consultants & Engineers in 2020 outlines the essential building repairs and improvements required over the next 10 years. A summary of the capital needs below is pulled from the report with cost estimates. The full report is available to all interested Karma members by emailing Andrea…
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Karma Shopper Survey
by Kristy van Beek Last June, Karma conducted a survey to learn more about you and what you would like to see and experience at Karma. A big thank you to the 333 people who took the time to share their valuable feedback with the co-op.We heard loud and clear what members love most about Karma.…
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Karma’s 2020 holiday campaign raises $11,500!
Thank you, Karma members and friends. This holiday season fifty-nine Karma members, past members, staff, trial shoppers and visitors gave generously to help strengthen and build our food co-op. Every dollar raised will be invested this year in essential building renewal projects. Thank you, Future Fund donors for your generosity and support! Aidan Nulman Alex…
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Welcome 2021!!
Happy 2021 Members!! I hope you all had a wonderful, restful holiday season filled with lots of good food! There is a lot being planned for the year ahead! The Board and committees have some great ideas and energy brewing that will continue to make Karma the most wonderful food co-op well into the future. …
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Organic Logos Explained
by Daria Love of the Food Issues Committee Karma members are discerning shoppers. Seeking quality and integrity in the products they purchase, food labels and logos can provide important information about the packaged product. In Canada, only those products with 95% or greater organically produced content may be labelled organic or display the organic logo. …
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Meet the Karma Worm Team!
by Colette Slone You may already be familiar with the worm composting bins at Karma, but for those of you who are not yet acquainted, allow us to formally introduce ourselves. We are Colette and Mike, Karma members since 2014 and the official Worm Wranglers of Karma’s worm composting (aka vermicomposting) bin! We started the…
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Happy Holidays!
2020 is almost over! What a year it’s been! Thank you members and amazing Karma staff and Board of Directors for working so hard to see this year through. I hope 2021 brings health and love to you all. Thank you for your ongoing support this year. Around the store, things are looking like the…
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Your New Karma Board!
Introducing the members of your board! President, and Management Committee Liaison: Andrea Dawber Andrea is currently the Senior Development Communications Officer, Foundations, with Camp Ooch & Camp Trillium, communicating impact to donors and foundations. She has held a range of positions from co-managing an artist-run centre to Acting Executive Director of Ecosource, an environmental education charity based…