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Karma Co-op – Fabulous at 50!
Save the Date: Saturday June 25th from 2-6pm This year marks Karma’s 50th year in business. A big milestone by any standard, but especially meaningful if you’ve been alongside Karma since the early days, back in the old warehouse basement that cost only $1 per square foot, or during the threat of closure in 2013,…
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Fun Food Fact : Hot Potato? Let it Cool Down…
Author: Food Issues Committee Tagline: Potatoes are amazing! Letting them cool down can make them even healthier! Potatoes are amazing! The starch in potatoes can transform from fast digesting white starch to super healthy resistant starch without doing anything to them, just by letting them cool down after cooking. If you wait for this to…
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UNLEASHED GREED…THE BIRTHING OF PANDEMICS
Author: Richard M. Haney, M.Ed., Ph.D. I grew up in the Roxbury ghetto in Boston amidst extreme poverty, oppression, and violence. I learned first-hand the incredible cost of human greed and usury. The majority of the people I grew up with were either African-Americans, the grandchildren of former slaves, or Jewish people, who had survived…
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Job Opportunity: Retail Associate (P/T)
Karma Co-operative, Toronto’s oldest member-owned co-operative grocery store, is looking for a part time Retail Associate. The ideal candidate for this position would be able to consistently work Wednesdays (2:00-9:30pm) and Saturdays (2:00-7:30pm), and be available for other shifts (especially evenings and weekends) that may need coverage.Shifts are subject to change. Position Summary: Provide friendly…
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Summary of 2022 summer building projects
Author: Karma Board Tagline: The scope of each of the two construction projects will be finalized in the spring after the Board reviews the contractors’ project bids. The scope of each of the two construction projects will be finalized in the spring after the Board reviews the contractors’ project bids. Karma’s main entrance accessibility features…
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Draft 2021 AGM Minutes for your review
Author: Karma Board Tagline: Please take a few minutes to review the 2021 draft AGM Minutes which are available on Karma’s website for member comment and suggestion.
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First Karma Conversation Summary
Author: Karma Board Tagline: On February 15, ten members met to hear about our upcoming renovation projects to our building hosted by the Building Committee and the Board. On February 15, ten members met to hear about our upcoming renovation projects to our building hosted by the Building Committee and the Board. Half of the…
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Celebrating International Women’s Day
Author: Nathalie Remond Tagline: This year again on March 8th, the Food Issues Committee asked Karma’s staff for help identifying businesses run by women among Karma’s suppliers. Supporting the suppliers who best meet our political, economic, environmental, and ethical goals is a key objective of Karma Co-op. So who are the people that we encourage…
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Transition and change is in the Air.
Author: Alli Floroff-Interim General Manager/Assistant General Manager Dear Members: I hope you’re all doing well. I don’t know about you, but I’m eagerly awaiting the warmer spring weather and the sense of transition and change that is ultimately in the air. For the staff here at the co-op, spring has come a bit early with…
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Karma Conversations: We are 50! Lets Celebrate our Anniversary
Author: Sondra VanderVaart, Board Member, Special Events and Community Development Board Liaison Tagline: Join us to learn more about our 50th anniversary plans and how you can participate Join Karma’s Special Events members virtually on March 9th at 7:30pm to find out what’s planned for Karma’s 50th Anniversary celebration. The Special Events Committee is still looking…