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Report from the board
Dear Karma Community, I hope this message finds each of you in good health and good spirits amidst these unprecedented times. The board of directors wishes to sincerely thank you for your continued displays of support, and for sharing your ideas and feedback. Your notes of thanks to staff, offers to deliver groceries to our…
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From the GM—May 2020
Dear members, Thank you to everyone for your support, gratitude, and concern during these unprecedented times. The staff and I are so grateful for all the kind words and acts of support you have extended to us. Most of all, we are grateful for all of your help in keeping our store a safe place…
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Fun Food Fact: The drying action of salt on food
Amongst its many properties, a key aspect of salt is that it draws water out of cells. In the presence of salt, water moves across a cell membrane to try to equalize the concentration of salt on both sides of the membrane — this process is called osmosis. So when you add salt to a…
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Report from the Board
On behalf of the entire Board of Directors, I would like to express our thanks and appreciation to our incredible staff team whose flexibility, creativity, commitment and hard work have kept our doors open during these incredibly challenging times. We are so very proud of you! We are also very proud of our General Manager,…
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From the GM—April 2020
Appreciations to our dedicated staff from the General Manager As you know, the Karma staff have been working harder than ever and are the reason we’re able to keep on doing what we do. I can’t express how grateful I am for all of their hard work over the last while. Thank you, thank…
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From the GM—March 2020
February was a busy month: we got our new tap debit terminals installed, we officially kicked off the new Marketing and Communications Committee with an official meeting, and we have been doing lots of research into new products to offer you package-free! Our new Marketing and Communications Committee will be working on taking Karma from…
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Report from the Social Events Committee: Slow cooker
As Newfoundland was digging out from Snowmageddon on January 18, Toronto caught the tail end of that storm and ended up with a record snowfall for that date (up to 20 cm). What better day to have a SEC (Social Events Committee) slow cooker hot soup event at Karma? As members came in through the…
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Becoming an unofficial ambassador for Karma
Happy February, fellow Karma members and welcome prospective members! For the past year and a half or so, you may have noticed that many new people are coming in to Karma for the first time. Last year alone, over 600 new people came and shopped at our food store, which is fantastic as we need…
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From the GM—February 2020
Happy February! The days are getting longer and brighter which means, soon, we will start seeing local greens and start reconnecting with many of our local farmers. Over the past couple of months, members of the board and I have been working hard! We’ve been busy building a robust health and safety policy, starting new…
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Report from the board
Dear Karma members, Happy New Year! Thank you for supporting Karma with your time, energy, expertise and shopping throughout 2019! As I mentioned in the December eChronicle, our new Board’s November orientation and planning days helped identify 24 issues to address in 2020. We are just getting started on a few of these priorities,…